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5th January, 2008
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Curing Homeopathy

How should homeopaths be regulated? I am not sure I have made up my mind…

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Andy L
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13th December, 2007
homeopathy

The $100 Homeopathy Challenge: Update

Well, I have had two conversations with homeopaths now about taking the challenge. Recap: its…

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Andy L
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10th December, 2007
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On the Muppet Show Tonight…

In his Guardian article, Ben Goldacre wrote about how homeopaths respond to criticism:With alternative therapists,…

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Andy L
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28th November, 2007
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Winterson/Goldacre Head-to-Head in the Daily Mail

The Daily Mail have re-printed the Guardian's homeopathic spat between Jeanette Winterson and Ben Goldacre.…

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Andy L
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27th October, 2007
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The Society of Homeopaths: Truth Matters

I doubt we will ever see an X-Factor moment where a homeopath is forced to…

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Andy L
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15th July, 2007
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Absence of Evidence

The absence of the Bad Science column in yesterday's Guardian has all the makings of…

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Andy L
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1st July, 2007
Ainsworths homeopathy

Lethal Trust

If you were to believe the Society of Homeopaths, the quacks that were handing out…

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Andy L
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14th February, 2007
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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…

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Andy L
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2nd February, 2007
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Quack Word #39: ‘Superfood’

Regular listeners to BBC Radio 4's Womans' Hour will have recently heard nutritionist Suzi Grant…

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Andy L
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21st November, 2006
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Quack Word #16: ‘Nutritionist’

A regular comment to me is to ask "why have I got it in for…

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Andy L
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