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Category Archives: Alternative medicine

WHO: ‘Homeopathy not a cure’ August 24, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Homeopathy, Quackery.
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Zicam and the abuse of public health by homeopaths July 2, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Homeopathy, Quackery.
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Is the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency falling foul of the law? June 12, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Homeopathy, Quackery.
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Acupuncture on the NHS: a dangerous precedent June 1, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Want to know what homeopathy is? Don’t ask the people who use it… May 26, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Homeopathy, Quackery.
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‘Leading cardiologist’ offers pill to cure alcoholism. But where’s the evidence? February 25, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine.
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Poorly cat? Angels have all the time in the world to help February 6, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Astrology, Quackery.
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National Quack Service #1: “Human Givens Therapy” February 4, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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New study disputes effectiveness of acupuncture January 29, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine.
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Prince Charles’s new voluntary register for CAM practitioners is a joke January 26, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Homeopathy, Quackery.
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More on CellAdam: the ‘science’ behind the miracle January 25, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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CellAdam: The Catholic cancer cure backed by the Virgin Mary January 23, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Simon Singh discovers the first refuge of the counterknowledge merchant: when cornered, sue January 19, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Why do people fall for it every time? Meet the ‘serially credulous’… January 15, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Astrology, Quackery.
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Life choices ‘as powerful as drugs’: more bollocks from Deepak Chopra in the WSJ January 10, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge.
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10 bullshit hangover cures for the New Year January 1, 2009
Posted in Alternative medicine, Astrology, Counterknowledge, Homeopathy, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Protesters in Glastonbury ask: ‘Why Wi-Fi?’ December 28, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience.
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New report suggests scientific literacy among UK celebrities is improving; not so in America December 28, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Peter Knight, quack therapist, sentenced to eight years for sexual assault December 28, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Introducing our new column, ‘National Quack Service’ December 26, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Do media executives find the truth incomprehensible, or just inconvenient? December 22, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Quackery.
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Sorry, Patrick: study finds vitamin supplements don’t fight cancer and don’t prevent strokes or heart disease December 22, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Dodgy Originals: Prince Charles launches ‘herbal remedy’ line December 19, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Homeopathy, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Six medical myths that even doctors believe December 18, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Neverill-Potentate and the ‘PathCurve Vortex Generator’ December 16, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience.
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Asian TV channel fined £35,000 for advertising dodgy products December 4, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Astrology, Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Prince Charles as King: A Regal “No” to GM Crops? November 20, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Homeopathy, Pseudoscience.
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Hitler’s Fate, according to Dr. Hans D. Baumann October 20, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge.
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Perils of Google AdSense (1): The ‘Green 8 Phone Harmoniser’ October 15, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine, Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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Let’s hear it for Ben Goldacre September 29, 2008
Posted in Alternative medicine.
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