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Alternative Medicine and Pseudoscience with Scott Gavura:


Ben Goldacre Talks Bad Science:


James Randi - Surviving the Quacks! (at NECSS 2012):


PENN & TELLER'S 'BULLSHIT' SEASON 1, EPISODE 2 - "Alternative Medicine"

Notorious non-peer-reviewed crank journal responsible for promoting pseudoscience:
journal name: Medical Hypotheses
journal name: Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (abbreviated JPANDS

Notorious non-peer-reviewed crank websites and journals responsible for promoting pseudoscience:
NaturalNews
Whale.to RationalWiki - "Scopie's Law"
Mercola.com
Vactruth.com
National Vaccine Information Center
Autism One
Generation Resuce
Treating Autism
National Autism Association
Autism File

Reliable watchdog groups:
- www.quackwatch.org - www.autism-watch.org - www.chelationwatch.org - www.quackcast.com - www.ncahf.org - www.sram.org - http://autismdiva.blogspot.com - http://scienceblogs.com/insolence - http://www.srmhp.org/online-articles.html - http://www.srmhp.org/0401/media-watch.html
Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (JPANDS)
Quackwatch - "Promoters of Questionable Methods"

Science-Based Medicine 101:
"Science-Based Medicine 101: How To Establish A Source’s Credibility" by Val Jones
"Science-Based Medicine 101: Reproducibility" by Val Jones
"Of SBM and EBM Redux. Part I: Does EBM Undervalue Basic Science and Overvalue RCTs?" by Kimball Atwood
"Nosodes Redux: “I hate those meeces to pieces!”" by Mark Crislip
"Science-based medicine and improving patient safety and quality of care" by David Gorski

CAM and the Law:
"CAM and the Law, Part 1: Introduction to the issues" by Brennen McKenzie
"CAM and the Law Part 2: Licensure and Scope of Practice Laws" by Brennen McKenzie
"CAM and the Law Part 3: Malpractice" by Brennen McKenzie
"CAM and the Law Part 4: Regulation of Supplements and Homeopathic Remedies" by Brennen McKenzie

Life Expectancy Statistics:


Wikipedia - "Life expectancy"
Google - "Life expectancy"
Wikipedia - "List of countries by life expectancy"

How Alt. Med. Practitioners/quacks operate:
http://photoninthedarkness.com/?p=150
http://photoninthedarkness.com/?p=151
"How To Sell Magic Beans" by Steven Novella
"Springtime for Charlatans" by Steven Novella
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2008/10/framing_vaccines_again.php#more
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2006/08/the_galileo_gambit_1.php
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2006/09/the_pharma_shill_gambit_1.php
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=343
"Martin Gardner’s Signs of a Crank" by Brian Dunning
"Cranks, quacks, and peer review" by David Gorski
"Compare and Contrast" by Mark Crislip
"How To Spot a Guru” by Steven Novella
"Andrew Wakefield: The Galileo Gambit writ large in The Observer" by Orac
"Alt med ghouls" by Phil Plait
"Boost Your Immune System?" by Mark Crislip
"When you dismiss every scientific study, you open the door to believing anything" by Orac
How To Generate Scientific Controversy
How To Monetize Scientific Controversy
"Evidence in Medicine: Correlation and Causation" by Steven Novella
"Naturopaths and the anti-vaccine movement: Hijacking the law in service of pseudoscience" by David Gorski
"When testimonials are used in medical advertising" by Orac
“Toxins”: the new evil humours by Amy Tuteur, MD
The “pharma shill” gambit by David Gorski
"Science Denial on the Rise" by Steven Newton
"The Three Musketeers of Woo attack science-based medicine" by Orac
"East meets West over potentially cancer fighting fungus" by Page
"The One True Cause of All Disease" by Harriet Hall
Demonizing “Big Pharma” by Steven Novella
Quackwatch - "Doctor's Data Facing Multiple Lawsuits” by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
"Bogus Diagnostic Tests" by Kimball Atwood
Gary Null – Hoist with his Own Petard” by Steven Novella
"Your doctor's only in it for the money. Right?” by PalMD
"You pulled that out of where?” by PalMD
"Lying Liars and their Lying Lies" by Mark Crislip
"No Education? No Training? No License? No Problem!" by Jann Bellamy
"Experts Agree: Your Experts Are Morons” By The Quixotic Man
"Health food store advice not scientific: study"
"The genetics of autism" by David Gorski
"Plumbing the depth of quackery at HuffPo" by PalMD
"CFI’s Skeptics Get Naturopaths to Disown Homeopathy, Reiki & Energy Therapy on TV" by Justin B. Trottier
"Boyd Haley Ordered to Stop Illegal Marketing of OSR#1" by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
"Why Doctor's Data Is Trying to Shut Me Up" by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
"Quack Miranda Warning" by PalMD
"A nonsensical attack on Stephen Barrett” by Orac
Business Week - "Old-Time Sales Tricks on the Net" By David E. Gumpert
"Your disease, your fault" by Peter Lipson
"Sickening CAM Propaganda at Huff Po" by Steven Novella
"The Context of Anecdotes and Anomalies" by Steven Novella
"Stem cell quackery for autism, revisited” by Orac
"A proposal: An anti-Schopenhauer response to anti-vaccine cranks" by Orac
Is “CAM” Fraud? by Jann Bellamy
"I Can Fly" by Steven Novella
The Free Speech About Science Act (H.R. 1364), “health freedom,” and misinformed consent by David Gorski
"A Skeptic in Oz" by Steven Novella
"Straw men and projection: Tools of quacks and conspiracy theorists to deflect critical thinking" by Orac
"Fashionably toxic" by David Gorski
"CBC Program on Homeopathy" by Steven Novella
"Pragmatic Studies – More Bait and Switch" by Steven Novella
"Detoxifying fashionably" by Orac
"The Power of Faith and Prayer?" by Steven Novella
"Quebec spa detox treatment leaves woman dead"
"How To Spot a Quack" by Iris Erlingsdottir
"I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here's How." by John Bohannon

