The Failure of Openness at Ofquack
I was going to call this post “The Failure of IT at Ofquack”, but I think the failure is a little deeper than computers. The […]
Year: 2009
Samuel Hahnemann and his Frankenstein Experiments
My automated scans of the internet for all things about quackery have thrown up some interesting news today. The German newspaper Bild is reporting that […]
Top Ten Tips For Creating Your Own New Alternative Medicine
The economic downturn may mean that you are thinking of retraining as an alternative healer. You might be tempted to invest your redundancy money or […]
Will the Government Bail Out Ofquack?
It does not take a lot of analysis to realise that the newly formed Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council is going to be in a […]
Duchy Originals Pork Pies
Prince Charles is being labeled a quack in today’s news. And not a moment too soon. The BBC report that “Prince Charles has been accused […]
The Graceless Dr Michael Dixon OBE
In today’s Pulse, the magazine for GPs, a spat between Dr Michael Dixon and critics of alternative medicine has been reported. Dr Dixon, chairman of […]
The Northern Ireland NHS Alternative Medicine ‘Trial’
Various news sources and pro alternative medicine web sites have been telling us this week that a trial involving NHS GPs in Northern Ireland has […]
Queen Margaret University and Prostituted Academia
A few weeks ago, newspapers were carrying remarkable stories about a Scottish mineral water, Deeside Water, that could halt aging, reduce wrinkles and have amazing […]
London’s Biggest Conversation
Just a short post to note how radio station LBC 97.3FM (London’s Biggest Conversation) have utterly failed to understand the strength of feeling that exists […]
Is Chiropractic X-raying Illegal?
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, […]