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...staff of the TV show Crossing Over with John Edward aims to present a truthful and accurate representation of John's work as a psychic medium. We wish that TIME, in Leon Jaroff's article about the program [BEHAVIOR, March 5], had done the same for the magazine's readers. Jaroff's piece was a mix of erroneous observations and baseless theories. Your readers should know the following: No information is given to John Edward about the members of the audience with whom he talks. There is no eavesdropping on gallery conversations, and there are no "tricks" to feed information...
...broadcast, we cut both hits and misses to honestly reflect John's true level of accuracy; we don't edit out of sequence. And while Crossing Over is a hit and one of the Sci Fi Channel's stronger shows, it is not the "highest rated show," as Jaroff claimed. Our aim is not to persuade anyone to believe in psychic phenomenon. We encourage viewers and guests to approach Crossing Over with a healthy sense of skepticism and then make up their own minds about what they see. CHARLES NORDLANDER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Crossing Over with John Edward New York City...
...column titled "Something to Sneeze About" [SKEPTICAL EYE, Nov. 13], Leon Jaroff wrote that like other homeopathic products, Oscillococcinum, which is used to treat influenza, is "basically worthless." Where did Jaroff receive his doctorate of homeopathy? Perhaps until he is educated in this area of healing he should take a middle-of-the-road approach and present both sides equally. I have been helped by homeopathy and other alternative health-care approaches when practitioners of traditional medicine told me to live with my problem. Maybe Jaroff should take a close look at how many pharmaceutical drugs and traditional medical approaches...
...Jaroff's commentary on homeopathic products was sorely needed. Scientists never rule out a theory completely, and this approach has led too many people to think that something ridiculous might be valid. Too many discussions of alternative medicine emphasize possible side effects when what should really be pointed out is that most of those treatments just plain don't work. People all over the world are being scammed to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars a year. WENDY NATHER Chicago
Having seen infants and animals respond well to homeopathic remedies, I realize that Jaroff must have blinders on to call positive reactions a placebo effect. Just because science hasn't found a way to measure something doesn't invalidate it. I hope we can recognize that healing occurs at many levels. SIDNEY VAELLO Georgetown, Texas...