Often the disclaimer tells you everything you need to know:


The high hospital death rate gambit:
"Epiphany” by Mark Crislip

Steve Novella - Science-Based Medicine: Beyond Integrated Medicine:


Contrary to what alternative medicine proponents claim, the sky isn't falling.
In the last 100 years the human lifespan has increased by over 35 years. 100 years ago the average lifespan was only 45 years. Now it's almost 80. And that number is increasing every year. If it keeps increasing at that same rate, the average lifespan of a child born in 2008 will be 98 years old.
Teen pregnancy, smoke, and drug use have all decreased significantly since the 1990s.
Rates of cancer have decreased steadily in the U.S. for 20 years and it's not just because people aren't smoking as much, though that's certainly part of it. It's also because new screening techniques that can detect pre-cancerous lesions in the colon and also because of the HPV vaccine which prevents the virus that causes cervical cancer.
Small Pox once killed millions of people per year; now it has been completely eradicated. It literally does not exist anymore.
Since 1990, global poverty rates have decreased by more than 30%. And they're on-track to have decreas 40% by 2015.
Divorce rates are much lower than people assume, and have consistently dropped since the 1970's in America. Only 20% of people who got married in the 1980s got divorced.
Violent crime rates dropped 5% between 2007 and 2008. And violent crime rates have been dropping consistently every year since 1993
The Red Cross collects 15 million blood donations per year. No one is compensated for those donations, except with cookies and juice. People just like helping other people.
In 1970 there were only 400 breeding pairs of Bald Eagles left in America, but the Endangered Species t effectively saved the species. There are now more than 10,000 breeding pairs. During the same time Whooping Cranes returned from a much more serious 50 birds total in the entire world. There are now over 500.

Simon Singh: Alternative Medicine - Do the Benefits Match the Claims?


The last segment of the Skeptic Check podcast: "Playing Doctor" features an interview with Dr. Steven Novella on the topic of medical quackery. And the first segment features an interview with Dr. Phil Plait on the topic of anti-vaccine myths.
Quackcast podcast - "Update on Acupuncture, Chiropractic and Herbal Remedies" 7/5/09

HOW PLACEBOS WORK:


"The Placebo Effect" by Harriet Hall, MD
"Placebo is not what you think it is" by Peter Lipson
"Scientists Present First Genetic Evidence For Why Placebos Work"
"What is the Placebo Effect, and is it getting stronger?" by Greg Laden
“The” Placebo Effect Proven? by Steven Novella
"Mind affects body": what a new Science placebo study tells us by PalMD
"Mechanism for placebo effect discovered" by Alissa Jenkins
“What’s In Placebos?" by Steven Novella
“More dubious statements about placebo effects" by Orac
“You wouldn’t lie to me, would you?" by PalMD
“Placebo Prescriptions" by Scott Gavura
“Well, It Worked for Me!" by Steven Novella
"Benedetti on Placebos" by Harriet Hall

Understanding Viruses:


To learn the truth about Acupuncture specifically, click here.
To learn the truth about AIDS/HIV Denialism specifically, click here.
To learn the truth about Chiropractic specifically, click here.
To learn the truth about Homeopathy specifically, click here.

REIKI AND OTHER ENERGY HEALING:
Live Science - "Alternative Medicine Took a Beating in 2009" By Christopher Wanjek
"The Living Matrix: A Movie Promoting Energy Medicine Beliefs" By Harriet Hall
"Can somebody get me some frickin' laser beams with my Reiki?" by Orac
Is “CAM” Fraud? by Jann Bellamy
"Reasons to run, not walk, from a Reiki practitioner" by Orac
"Reiki: You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you can get what you need" by Orac
"Reiki" by Steven Novella

REFLEXOLOGY OR ZONE THERAPY:
Live Science - "Alternative Medicine Took a Beating in 2009" By Christopher Wanjek
"Reflexology. Insert Nancy Sinatra Reference Here." by Mark Crislip
"Pulling reflexology out of one's nether regions" by Orac
"Integrative Medicine is the Butt of a Sokal-Type Hoax" by Harriet Hall

CANCER QUACKERY:


