Potty Paper and the Tower of Doom and the Magic Hair Dryer
Two classics from the Daily Mail today. An example of two types of quack story perpetuated by the media. Firstly, a good old scare story. […]
Articles by Andy L
The Breakspear Hospital and Electromagnetic Therapy
The development of new forms of quackery continues with the publication of the latest research from the University of Essex showing yet again that mobile […]
The Observer – How long will it take to get a correction and apology?
I have now added a counter to the front page of the Quackometer to show how many weeks it has been since the Observer has […]
The Observer – Confused by Health Advice
Denis Campbell, the sports journalist, who raked up MMR fears in the Observer and got it all horribly wrong, is now back on the health […]
Where there’s Electromuck, There’s Brass.
Dr George Carlo is an interesting character. Founder of the Safe Wireless Initiative in the US, he is the leading thinker behind a lot of […]
Should the NHS pay for Hyena Saliva?
Homeopathy, paid for by the NHS, is under threat. Millions of pounds of NHS money is pumped into a few Homeopathic hospitals so that patients […]
Quackograms
Bored Bored Bored. So, I have been doing some anagrams. Here goes… Dr Andrew Wakefield – Flawed Ink Rewarded Dr Gillian McKeith – Kill Charming […]
Broccoli for Brains
Last Friday, saw Trevor McDonut’s ‘Tonight with’ programme showcase Patrick Holford’s ‘Food for the Brain’ charity and its involvement with a school. The school apparently […]
Absence of Evidence
The absence of the Bad Science column in yesterday’s Guardian has all the makings of a bigger story than had there actually been a column. […]
Autism: If You Can’t Blame MMR, Let’s Try Wi-Fi
Maybe we are witnessing the death throes of the MMR controversy. The arguments that autism is caused by the triple-jab have been shown to be […]