The Dilemma of Finding Reliable Health Advice Online
A press release today from the Economic and Social Research Council talks about recent research on how the public evaluates the information on health websites. […]
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Holfords and Halfords
I’m going to stick my neck out here. I could be horribly wrong. But that is science; come up with a hypothesis, see if it […]
Go on, you deserve it. Slap yourself with a Healing Broom
Following on from my last post about whether the people that run quack web sites are deeply deluded or just plain old frauds, I had […]
We the undersigned…
In the past I have been critical of the exaggerated claims made by the promoters of salvestrols as the new super-food-supplement. There is no evidence […]
The Depths of Ms McKeith’s Anti-Science
It’s been a bad week for Gillian. The anti-quackery blogging brigade have been partaking in bouts of the great British pastime of uncontrolled Schadenfreude (why […]
The Daily Mail: An Apology
Those of you who have read my last blog entry might be under the impression that I believe the Daily Mail is a deeply ignorant […]
The First Annual Quackometer Awards and Year Review
The Quackometer has been up and running for just about a year and has seen some serious traffic increases over the past six months. Starting […]
A Pantomime of Science
A criticism often levied at the quackometer is that it is very broad brush. Fair enough. It is often quite general in what it says, […]
PHYTOBIOPHYSICS® – Flower Power or Duck Weed?
A big thanks to quackometer correspondent, a broadcaster, journalist and nutritional therapist, Suzi Grant for bringing me to the attention of the wonderful sounding healing […]
QuackSafeTM Surfing with the Quackometer Toolbar Button
Le Canard Noir is pleased to announce the arrival of the Quackometer QuackSafeTM Toolbar Button for Internet Explorer that will allow one-click access to the […]