10:1610:16, 20 February 2014diffhist+334
Quackwatch
This edit accurately cites new content, w/o repetition, from the article and directly quotes Barrett's own POV on the topic at hand. See: "Barrett added that Quackwatch...major way."
09:4609:46, 20 February 2014diffhist+394
Quackwatch
→Site reviews: Added to round out this section: Peter Barry Chowka, a former adviser to the National Institutes of Health's Office of Alternative Medicine...that's his problem not ours.
08:4408:44, 20 February 2014diffhist+886
Quackwatch
To clarify Quackwatch's purview, the following was added: "Barrett has stated that Quackwatch does not criticize conventional medicine because "that's way outside my scope"..."they simply don't make any sense," he says.
03:5303:53, 20 February 2014diffhist+170
Gary Null
→Early life and education: Added for background/context: "In 2005, Dr. Barrett received notice from General Counsel for Gary Null & Associates, Inc., requesting removal of a previous version of Quackwatch's webpage on Mr. Null".
23:2323:23, 19 February 2014diffhist−196
Gary Null
Edited out for redundancy (info is repeated in section Attacks on mainstream medicine): "Starting in 1979 and continuing through the 1980s, Null helped produce two series of articles for Penthouse, entitled "The Politics of Cancer" and "Medical Genocide".
21:0521:05, 19 February 2014diffhist+139
Gary Null
Added "He is on the faculty of the School of Administrative Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University (http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=2716)"
20:5120:51, 19 February 2014diffhist−72
Gary Null
For concision, changed " B.S. in Human Nutrition from Edison State College and a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition and Public Health Science from the Union Institute & University" to "bachelor's degree and a PhD in human nutrition and public health science".
20:3520:35, 19 February 2014diffhist+157
Gary Null
Added education credential "who holds a B.S. in Human Nutrition from Edison State College and a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition and Public Health Science from the Union Institute & University".
10:0910:09, 19 February 2014diffhist+192
Coenzyme Q10
→Heart disease: Edited/added for clarity: "Some cardiologists opined that the Q-SYMBIO study was well-done, but was relatively small and required confirmation. It was noted that previous recommendations on CoQ<sub>10</sub>...further research".
09:4709:47, 19 February 2014diffhist+191
Coenzyme Q10
→Heart disease: Added "double-blind, placebo-controlled" + edited/added for clarity "among patients in the CoQ<sub>10</sub> group the risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) was reduced by one half; moreover CoQ10...placebo group".
08:0008:00, 19 February 2014diffhist+3
Coenzyme Q10
→Heart disease: Edited for accuracy: "Low plasma total cholesterol (TC) concentrations have also been associated with higher mortality in heart failure and plasma CoQ10 is closely associated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). This..."
07:3207:32, 19 February 2014diffhist+50
Coenzyme Q10
→Heart disease: Change "are reduced" to "have been found to be lower". Add "blood" before plasma. Delete "and deficiency becomes more pronounced as the disease worsens". Add "low plasma levels are associated with increased mortality in heart failure".
06:0406:04, 19 February 2014diffhist+186
Coenzyme Q10
→Supplementation benefits: Added "health" before "conditions" + "Recommended adult doses of CoQ10 generally range between 22-400 milligrams daily although considerably higher dosages have been utilized for the treatment of particular diseases".
05:3605:36, 19 February 2014diffhist+17
Coenzyme Q10
→Blood pressure: "There are several reports concerning the effect of CoQ10 on blood pressure in human studies" changed to "There are several reports confirming the benefit of CoQ<sub>10</sub> for treating high blood pressure in human subjects".
05:0805:08, 19 February 2014diffhist+154
Coenzyme Q10
→Heart disease: Added: "CoQ10 levels are reduced in the heart muscle of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and the deficiency becomes more pronounced as the disease worsens". Deleted paragraph break after reference #46.
22:0122:01, 18 February 2014diffhist+92
Coenzyme Q10
→Supplementation benefits: For accuracy I omitted "but its medical use remains controversial" and added "and there is good scientific evidence to support its use for the treatment of conditions such as heart failure and high blood pressure.
18:3518:35, 1 February 2014diffhist+20
Cupping therapy
Added "and is considered relatively safe" to Effectiveness section; moved "It can leave temporary bruised marks on the skin and there is also a small risk of burns" from the Description section and added it to the Effectiveness section.
18:2218:22, 1 February 2014diffhist−88
Cupping therapy
Removed line ("It has not been found to be effective for the treatment of any disease.<ref name=acs/>") for redundancy since this information is repeated in the "Effectiveness" section.