Science-Based Medicine - Archive for the 'Cancer Cures' Category
"The price of cancer quackery" by David Gorski
"The Hidden Cancer Cure" By Steven Novella
FDA Warns Individuals and Firms to Stop Selling Fake Cancer 'Cures' by Abel Pharmboy
The “Iron Rule of Cancer”: The dangerous cancer quackery that is the “New German Medicine” by David Gorski
"Suzanne Somers carpet bombs the media with napalm-grade stupid about cancer" by Orac
"Chemotherapy versus death from cancer" by David Gorski
"Cancer research: Is now our time?" by Orac
"The latest chapter in the seemingly never-ending saga of dichloroacetate as a cancer treatment" by David Gorski
"Shark Cartilage – No Benefit for Lung Cancer" by Steven Novella
"NaturalNews.com slimes breast cancer research again" by Orac
"The Great Sunscreen Cover Up" by Scott Gavura
"Complete Cancer Quackery Resource" by Steven Novella
"Natural Cancer Treatments That Work: A wretched hive of scum and quackery" by Orac
"Cancer Treatment Centers of America and “naturopathic oncology”" by David Gorski
"A horrifying breast cancer "testimonial" for "holistic" treatment, part 3" by Orac
"Confusing workplace safety with patient safety and drug efficacy: Mike Adams brings the stupid home again" by Orac
"HuffPo blogger claims skin cancer is conspiracy" by PalMD
"Sickening CAM Propaganda at Huff Po" by Steven Novella
"The Huffington Post promotes breast cancer quackery again" by Orac
"The testimonial of Hollie Quinn: The Huffington Post promotes breast cancer quackery right before Breast Cancer Awareness Month" By Orac
"Hollie Quinn defends her testimonial for breast cancer woo" By Orac
"Why nonsense by celebrity doctors ticks me off" By Orac
"Darryl Jones faces court over cancer cure claims" By Lisa Martin
"Yet another misleading alt-med cancer testimonial" By Orac
"R.I.P. David Servan-Schreiber" By Orac
"Chemotherapy doesn’t work? Not so fast…" by David Gorski
The Guardian - "Chemotherapy breakthrough could dramatically reduce side-effects" by Alok Jha
"More Breast Cancer Awareness Month pseudoscience from (who else?) Joe Mercola" by David Gorski


THE GONZALEZ PROTOCOL:
"The Gonzalez protocol: Worse than useless for pancreatic cancerThe Gonzalez protocol: Worse than useless for pancreatic cancer" by Orac
"Nicholas Gonzalez' response to the failed trial of the Gonzalez protocol: Disingenuous nonsense" by Orac
"Tom Harkin, NCCAM, health care reform, and a cancer treatment that is worse than useless" by David Gorski
"Gonzalez Regimen" for Cancer of the Pancreas: Even Worse than We Thought (Part I: Results) by Kimball Atwood
"Gonzalez Regimen" for Cancer of the Pancreas: Even Worse than We Thought (Part II: Loose Ends) by Kimball Atwood
"Cancer Quackery is Dangerous - The Gonzalez Treatment" by Steven Novella
"Tom Harkin, NCCAM, health care reform, and a cancer treatment that is worse than useless" by David Gorski
"Gonzalez Regimen" for Cancer of the Pancreas: Even Worse than We Thought (Part I: Results) by Kimball Atwood
"Gonzalez Regimen" for Cancer of the Pancreas: Even Worse than We Thought (Part II: Loose Ends) by Kimball Atwood
"Cancer Quackery is Dangerous - The Gonzalez Treatment" by Steven Novella
"The “Gonzalez Trial” for Pancreatic Cancer: Outcome Revealed" by Kimball Atwood
The Ethics of “CAM” Trials: Gonzo "Part I", "Part II", "Part III", "Part IV", "Part V", "Part VI" by Kimball Atwood
"Evidence-Based Medicine, Human Studies Ethics, and the ‘Gonzalez Regimen’: a Disappointing Editorial in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Part 1" by Kimball Atwood
"Evidence-Based Medicine, Human Studies Ethics, and the ‘Gonzalez Regimen’: a Disappointing Editorial in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Part 2" by Kimball Atwood
NY Times - "Suzanne Somers, Cancer Expert" By BARRON H. LERNER, M.D.

SUZANNE SOMERS & BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES:
"Suzanne Somers’ Knockout: Dangerous misinformation about cancer (part 1)" By David Gorski
"Suzanne Somers carpet bombs the media with napalm-grade stupid about cancer" by Orac
"Somers' new target: conventional cancer treatment" By JOCELYN NOVECK
"Suzanne Somers' fishy "whole body cancer" scare" By Orac
"One last brief comment about Suzanne Somers" By Orac
"Blogging Suzanne Somers Knockout, part 1: How cancer testimonials mislead" By Orac
"Blogging Suzanne Somers Knockout, part 2: Is Somers a female Mike Adams?" By Orac
"Does Suzanne Somers Cause Cancer?" By Gerald Posner
"Bioidentical Hormones" By Harriet Hall
"Bioidentical hormones are less useful than the Thigh-Master" By Harriet Hall
"Testosterone: Not an Anti-Aging Panacea" by Harriet Hall
NY Times - "Suzanne Somers, Cancer Expert" By BARRON H. LERNER, M.D.

The Burzynski Clinic:
"The Burzynski Clinic – Another Crank Tries to Intimidate a Blogger" by Steven Novella
"A P.R. flack from the Burzynski Clinic threatens a skeptical blogger" By Orac
"Marc Stephens issues more threats on behalf of the Burzynski Clinic" By Orac
“Alternative” cancer clinic threatens to sue high school blogger By Phil Plait
"Burzynski Clinic: the domain of scoundrels and quacks" by PZ Myers

MAGNETIC THERAPY:
Live Science - "Alternative Medicine Took a Beating in 2009" By Christopher Wanjek

NATUROPATHY:
"The naturopaths are coming! A digest of my talk at NECSS 2017" by Britt Hermes
"Fun with a naturopathic rant against The SkepDoc" By Orac
"Naturopathy for allergies" By Peter Lipson
"You can't have naturopathy without homeopathy" By Orac
"Naturopathy and science" By David Gorski
Is “CAM” Fraud? by Jann Bellamy
"Naturopathy invades the heartland" by Orac
"Smallpox and Pseudomedicine" by Kimball Atwood
"Legislative Alchemy I: Naturopathy" by Jann Bellamy

