Step Aside, I’m a Homeopath!
It is difficult to know when looking at the claims of many alternative medicine web sites, whether the people involved are a) deluded or b) […]
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We the undersigned…
In the past I have been critical of the exaggerated claims made by the promoters of salvestrols as the new super-food-supplement. There is no evidence […]
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 bouts of the great British pastime of uncontrolled Schadenfreude (why […]
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 […]
PHYTOBIOPHYSICS® – Flower Power or Duck Weed?
A big thanks to quackometer correspondent, a broadcaster, journalist and nutritional therapist, Suzi Grant for bringing me to the attention of the wonderful sounding healing […]
Skinny Homeopathic Grande Cappuccino To Go Please
Yes, sometimes I do get filled with self-doubts, usually in the night. It soon passes. But you see, there is just so much quackery out […]
The Paradox of the Good Homeopath
A correspondent has made valid points about the quackometer that I should be careful to ensure that it only awards Canards to real quacks. A […]
Boots the Quack
I have recently been accused of working for the ‘drug industry’ and just picking on the ‘little guys’ who are using gentle, more human, and […]
Quack Word #37: ‘Holistic’
As you know, the quackometer works by counting words, or combinations of words, that strongly suggest the web site is full of quackery. I thought […]