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 […]
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Quack Word #39: ‘Superfood’
Regular listeners to BBC Radio 4’s Womans‘ Hour will have recently heard nutritionist Suzi Grant extolling the virtues of so-called superfoods. Quackery, I say. But […]
Quack Word #16: ‘Nutritionist’
A regular comment to me is to ask “why have I got it in for Nutritionists?” Surely, these are dedicated health professionals who do wonders […]
Quack Word #40: ‘Energy’
Or ‘How to be debunked by a nine year old schoolgirl’ In the special world of the quack, the crank and the pseudo-scientist the word […]
Quack Word #3: ‘Doctor’
UPDATE 12/2/07 Congratulations to Ben Goldacre and the crew at Bad Science for getting Dr Gillian McKeith banned from using the title ‘Dr’. In today’s […]
Quack Word #12: ‘Organic’
I believe that organic food is a con, is not necessarily more healthy for you, tastes no different, and is damaging to the environment. There, […]
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 […]