The Magnetic Therapy Water Wand: A Debunking from History
The recent rain has ensured the last sniffles of hayfever have subsided. It has been a bad few days and the antihistamines may have made […]
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To Coffee! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.
We have a conflicted relationship with the things that give us pleasure. We fear overindulgence may be harming us, and we desperately seek evidence that […]
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. […]
Home Pregnancy Gender Testing – Pink or Blue or Con?
One of my repeated gripes is that the Daily Mail Health editorial policy is little more than to be a shill for quacks. Like most […]
My Sparrow Dead and Cold
I have recently been rather drawn into the world of electrosenstivity and found that passions run high. But loudness of voices and strength of convictions […]
Electrosensitivity: Caused by Wi-Fi and Mobiles?
The Daily Mail brings us the story of Sarah Dacre who suffers terribly from a range of symptoms including “hair loss, sickness, high blood-pressure, digestive […]
Tiny Magnets, Tiny Minds
Just when I thought the Daily Mail was reducing the number of stupid health stories that it was publishing, it comes up with a classic. […]
Luv a Duck – it’s Magnetic Holisitic Slippers!
It’s that time of year again when a young male duck’s thoughts turn to the browner sex. Yes, its St Valentine’s Day, and gift buying […]
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 […]