HERBS, VITAMINS, SUPPLEMENTS AND OTHER WACKO DIETS:
"Diet Supplements or Nutritional Supplements: A Ruse by Any Other Name is Still a Ruse" by Harriet Hall
Consumer Reports - "Dangerous supplements: What you don't know about these 12 ingredients could hurt you"
"Dangerous Supplements" By Consumer Reports
Forbes - "Toxic Supplements" by Peter Lipson
"Alternative medicines sometimes dangerous for kids"
Complementary medicine 'can be lethal for children' By Jenny Hope
Forbes - "Death By Dietary Supplement" by Henry I. Miller and David Longtin
Hoover Institute, Stanford University - "Death by Dietary Supplement" by Henry I. Miller and David Longtin
NY Daily News - "Gary Null suit vs. supplement manufacturer claims Gary Null's Ultimate Power Meal nearly killed him" BY Jose Martinez
"FDA Warns on Vita Breath Dietary Supplements"
"DSHEA: a travesty of a mockery of a sham" by Peter Lipson
"Dairy Food Causes All Disease!" by Brian Dunning
"More dangerous naturopathic nonsense" by PalMD
Live Science - "Alternative Medicine Took a Beating in 2009" By Christopher Wanjek (KAVA)
"Raw milk---another spectacularly bad idea" by PalMD
"The Vita Myth: Do supplements really do any good?" By Emily Anthes
"Liver supplements don’t seem to offer protection" By Chris Woolston
ABC News - "Confusion Over Acai Does Not Mute Market" By JEFFREY KOFMAN and SCOTT SHULMAN
"Should I Take a Multivitamin?" by Harriet Hall
"FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Vita Breath Dietary Supplement"
"Special Diets Do Not Work for Autism" by Steven Novella
NY Times - "Study Finds Supplements Contain Contaminants" By GARDINER HARRIS
"Worthless Alzheimer's Advice On the Internet" by Steven Salzberg
"Herbal Supplement Sellers Dispense Dangerous Advice, False Claims" By Katherine Harmon
"Health food store advice not scientific: study"
"8 Health Foods That Are Bad For Your Health"
"The 10 Most Important Things They Didn't Teach You In School" By David Wong (#4 & #5)
"HuffPo blogger claims skin cancer is conspiracy" by PalMD
"Calcium and the Law of Unintended Consequences" by Steven Novella
"Supplement Regulation: Be Careful What You Wish For" by Scott Gavura
"Can it get any worse?: industrial bleach as cancer and HIV cure" by David J Kroll
"Alzheimer’s and Diet" by Steven Novella
"No Benefit from Glucosamine and Chondroitin" by Steven Novella
"A highly revealing quote from a naturopath" by Orac
Scientific American - "Alternative Biomedical Treatments for Autism: How Good Is the Evidence?" By Nancy Shute
"You Got Drugs In My Weight Loss Supplement" by Steven Novella
"Time to kick the multivitamin habit, studies suggest" By Sarah Mahoney
"Supplemental Nightmares"
"CAM and the Law Part 4: Regulation of Supplements and Homeopathic Remedies" by Brennen McKenzie
"The English government cracks down on alternative pet remedies" by David Ramey
Chicago Tribune - "Supplements lack science, safety proof"
"Black Cohosh and Hot Flashes" by Steven Novella
"Belief in Echinacea" by Harriet Hall
"Herbs Are Not Your Friends"
"Weight Loss Customers Are Being Hoodia-Winked" by Harriet Hall
Washington Post - GNC, Target, Wal-Mart, Walgreens accused of selling adulterated ‘herbals’ By Sarah Kaplan

Linus Pauling & Vitamin C:
"Vitamin C and cancer: Has Linus Pauling been vindicated?" by Orac
"Vitamin C and cancer revisited" by Orac
"The Conspiracy Meme" by Ted Goertzel
"How a crazy scientist duped America into believing vitamin C cures colds" by Megan Thielking

Vitamin D:
"Short Attention Span SBM" by Mark Crislip
"Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis" by Steven Novella
"Vitamin D: More may not be better for you" by Lylah Alphonse
"New Recommendations for Calcium and Vitamin D Intake" by Harriet Hall

Vitamin E:
"Vitamin E and Stroke" by Steven Novella

Ginkgo biloba:
"Ginkgo biloba – No Effect" by Steven Novella
WebMD - "Ginkgo Biloba Doesn't Slow Mental Decline: Popular Supplement Fails to Slow Mental Decline in 6-Year Study" By Daniel J. DeNoon

Echinacea:
"Echinacea for Cold and Flu" by Steven Novella

PSEUDOSCIENCE IN NUTRITION RESEARCH:
It sounds so “nutritionous” by Peter Lipson
"Science and Pseudoscience in Adult Nutrition Research and Practice" by REYNOLD SPECTOR
LA Times - "Organic food no more nutritious than conventionally grown, review finds"
"Low-Carb Diets and Heart Disease" by Steven Novella
"The Science Fiction of Nutritional Genomics" by Ben Kavoussi
"Weight-Management Myths Debunked" By Michelle May, MD
"Lose those holiday pounds" by Mark Crislip
"Still On That Low-Carb Diet" by Steven Novella
Science Daily - Calorie Restriction: Scientists Take Important Step Toward 'Fountain of Youth'
Live Science - "7 Solid Health Tips That No Longer Apply" By Christopher Wanjek
"Food isn't medicine" By PalMD
Science Daily - "Setting the Record Straight on Weight Loss"
"Eat your fruit and veggies?" by Orac
"Pesticides and ADHD" by Steven Novella
"Is Organic Food More Healthful?" by Steven Novella
"Not just stupid, but dangerous" by PalMD
"Joe Mercola and raw milk faddism invade HuffPo" by Orac
"Glucosamine: The Unsinkable Rubber Duck" by Harriet Hall
Science Daily - "Popular Supplements to Combat Joint Pain Do Not Work, Study Finds"
"Food Fears" by Steven Novella

