Chekhov, Homeopathy and the Placebo Effect
What can Anton Chekhov tell us about the placebo effect? Chekhov is best known as a great writer of short stories. But he was also a […]
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The British Homeopathic Association Undermine Public Confidence in Medicine
You know, having asked David Bellamy earlier in the week to use his influence as Patron of the British Homeopathic Association, to urge them to […]
A Letter to David Bellamy
Dear Professor Bellamy, I am writing to you to ask for your help as Patron of the British Homeopathic Association. But first I must say […]
Foresight Preconception: Beware of Claims
It has come to my attention that, this autumn, I will become a father for the second time. We have been very fortunate in that […]
Abha Light Must Close
Kenyan leading newspaper, The Standard on Sunday, has reported that an undercover investigator has exposed how a homeopathic clinic, claiming to treat people with HIV, […]
The Curious Case of Oxford University Press, Homeopathy and Charles Darwin
Science is a human activity. And as such, it is subject to the full range of fallibilities of thought and action that people are capable […]
The Futility of Finding Physical Explanations for Homeopathy
From the very first decades of homeopathy’s existence in the early 19th Century, mainstream scientists have dismissed its claims for one simple reason: the extremely […]
John Benneth, Brian Josephson and an Absurd Talk at Cambridge
On the 1st of October, a rather unusual talk was held at the Cavendish Laboratories in Cambridge, entitled “The Supramolecular Chemistry of the Homeopathic Remedy”. […]
Liverpool NHS PCT Drops Supernatural Cancer Claims from Website
Six weeks ago I wrote about how Liverpool Homeopathic ‘hospital’ was advertising that it offered cancer treatments based on the supernatural beliefs of mystic Rudolf […]
Are There Any Homeopathic Hospitals in the UK?
The publication of the report of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Evidence Check into Homeopathy has resulted in a lot of misinformation […]