10:1610:16, 20 February 2014diffhist+334
Quackwatch
This edit accurately cites new content, w/o repetition, from the article and directly quotes Barrett's own POV on the topic at hand. See: "Barrett added that Quackwatch...major way."
09:4609:46, 20 February 2014diffhist+394
Quackwatch
→Site reviews: Added to round out this section: Peter Barry Chowka, a former adviser to the National Institutes of Health's Office of Alternative Medicine...that's his problem not ours.
08:4408:44, 20 February 2014diffhist+886
Quackwatch
To clarify Quackwatch's purview, the following was added: "Barrett has stated that Quackwatch does not criticize conventional medicine because "that's way outside my scope"..."they simply don't make any sense," he says.
03:5303:53, 20 February 2014diffhist+170
Gary Null
→Early life and education: Added for background/context: "In 2005, Dr. Barrett received notice from General Counsel for Gary Null & Associates, Inc., requesting removal of a previous version of Quackwatch's webpage on Mr. Null".
23:2323:23, 19 February 2014diffhist−196
Gary Null
Edited out for redundancy (info is repeated in section Attacks on mainstream medicine): "Starting in 1979 and continuing through the 1980s, Null helped produce two series of articles for Penthouse, entitled "The Politics of Cancer" and "Medical Genocide".
21:0521:05, 19 February 2014diffhist+139
Gary Null
Added "He is on the faculty of the School of Administrative Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University (http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=2716)"
20:5120:51, 19 February 2014diffhist−72
Gary Null
For concision, changed " B.S. in Human Nutrition from Edison State College and a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition and Public Health Science from the Union Institute & University" to "bachelor's degree and a PhD in human nutrition and public health science".
20:3520:35, 19 February 2014diffhist+157
Gary Null
Added education credential "who holds a B.S. in Human Nutrition from Edison State College and a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition and Public Health Science from the Union Institute & University".
10:0910:09, 19 February 2014diffhist+192
Coenzyme Q10
→Heart disease: Edited/added for clarity: "Some cardiologists opined that the Q-SYMBIO study was well-done, but was relatively small and required confirmation. It was noted that previous recommendations on CoQ<sub>10</sub>...further research".
09:4709:47, 19 February 2014diffhist+191
Coenzyme Q10
→Heart disease: Added "double-blind, placebo-controlled" + edited/added for clarity "among patients in the CoQ<sub>10</sub> group the risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) was reduced by one half; moreover CoQ10...placebo group".
08:0008:00, 19 February 2014diffhist+3
Coenzyme Q10
→Heart disease: Edited for accuracy: "Low plasma total cholesterol (TC) concentrations have also been associated with higher mortality in heart failure and plasma CoQ10 is closely associated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). This..."
07:3207:32, 19 February 2014diffhist+50
Coenzyme Q10
→Heart disease: Change "are reduced" to "have been found to be lower". Add "blood" before plasma. Delete "and deficiency becomes more pronounced as the disease worsens". Add "low plasma levels are associated with increased mortality in heart failure".
06:0406:04, 19 February 2014diffhist+186
Coenzyme Q10
→Supplementation benefits: Added "health" before "conditions" + "Recommended adult doses of CoQ10 generally range between 22-400 milligrams daily although considerably higher dosages have been utilized for the treatment of particular diseases".
05:3605:36, 19 February 2014diffhist+17
Coenzyme Q10
→Blood pressure: "There are several reports concerning the effect of CoQ10 on blood pressure in human studies" changed to "There are several reports confirming the benefit of CoQ<sub>10</sub> for treating high blood pressure in human subjects".
05:0805:08, 19 February 2014diffhist+154
Coenzyme Q10
→Heart disease: Added: "CoQ10 levels are reduced in the heart muscle of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and the deficiency becomes more pronounced as the disease worsens". Deleted paragraph break after reference #46.
22:0122:01, 18 February 2014diffhist+92
Coenzyme Q10
→Supplementation benefits: For accuracy I omitted "but its medical use remains controversial" and added "and there is good scientific evidence to support its use for the treatment of conditions such as heart failure and high blood pressure.
18:3518:35, 1 February 2014diffhist+20
Cupping therapy
Added "and is considered relatively safe" to Effectiveness section; moved "It can leave temporary bruised marks on the skin and there is also a small risk of burns" from the Description section and added it to the Effectiveness section.
18:2218:22, 1 February 2014diffhist−88
Cupping therapy
Removed line ("It has not been found to be effective for the treatment of any disease.<ref name=acs/>") for redundancy since this information is repeated in the "Effectiveness" section.