"NATURAL" FOOD MYTH:
Washington Post - "The word “natural” helps sell $40 billion worth of food in the U.S. every year—and the label means nothing" BY ROBERTO A. FERDMAN
"All-natural" labels on food are meaningless. Let's get rid of them. by Brad Plumer

ASPARTAME & OTHER ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER MYTHS:
"New Review of Artificial Sweeteners" by Steven Novella
The Mayo Clinic - "Artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes"
"The Case Against Sugar" Is a Weak One By Matt Raymond
"Artificial Sweeteners: Is Aspartame Safe?" by Harriet Hall
"Aspartame – Truth vs Fiction" by Steven Novella
"Pepsi Removing Aspartame" By Steven Novella
"Pepsi is ditching aspartame — based on no evidence whatsoever" by Julia Belluz
"The Bullshit Hypocrisy of "All-Natural" Foods" by Yvette d'Entremont
"New York Times: No Harm From Artificial Sweeteners" by Evan Bernstein
Forbes - "Splenda Reduces Cancer Rates In Some Mice" by Emily Willingham
"Fructose vs Glucose" BY HARRIET HALL
"High Fructose Corn Syrup: Tasty Toxin or Slandered Sweetener?" By Jim Laidler

THE CHINA STUDY:
"The China Study" by Harriet Hall
"The China Study Revisited: New Analysis of Raw Data Doesn’t Support Vegetarian Ideology" by Harriet Hall
"Bill Clinton’s Diet" by Harriet Hall

RAW FOOD DIETS:
"Simply Raw: Making overcooked claims about raw food diets" by David Gorski

COLONICS:
Colon “cleanses”: A load of you know what… by David Gorski
Curiosity Aroused podcast episode 4 - "Colon Cleansing: Probing Questions, Repulsive Answers"
"Detoxifying fashionably" by Orac
Science Daily - "Colon Cleansing Has No Benefit but Many Side Effects Including Vomiting and Death, Doctors Say"




BOGUS STEM CELL QUACKERY:
60 Minutes - 21st Century Cons

BOGUS FLU REMEDIES:
"Petit canard, grand canard" by Peter Lipson
Wall Street Journal - "Home Flu Cures: Bad Medicine?" By MELINDA BECK
"Naturopaths getting it wrong in Canada" By PalMD
"More dangerous naturopathic nonsense" by PalMD
"Echinacea for Cold and Flu" by Steven Novella

BOGUS COLD REMEDIES:
Airborne and similar products to pay millions in court settlements
Casewatch - "CVS to Pay Nearly $2.8 Million in Consumer Refunds to Settle FTC Charges of Unsubstantiated Advertising of AirShield 'Immune Boosting' Supplement"
"I cannot cure the common cold" by PalMD
"Echinacea for Cold and Flu" by Steven Novella
"Treating The Common Cold" by Steven Novella

AIRBORNE AND KNOCK-OFF PRODUCTS:
"Airborne: Created by a schoolteacher, so it must work!" by Orac
"Airborne Settles Case On False Advertising" by Steven Novella
$30M in Fines for Scam "Created by a Teacher" by Chris Hoofnagle
"Airbourne has lost an engine but still hasn’t been grounded"
Rite Aid caught selling bogus ‘Germ Defense’
"Walgreens court settlement from Wal-Born scandal"
"CVS to pay $2.8 mil in AirShield settlement"

BOGUS ALZHEIMER'S REMEDIES:
"Alzheimer’s and Diet" by Steven Novella
"Steven Fowkes (Part 1 of 2): How to Cure Alzheimer’s and Herpes" by Harriet Hall
"Steven Fowkes (Part 2 of 2): Nutrients for Better Mental Performance" by Harriet Hall

ANTIOXIDANT MYTHS:
"Lose those holiday pounds" by Mark Crislip
BBC - Antioxidants 'cannot slow ageing'
USA Today - "Antioxidants don't help you live longer" By CARLA K. JOHNSON
"Antioxidant Supplements for Macular Degeneration" by Harriet Hall

"AA is Faith-Based, Not Evidence-Based" by Harriet Hall

A-Team blog: "Science-based medicine vs. quackery


GERM THEORY/SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE DENIAL:
"Pasteur's Last Words" by Peter Bowditch
"Is Bill Maher really that ignorant?" by Orac
"Bill Maher gets the Richard Dawkins Award? That's like Jenny McCarthy getting an award for public health" by Orac
"Yes, there really are people who don't accept the germ theory of disease" by Orac
"Germ Theory Denial" by Steven Novella
"Gobsmacked by germ theory denialism. Again." by Orac

MAGNETIC HEALING:
"Magnetic Healing Through the Ages" by Steven Novella
"Magnetic Healing: An Old Scam That Never Dies" by Steven Novella

BOGUS DIABETES INFORMATION:
"Medicine is hard and should be practiced with caution" by Peter Lipson

BOGUS ANTI-AGING CLAIMS:
"Resveratrol: Of Mice and Men" by Harriet Hall
"Testosterone: Not an Anti-Aging Panacea" by Harriet Hall

FACILITATED COMMUNICATION:
Skeptic's Dictionary - "facilitated communication (FC)"
"Communicating with the Locked-In" by Steven Novella
"Man in Coma 23 Years – Is He Really Conscious?" by Steven Novella
"Dr. Laureys Responds Regarding Man in Coma" by Steven Novella
"Communicating with the Locked-In" by Steven Novella
"Newsweek Article on Rom Houben Case" by Steven Novella

COLLOIDAL SILVER:
"Hi Ho Silver" by Mark Crislip

EAR CANDLING:
"Why Ear Candling Is Not a Good Idea" by Lisa Roazen, M.D.

