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Liverpool NHS PCT Drops Supernatural Cancer Claims from Website

24th March, 2010 Andy L 9

Six weeks ago I wrote about how Liverpool Homeopathic ‘hospital’ was advertising that it offered cancer treatments based on the supernatural beliefs of mystic Rudolf […]

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How Safe are Home Births?

15th March, 2010 Andy L 33

And so, maybe this week, I will become a parent. Today is our due date and everything (I think) is ready. We are feeling that […]

Are There Any Homeopathic Hospitals in the UK?

11th March, 2010 Andy L 27

The publication of the report of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Evidence Check into Homeopathy has resulted in a lot of misinformation […]

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MP David Tredinnick is Wrong about the Homeopathy Report

1st March, 2010 Andy L 67

David ‘cash for questions’ Tredinnick is the MP who liked to buy astrology software and training on expenses. He is a keen supporter of pseudoscience […]

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George Vithoulkas Makes a Fool of Himself

24th February, 2010 Andy L 303

This is a minor one but it is worth a brief post: George Vithoulkas is considered to be one of the top intellectuals in the […]

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The Bleakest Day for Homeopathy

22nd February, 2010 Andy L 44

The much anticipated House of Commons report into the Evidence Check on Homeopathy has now been published and it may well be the report that […]

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Omniscan and GE Healthcare’s Sinister Libel Suit

17th February, 2010 Andy L 15

There are quite a few libel cases underway at present where large financial vested interests are using the insidious English libel laws to attempt to […]

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Boots Maternity TENS Machines. Do they work?

14th February, 2010 Andy L 26

So, in a few weeks, Quackometer Manor will have a new arrival, and like all good middle class parents-to-be, we are currently attending compulsory NCT […]

Liverpool NHS PCT Offering Quack Mysticism as Cancer Cure

7th February, 2010 Andy L 22

Liverpool NHS Primary Care Trust funds a Department of Homeopathy, one the last four remaining publicly funded homeopathic hospitals in the UK. It publicises that […]

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Dispensing with Homeopathy: A Proposal

3rd February, 2010 Andy L 27

Let’s run with an idea and see where it goes. The 10:23 campaign has now had loads of publicity and Boots have failed to address […]

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What Every Parent Should Know About Steiner-Waldorf Schools

2nd November, 2012 483

You may know my feelings about Steiner/Waldorf Schools*. Most importantly, that prospective parents are not being told about the occult foundations of the Steiner philosophy. […]

What Doctors Don’t Tell You – A Publishing Sensation

4th October, 2012 336

Hot on the heels of the new killer magazine What Doctors Don’t Tell You we are seeing an explosion of new titles trying to mimic […]

Why is Homeopathy Successful?

13th January, 2012 224

Just before Christmas, Lia Burkeman and Stephanie Kramer, wrote an article for Urban Times that asked the question, “Homeopathy: Can it be a Success Story?” To […]

On the The Reckless Physicking of Amateur Females.

16th November, 2010 35

It would appear to be important for homeopaths to show how the rich, blue blooded and famous are supporters of homeopathy. One might suggest that […]

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The Futility of Finding Physical Explanations for Homeopathy

10th October, 2010 52

From the very first decades of homeopathy’s existence in the early 19th Century, mainstream scientists have dismissed its claims for one simple reason: the extremely […]

Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know: Part 1

14th April, 2024 28

It has now been just little under a week since the publication of the long anticipated NHS independent review of gender identity services for children […]

Brighton Sceptics and the Reece’s Pieces

22nd November, 2023 0

from the twitter thread. Let me tell you about “Reece’s Pieces”. So, Brighton Skeptics were to hold a talk in January between Hannah Barnes and […]

The Muddling of the American Mind – Part II

22nd March, 2023 17

Apologies for the delay on publshing Part II. The weight of muddle proved too much for me at times! But I thought I must publish […]

The Muddling of the American Mind: Part I

23rd July, 2022 76

In a recent blog post on the web site Science Based Medicine, Steven Novella asks the question “What does the science actually say about biological […]

On the Sex Deracination Gambit

19th July, 2021 19

Prospect Magazine is an “intellectuals’” magazine in the UK covering arts, society, science and politics. Their Summer issue contains an essay by journalist Angela Saini […]

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