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10th June, 2010
Luc Montagnier Uncategorized

The Curious Case of Nativis, The Forsaken Nobel Prize Winner and the Ghost of Jacques Benveniste

I was recently alerted by Bob Park’s rather great What’s New email about an extraordinary…

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Andy L
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24th March, 2010
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Liverpool NHS PCT Drops Supernatural Cancer Claims from Website

Six weeks ago I wrote about how Liverpool Homeopathic ‘hospital' was advertising that it offered…

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Andy L
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7th February, 2010
homeopathy Rudolf Steiner

Liverpool NHS PCT Offering Quack Mysticism as Cancer Cure

Liverpool NHS Primary Care Trust funds a Department of Homeopathy, one the last four remaining…

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Andy L
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20th October, 2009
Luc Montagnier

Why I am Nominating Luc Montagnier for an IgNobel Prize

Luc Montagnier is an interesting and strange character. Last year he was a shared winner…

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Andy L
101 Comments
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24th December, 2008
Christmas homeopathy Rudolf Steiner Uncategorized

Mistletoe and Cancer

Merry Christmas! Last Christmas, we looked at the quackery surrounding myrrh. This year, it is…

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Andy L
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22nd March, 2008
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The Vets Who Make People Feel Better

Some years ago, a well meaning but utterly deluded friend gave me a book entitled…

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Andy L
43 Comments
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10th May, 2007
featured Holford nutrition

Holfordism: Understanding Patrick, Optimum Nutrition, and the Nutritionist Industry

Patrick Holford has built up a very impressive and comprehensive empire; networks of web sites,…

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Andy L
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25th August, 2006
Organic Rudolf Steiner

Quack Word #12: ‘Organic’

I believe that organic food is a con, is not necessarily more healthy for you,…

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Andy L
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