WATERBIRTH:
"What’s in the water at waterbirth?" by Amy Tuteur, MD

AROMA THERAPY:
Aroma”therapy” by Steven Novella

POWER BALANCE BRACELETS:


"Power Balance Admits Fraud" by Steven Novella
"Power Balance Admits No Reasonable Basis For Wristband Claims, Consumers Offered Refunds"
"Power Balance: Magical Energy Bracelets, or Nonsense?" by Brian Dunning
"Energy Bracelets: Embedding Frequencies in Holograms for Fun and Profit" by Harriet Hall
"Woman sues South Florida company over alleged healing powers of bracelets" BY JANE MUSGRAVE

12 STEP PROGRAMS:
NY Times - “Bill Wilson’s Gospel” By DAVID BROOKS
"With Sobering Science, Doctor Debunks 12-Step Recovery”

Misinformation about contraceptives: "The Pill and altmed idiocy" by PalMD

Bogus Allergy Remedies:
"Your Friday Dose of Woo: Allergy Antidotes" by Orac
"Naturopathy for allergies" By Peter Lipson

Anti-Amalgam Movement:


"More Notes on the Anti-Amalgam Movement" by Robert S. Baratz, M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D.

BOGUS COLIC REMEDIES:
"Folk remedies for colic do not work, review says"

CRYSTAL HEALING:
"Crystal Healing: Magical Cure or Just a Rock?" by Kyle Hill

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):
"Our Visit with NCCAM" by Steven Novella
"A homeopathy supporter notices our visit with the director of NCCAM" by David Gorski

JOSEPH MERCOLA:
"9 Reasons to Completely Ignore Joseph Mercola" by Joseph Albietz
"Why it’s safe to completely ignore Dr. Mercola"
A Defense of Childhood Influenza Vaccination and Squalene-Containing Adjuvants; Joseph Mercola’s “Dirty Little Secret” by Joseph Albietz
"Death By Medicine" by Harriet Hall
"Mercola sells the delusion of homeopathy" by Orac
"Mercola, Gardasil, and Toyota?" by Joseph Albietz
Chicago Tribune - "Questioning Dr. Oz" By Trine Tsouderos
Forbes - "Making Money Promoting Anti-Vaccine Myths" by Steven Salzberg
"The Pill and altmed idiocy" by PalMD
"Worthless Alzheimer's Advice On the Internet" by Steven Salzberg
"Not just stupid, but dangerous" by PalMD
"Joe Mercola and raw milk faddism invade HuffPo" by Orac
"Joe Mercola's shampoo woo" by Orac
Business Week - "Old-Time Sales Tricks on the Net" By David E. Gumpert
"Mercola appears to lie about vaccines and fertility (#vaxfax)" by PalMD
"Joseph Mercola – Misinformation and Fear Mongering About Vaccines" by Steven Novella
"Dr Mercola Angers Fans by Announcing Plans to Sell Infant Formula" By Lisa Russell

"Joe Mercola plays the religion card against vaccines" by Orac
"Would you like some whine with that cheese, Ms. Fisher?" by Orac
"More Breast Cancer Awareness Month pseudoscience from (who else?) Joe Mercola" by David Gorski
"The return of the Medical Hypotheses anti-vaccine howler" by Orac
"Joe Mercola: Proof positive that quackery sells" by Orac

MIKE ADAMS & NATURALNEWS:
"Gloating About Vaccine Fears" by Steven Novella
"Homeopathy Overdose Befuddles Homeopaths" by Steven Novella
"The ghoul returns again to feast on the flesh of celebrities" by Orac
"How can so much stupidity about medicine be packed into one article?" by Orac
Other articles on Mike Adams by Orac
"A tale of two news stories: The HPV and flu vaccines and why it's so easy to confuse correlation with causation" by Orac
"Mike Adams evaporates yet another of my irony meters, this time about Dr. Andrew Weil" by Orac
"Mike Adams' 10 biggest lies about health care" by Orac
"Debunking Mike Adams’ 10 Biggest Lies About Healthcare in America"
Encyclopedia of American Loons - "Mike Adams"
"NaturalNews.com slimes breast cancer research again" by Orac
"Confusing workplace safety with patient safety and drug efficacy: Mike Adams brings the stupid home again" by Orac
"Mike Adams on Dr. Mehmet Oz’s colon polyps: “Spontaneous” disease?" by Orac
"Quoth über-quack Mike Adams: Beware Lady Gaga. She worships...death!" by Orac
“What's in a placebo? Mike Adams certainly doesn't know." by Orac
"Another despicable abuse of a dead celebrity" by Orac
"Mike Adams fails again: astrology edition" by Phil Plait
"How astrology works" by PZ Myers
"Mike Adams sinks to a new low" by Orac
Jared Lee Loughner a "Manchurian candidate"? Adams goes further down the rabbit hole by Orac
The "decline" of science? Not so much by Orac
"The Supreme Court rules on Bruesewitz v. Wyeth and vaccine injury cases" by Orac
"Deaths from vaccines in Japan?" by Orac
"Straw men and projection: Tools of quacks and conspiracy theorists to deflect critical thinking" by Orac
"Oh, no, there's protein and salt in my food!" by Orac
"Mike Adams and Reading Comprehension: Not the Best of Friends."
"Mike Adams vs. the flu vaccine" by Orac
"Consumer warnings" about Adya Clarity: Has Mike Adams had a sudden attack of conscience? by Orac
"How To Spot a Guru” by Steven Novella
"Mike Adams, the Alt Medicine Purveyor Who Calls himself the ‘Health Ranger,’ Threatens to Sue Forbes and Writer" By Keith Kloor

