{"id":3184,"date":"2011-04-27T14:45:57","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T18:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theness.com\/neurologicablog\/?p=3184"},"modified":"2011-04-27T14:45:57","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T18:45:57","slug":"open-invitation-to-dr-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theness.com\/neurologicablog\/open-invitation-to-dr-oz\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Invitation to Dr. Oz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In follow up to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctoroz.com\/videos\/alternative-medicine-controversy-pt-1\">my recent appearance on the Dr. Oz show<\/a>, I am extending an open invitation to Dr. Oz to continue our conversation. He can either engage in a written exchange on science-based medicine, or he can appear as a guest on my podcast, the SGU.<\/p>\n<p>You can read about my appearance on Dr. Oz where we discussed so called &#8220;alternative medicine,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/theness.com\/neurologicablog\/?p=3170\">here at NeuroLogica<\/a>, and also<a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/insolence\/2011\/04\/steve_novella_on_the_dr_oz_show_dr_oz_ha.php\"> Orac wrote a nice analysis as well<\/a>. As you can see, while I was given a chance to make some points, Dr. Oz made many more points to which I was not given an opportunity to respond. He was able to frame and control the discussion in a way favorable to his point of view. And further there was far too little time to address the many issues that were raised.<\/p>\n<p>If Dr. Oz is serious about addressing these issues, then let us continue the conversation in a longer and more balanced format.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In follow up to my recent appearance on the Dr. Oz show, I am extending an open invitation to Dr. Oz to continue our conversation. He can either engage in a written exchange on science-based medicine, or he can appear as a guest on my podcast, the SGU. 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