Doctors differ on treatment by ‘quackery’

Doctors differed yesterday on alternative cures offered by herbalists and other non-medical practitioners.

Mayo GP Oliver White lashed out at “quackery’’ and “pseudo-scientists” who were promoting complementary medicines. He said anyone could come up with a concoction and find someone who claimed to be cured by it a few weeks later and he called for a stop to the “fantasy” that was going on.

“Billions are being spent throughout the world on this and people are being fooled,’’ Dr White said, claiming the medical profession and science were being undermined.