KEVIN TRUDEAU:


Federal Trade Commission - Kevin Trudeau Banned from Infomercials
Consumer Affairs - Consumer complaints against Kevin Trudeau
Wikipedia - "Kevin Trudeau - Legal Proceedings"
Facts professional murderer Kevin Trudeau doesn't want you to know
"FTC vs Kevin Trudeau" by Steven Novella
"Spam a Judge, Go to Jail?" By David Kravets
The actual website of Trudeau's "Your Wish Is Your Command" scam (a knock-off of The Secret)
Despicable disclaimer on the website of Trudeau's medical source, Leonard Coldwell
"The 5 Worst Quacks Around Today" (#4 on the list)

GARY NULL:


"A Critical Look at Gary Null's Activities and Credentials" by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
NY Daily News - "Gary Null suit vs. supplement manufacturer claims Gary Null's Ultimate Power Meal nearly killed him" BY Jose Martinez
Gary Null – Hoist with his Own Petard” by Steven Novella
"Gary Null Sued By Product User” by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
NY court decision rules against Gary Null (pdf)


ANDREW WEIL:
"The wild Weil world of woo" by Peter Lipson
"Mike Adams evaporates yet another of my irony meters, this time about Dr. Andrew Weil" by Orac
"Compared to Robert O. Young, Andrew Weil looks reasonable" by Orac
"Surprise, surprise! Dr. Andrew Weil doesn’t like evidence-based medicine" by David Gorski
"Dr. Andrew Weil versus evidence-based medicine" by Orac
Andrew Weil and “integrative medicine”: The ultimate triumph of quackery? by David Gorski


DEEPAK CHOPRA:
The Skeptic's Dictionary - "Deepak Chopra”
"Deepak Chopra does it again” by PZ Myers
"The trouble with Deepak Chopra, part II” by Orac
"The Trouble with Deepak Chopra, Part 3: More Choprawoo” by Orac
"Fantasy is powerful, especially if you're a delusional idiot like Chopra" by PalMD
"Deepak’s Upgrade to God 2.0" by Michael Shermer
"Magic Man – Deepak Chopra" by Steven Novella

HULDA CLARK:
"Requiem for a quack" by Orac
"Requiem for a quack, part II: Hulda Clark, author of The Cure for All Cancers, died of cancer" by Orac

Leonard Horowitz
"The 5 Worst Quacks Around Today"

Debunking Rashid Buttar:
NC Medical Board Dr. Rashid A. Buttar Transcript - This is the full transcript of the NC Medical Board hearing that concluded by issuing 3 restrictions to Rashid Buttar's medical license: (1) that he cease the use of hydrogen peroxide. (2) that he does not treat any cancer patients whether they had cancer in the past, or cancer currently, or they're diagnosed with cancer once he starts treatment; and (3) that he does not treat children less than 18 years of age.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Unfortunately the only copy of this transcript I found was from Buttar's own website where he tries to defend himself (poorly) by insisting the board is corrupt and out to get him. It is recommended that you ignore his excuses and merely stick to the court transcripts, then decide for yourself.
Respectful Insolence articles on Rashid Buttar by Orac
Casewatch - "Rashid Buttar Charged with Unprofessional Conduct" by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
http://glsuite.ncmedboard.org/DataTier/Documents/Repository/0/0/5/9/df8fd9ba-c3da-4f0f-9338-0291be76dd7e.pdf
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=105
http://oracknows.blogspot.com/2005/11/dr-buttar-has-new-protocol.html
http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=234
http://neurodiversity.com/weblog/article/138
http://www.wcnc.com/6newsextra/investigators/stories/wcnc-0714-ad-autism.a7fa1a7b.html
http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=783
http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=383
"Beware, North Carolina. Beware. Dr. Rashid Buttar is free to practice medicine." by Orac
MSNBC - "FDA to 8 companies: stop marketing miracle cures" By MATTHEW PERRONE

CHELATION AND OTHER BOGUS AUTISM REMEDIES:
www.chelationwatch.org MSNBC - "FDA to 8 companies: stop marketing miracle cures" By MATTHEW PERRONE
"Chelation Fraud" by Steven Novella
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/chelation.html
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=164#more-164
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8087928&dopt=AbstractPlus
Chicago Tribune - "OSR#1: Industrial chemical or autism treatment?" By Trine Tsouderos
"Pumping autistic children full of an industrial chelator (revisited)" by Orac
"British Boy Dies After Chelation Therapy for Autism" By Katrina Woznicki
"Plumbing the depth of quackery at HuffPo" by PalMD
"Marketing Drugs as Food to Kids with Autism" by Steven Novella
"Boyd Haley Ordered to Stop Illegal Marketing of OSR#1" by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
"Why Doctor's Data Is Trying to Shut Me Up" by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
"Post-Chelator Challenge Urinary Metal Testing" by Nathan Charlton, MD and Kevin L. Wallace, MD FACMT
"Chelation: Compounding Pharmacy’s Problems" by Scott Gavura
"Brain Balance" by Steven Novella
"Stem cell quackery for autism, revisited" By Orac

