Clarins: Untruthful, Scaremongering Quacks
Six meddlesome members of the public have complained to the Advertising Standards Authority that Clarins have been making untruthful, unsubstantiated and scaremongering claims about their […]
The Breakspear Hospital and Antigen Vaccines
Let’s jump off the deep end again with the Breakspear Hospital. Previously, we saw Dr Jean Monro using unproven allergy tests with highly questionable electromagnetic […]
Enemies of Reason – Channel 4
Don’t forget to watch Channel 4 on Monday 13th. Richard Dawkins is delivering his documentary ‘Enemies of Reason’, with the first part entitled, ‘Slaves to […]
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. […]
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 […]