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 […]
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Quackograms
Bored Bored Bored. So, I have been doing some anagrams. Here goes… Dr Andrew Wakefield – Flawed Ink Rewarded Dr Gillian McKeith – Kill Charming […]
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 […]
Lethal Trust
If you were to believe the Society of Homeopaths, the quacks that were handing out lethal advice to Newsnight investigators about malaria prevention, were just […]
Stapling the Stomachs of Anorexics
Yes, a deliberately provocative title for this blog entry. The distressing and puzzling illness of anorexia is very real. We see people convinced that their […]
Wi-Fi, Quackery and the MPs
Well, today’s news has had lots of Wi-Fi scares being reported. Tonight’s Panorama is going to look at the ‘dangers’ of bringing Wi-Fi into schools. […]
Holfordism: Understanding Patrick, Optimum Nutrition, and the Nutritionist Industry
Patrick Holford has built up a very impressive and comprehensive empire; networks of web sites, charities, a college, educational trusts and of course, books, TV […]
Google ‘Sees no Evil’
Once upon a time, back in the olden days, that is, before 1996 or thereabouts, your typical quack was faced with a big problem. Just […]
Beauty and the Quack
Quackery is not just found in ‘alternative’ medicine and the high street homeopathic practice. Quackery exists wherever claims for health benefits are made that do […]