Floating Fenzian in the Dragons’ Den
Just a day after I write about Dr James Colthurst and the Fenzian device (see Turning A Pint of Tea Leaves into Pure Gold), The […]
Articles by Andy L
Welcome to the Placebo Store.
The advert begins… I’m Jen. I am a mommy. It’s what I love. It’s my job to make owies go away. Whether it’s a kiss […]
Turning A Pint of Tea Leaves into Pure Gold
Dr James Colthurst and the Fenzian Machine No, I haven’t gone all Daily Express on you. There is a genuine Lady Di connection here. But […]
Fun with the Code of Ethics
The Society of Homeopaths have recently had their 30th Anniversary Annual General Meeting and Conference at Leicester University. Lots of pop and cake were undoubtedly […]
How Life Healthcare Coped with the Terror of an ASA Investigation.
The Advertising Standards Authority is one of the few regulatory bodies in the UK regularly prepared to tackle the untruthful and unsubstantiated claims made routinely […]
How to become a Daytime TV Expert: The Jayney Goddard Story
Professor Jayney Goddard is the president of the Complementary Medical Association (CMA), “the world’s largest professional membership body for complementary medicine” and has been elected […]
Neal’s Yard Remedies ‘rapped by medicines regulator’
In a recent post, I described how Neal’s Yard Remedies had withdrawn their Malaria homeopathy pills. Their press release said, as this is obviously a […]
On Bullshit and Mindfucking
Edzard Ernst has accused practitioners of alternative medicine of lying to their patients. In last week’s New Scientist he gave an interview where he described […]
Neal’s Yard Ethical Bullshit Remedy
Neal’s Yard Remedies has announced that it is withdrawing is Malaria Officinalis 30C homeopathic remedy from sale. This is the absolute minimum it could have […]
The ‘Close Doors’ Button
I read a rather disconcerting thing the other day. Apparently, the ‘close doors’ button on lifts (elevators, for my American friends) does not work. It […]