The Age of Quackery
In my last post I discussed how Hopi Ear Candles has nothing to do with the American Hopi tribe and was a technique that had […]
Month: March 2008
Hopi Ear Candling – Removing the Grey Goo Between Your Ears
Quacks like to tell us that their healing arts are thousands of years old and based on ancient principles that have withstood the test of […]
The Vets Who Make People Feel Better
Some years ago, a well meaning but utterly deluded friend gave me a book entitled Natural Remedies For Your Cat by Christopher Day. It is […]
The Society of Homeopaths: One Year On
Here are the stated aims of the Society of Homeopaths for 2007 and set out at the start of the year… The Society of Homeopaths’ […]
Very Soon, Falsely Using the Title ‘Dr’ Will Land You in a New Heap of Doo Doo
If you are worried about the activities of an alternative medicine practitioner, there is not an easy way to find the right authority who might […]
Betting on Quackery
On the eve of the Cheltenham Festival, the race organisers are battling to repair the storm damage after ferocious winds have been bashing the West […]
Las Mariposas Clinic: Costa Del Quackery
Watching the antics of quacks is funny and I hope some of that humour comes across on this blog. Sometimes, however, humour just appears to […]
Life’s 4 Living: Audiokinetron and Lumatron Nonsense
A bit of a ding dong has started up over at HolfordWatch after they questioned some of the activities of a charity called Life’s 4 […]
Hawley Harvey Crippen and Homeopathy
Hawley Harvey Crippen (1863-1910) was an American homeopath who was born to Andresee Skinner and Myron Augustus Crippen. He trained as a homeopath and joined […]
Should Cochrane Call for More Research Into Homeopathy?
The Cochrane Collaboration is an independent network of volunteers, funded only by donations, that collate systematic reviews of the evidence base for healthcare interventions. You […]