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Category Archives: Quackery

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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Homeopath accused of manslaughter May 24, 2009
Posted in Counterknowledge, Homeopathy, Quackery.
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Jerome Burne receives a savage fisking from Holfordwatch over ‘menacing’ article March 4, 2009
Posted in Counterknowledge, Quackery.
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Aaronovitch: can we sue LBC for Jeni Barnett’s appalling anti-MMR rant? February 10, 2009
Posted in Quackery.
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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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Want longer lasting sex? Steer clear of AMI’s ‘Nasal Delivery Technology’ February 5, 2009
Posted in Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, 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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Sexology is hardly the exact science it’s made out to be February 2, 2009
Posted in Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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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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‘Edge Media TV’ offers new home for conspiracy theories on satellite January 25, 2009
Posted in 9/11 conspiracies, Counterknowledge, Intelligent Design, Pseudohistory, 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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White House needs ‘smudging’: holistic healer suggests casting out ‘negative Bush energy’ January 23, 2009
Posted in Counterknowledge, 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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The Secret saved my life! … sort of January 13, 2009
Posted in Counterknowledge, Quackery.
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Measles outbreaks: not just a British tragedy, but a European one as well January 9, 2009
Posted in Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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How ‘wellness’ almost killed an 11-year-old girl: Mannatech’s false promises lead to tragedy January 6, 2009
Posted in Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience, Quackery.
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More on Jett Travolta: an audio recording of L. Ron Hubbard talking about epilepsy January 6, 2009
Posted in Counterknowledge, Cults, Quackery, Scientology.
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Jett Travolta: It is time for the authorities to take Scientology’s quackery seriously January 4, 2009
Posted in Cults, Pseudoscience, Quackery, Scientology.
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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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Scientology drug rehab facility to be shut down December 30, 2008
Posted in Counterknowledge, Quackery, Scientology.
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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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