The MHRA and the Labeling of Homeopathic Products
Further documents have been published after the House of Commons held its enquiry into the evidence base for government policy on homeopathy. There are some […]
Articles by Andy L
Trick or Treatment: The Event
Over the next few weeks, I will be taking the Quackometer on tour around the UK and giving talks exploring what factors allow pseudo-medicines to […]
Storm in a Tea Cup
Tim Minchin’s rather brilliant poem Storm is being made into a film. You can see the newly released trailer above. The full poem (available here) […]
James Randi, Global Warming and the Nature of Scepticism
James Randi is a hero to many rational people around the world. He has done more than, perhaps, any person alive to promote rational and […]
To Coffee! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.
We have a conflicted relationship with the things that give us pleasure. We fear overindulgence may be harming us, and we desperately seek evidence that […]
Meddling Princes, Medical Regulation and Licenses to Kill
The Eighteenth Century in England was the Golden Age of Quackery, with London being a world capital for mountebanks, charlatans and other practitioners of irregular […]
Can We Trust Homeopaths to Accredit Their Own Training?
In a recent submission to the House of Commons Evidence Committee on Homeopathy, the Society of Homeopaths proudly assert that, The Society has long been […]
Bogus Science and Other Christmas Gifts
Yes, like it or not, now is the time to start thinking about the perfect gift for the geek in your life. Last year we […]
John Wesley and The Origins of the Natural Health Movement
Examine the discourse of any alternative medicine and you will encounter a surprisingly homogenous set of themes: that their methods are natural, simple, available to […]
UNCRC Demands Equal Access to Quackery for Children
Last week, a comment piece in the Guardian asked, “Should there be freedom to mislead?”. It is an interesting question. Should the State intervene and […]