Medical FAQ dilemma

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Mark Bixby (markb@spock.dis.cccd.edu)
Sun, 4 Jun 1995 15:12:34 -0700 (PDT)

I am the maintainer of the alt.support.tinnitus FAQ. A while back I received
some information from a medical device dealer that quite frankly sounds
"too good to be true" in parts. I have no formal medical background against
which I can judge his claims since I'm just a net.geek who stepped forward
as FAQ maintainer.

I figure my choices are:

1) Add the info to the FAQ, with full attribution, in effect giving the guy
free advertising. I've already done this for "mainstream" products.

2) Add the general theory to the FAQ, without attribution.

3) Ignore it completely on the chance that it's medical quackery. But I
lack the medical background to judge with certainty.

I'd be interested to hear how the other medical FAQ maintainers would handle
such a situation. Thanks.

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