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 […]
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Chinese Whispers – MMR and the Press
Just a few days before Andrew Wakefield appears before the GMC disciplinary body on charges of misconduct, a front page article in the Observer makes […]
Quack Word #20: ‘Iatrogenic’
Iatrogenesis is not a concept that is confined to quackery, but like most of the words in my Quack Words series it tends to show […]
Powerwatch is not Scaremongering and Profiteering (anymore)
A few weeks ago, I pointed out that some of the science on the Powerwatch site appeared to be significantly less than convincing about the […]
Preview Quackery Web Sites
I have just installed a new tool on this site called Snap Shots that enhances links with visual previews of the destination site. There is […]
Begging the Question for Homeopathy
As my own personal tribute to Homeopathy Awareness Week, and as promised in my last post, I would like to critique a paper that has […]
Sue the Blogger: Homeopathic Thinking
Sue Young, homeopath, writer, historian, mother and a daughter, had a bit of a shock last week when a ‘murder’ of quack-busters descended on what […]
Self-Awareness in Homeopathy Awareness Week
Originally posted for World Homeopathy Awareness Week, I thought this would be worth bumping up for Homeopathy Awareness Week 2007 (14-21st June), organised by the […]
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As promised, the first of a number of small improvements to the site. If you are one of those few people that actually read my […]
Dr Ann Walker and Her Neanderthal Theories
In this story, a supplement industry spokesperson resorts to Creationist ‘Science’ for their evidence to support the ‘crucial’ nature of supplement pills, shows how we […]