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Is Chiropractic X-raying Illegal?

by Andy Lewis • January 29, 2009

Chiropractors have achieved a status amongst practitioners of alternative medicine that is almost unrivalled. In the UK, they have achieved a level of mainstream acceptance, regulation and recognition that must be the envy of homeopaths and herbalists. Such is their…

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Ofquack’s Toothless Squawk

by Andy Lewis • January 19, 2009

Today sees the long awaited launch of the government backed Ofquack, better known in some circles as the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). Ofquack is the “national voluntary regulator for complementary healthcare practitioners” and was set up by Prince…

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Deeside Water Quackery

by Andy Lewis • January 16, 2009

The gullibility of British newspapers never ceases to amaze me. The British press today carried uncritical articles about the miracles of Deeside Mineral Water. The Telegraph – a paper with no serious science credibility anymore – told us, Scientists claim…

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Auricular Acupuncture: A Word in Your Foetus Like…

by Andy Lewis • January 11, 2009

Prince Charles’ Foundation for Integrated Health (FIH) is listened to by many in our Government as a sound source of information on complementary medicine. It has been given large sums of money over recent years by the Department of Health…

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Hasta el Absurdo Siempre!

by Andy Lewis • January 9, 2009

It looks as if homeopaths will be making a noise about their victorious successes in Cuba against the scourge of leptospirosis. Last month, a conference was held in Havana, entitled “Nosodes 2008: International Meeting on Homeopropylaxis, Homeopathic Immunization and Nosodes…

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Mistletoe and Cancer

by Andy Lewis • December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas! Last Christmas, we looked at the quackery surrounding myrrh. This year, it is time for me to have little whine about mistletoe. Christmas would not be the same without a little cheeky kiss under this herb – usually…

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An Academic Responds to the Homeopathy Challenge

by Andy Lewis • December 23, 2008

After two weeks of silence from ten UK academic homeopaths, I get a response to my recent challenge. The challenge was simple: can any of the Universities offering a BSc in Homeopathy tell six different homeopathic pills apart if they…

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The Society of Homeopaths: The Failure of Self Regulation

by Andy Lewis • October 14, 2008

The Adverting Standards Authority has today found that a homeopath advertised their asthma clinic for kids by making untruthful, unsubstantiated and irresponsible claims. Archway House Natural Health Centre holds an Asthma and Eczema clinic for children, run by Julia Wilson,…

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Julian Graves: Not Just Nuts – Dangerously Irresponsible

by Andy Lewis • October 8, 2008

So. Today. I had a quite jaw dropping conversation in my local branch of Julian Graves. For my American readers, Julian Graves is a shop that sells large bags of nuts, seeds, dried fruit, food ingredients and confectionery. I quite…

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Neutrahealth in Trouble

by Andy Lewis • October 5, 2008

In the last few days, vitamin pill company Neutrahealth (NUT.L), has seen a precipitous drop in its share price. Its investors look like they believe the company is going to have a difficult time weathering the credit crunch. Neutrahealth is…

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How Can You Criticise Homeopathy When You Have Never Studied It?

by Andy Lewis • October 3, 2008

Anyone who has ever entered into a debate with a homeopathy about the nature of their trade will have sooner or later bumped into this objection to their arguments. At one level, it is a simple deflection away from whatever…

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Kaloba Cold Cure: How the MHRA condones quackery

by Andy Lewis • September 30, 2008

The newspapers today were delighting in reporting that a new cold treatment was being made available to us in Britian. Kaloba is an extract of the geranium Pelargonium sidoides, and has been “used by Zulus for hundreds of years”. The…

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