JOHN CRISLER:
"Dangerous medicine?" by PalMD
"Dr. Crisler, I fear for your medical soul" by PalMD
"Dr Crisler responds" by PalMD
"Crisler and his boyz go all classy" by PalMD

ROBERT O. YOUNG:
"Compared to Robert O. Young, Andrew Weil looks reasonable" by Orac
A horrifying breast cancer "testimonial" for "holistic" treatment, finale by Orac
A horrifying breast cancer "testimonial" for "holistic" treatment: Robert O. Young responds by Orac
"Let Oprah know that Kim Tinkham is dying of cancer" by Orac
"All bacteria are bad?" by Orac

OPRAH WINFREY:

Newsweek - "Live Your Best Life Ever!" by Weston Kosova
"How low can Oprah Winfrey go? Promoting faith healer John of God to the masses" by David Gorski
"For shame! Oprah Winfrey shills for faith healer John of God" by Orac
LA Times - "Dear Oprah: Those health guests may not be so healthful" By James S. Fell
"Let Oprah know that Kim Tinkham is dying of cancer" by Orac

JOHN OF GOD:
"How low can Oprah Winfrey go? Promoting faith healer John of God to the masses" by David Gorski
"For shame! Oprah Winfrey shills for faith healer John of God" by Orac
"CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Falling for faith healing quackery" by Orac
"Dr. Sanjay Gupta's rather short memory" by Orac

MEHMET OZ:
Chicago Tribune - "Questioning Dr. Oz" By Trine Tsouderos
"Dr. Oz: America's doctor and the abdication of professional responsibility" By Orac
"Emmys, don't be led down Dr. Oz's yellow brick road: Oprah's favorite doctor promotes quackery "For shame, Dr. Oz, for promoting Joseph Mercola on your show!" by David Gorski
"Brain Balance" by Steven Novella
"Dr. Oz: Looking for parents afraid of autism?" by Orac
"Dr. Oz's journey to the Dark Side continues apace: Bring on the bait and switch!" by Orac
"Dr. Oz's journey to the Dark Side is now complete: Faith healing quackery glorified" by Orac
"Dr. Oz, you’re not helping diabetics" by Peter Lipson
"More health tips from Dr. Oz" by PalMD
A Psychic Sellout: Pay No Attention to 'Dr. Oz' By Brian Lowry
"When faith healing isn't woo enough for Dr. Oz" by Orac
"Dr. Oz Promotes Homeopathy" by Steven Novella
"Oz and Aphorisms" by PalMD
"A Skeptic in Oz" by Steven Novella
FDA - "Letter from FDA to The Dr. Oz Show Regarding Apple Juice and Arsenic (09/09/2011)"
"5 'quack treatments' Dr. Oz has recommended that are totally bogus" by ERIN BRODWIN
"John Oliver Obliterates Dr. Oz: The Worst Person Ever on TV in Scrubs, Including Katherine Heigl"
New Yorker - "Columbia and the Problem of Dr. Oz" BY MICHAEL SPECTER

Debunking Mark & David Geier:
48-page court order stripping Mark Geier of his medical license (.pdf)
Casewatch - "Dr. Mark Geier Severely Criticized" by Stephen Barrett, M.D.
"Do the Geiers hate autistic children?" by PalMD
"Skeptical Battlegrounds: Part IV – Anti-Vaccine Hysteria" by Steven Novella
Why not just castrate them? The Geiers' "Lupron protocol" metastasizes by Orac
"Mark Geier’s License Suspended" by Steven Novella
Why not just castrate them? (Part 6): The State of Maryland finally takes "emergency action" against Mark Geier and his Lupron protocol for autism by Orac
"Why not just castrate them? (Part 7): The fallout from the suspension of Mark Geier's medical license" by Orac
"Chemical castration of autistic children leads to the downfall of Dr. Mark Geier" by David Gorski

Debunking Russell Blaylock:
"What do we need most during a flu pandemic? Zombie quacks!" by PalMD
"Russell Blaylock MD - The new Wakefield?" by by Leart Shaka

Debunking Sheri Tenpenny:
"Damned lies and idiots" By PalMD

Debunking Christine Northrup:
"Christiane Northrup: more bad medicine"/a> by Peter Lipson
"Oprah’s buddy Dr. Christiane Northrup and breast thermography: The opportunistic promotion of quackery"/a> by David Gorski

Debunking Hollie Quinn:
"The testimonial of Hollie Quinn: The Huffington Post promotes breast cancer quackery right before Breast Cancer Awareness Month" By Orac
"Hollie Quinn defends her testimonial for breast cancer woo" By Orac
"A "disinformation campaign" against homeopathy?" by Orac
"Why nonsense by celebrity doctors ticks me off" By Orac

DEBUNKING DANA ULLMAN:
"A homeopath unplugged from reality" by Orac
"Homeopathy Pseudoscience at the HuffPo" by Steven Novella
"Science vs Homeopathic Pseudoscience" by Steven Novella
The architects of a "disinformation campaign" against homeopathy are revealed by Orac

Vani Hari aka Food Babe:
"Kevin Folta deconstructs Food Babe’s response to students in scathing fashion" by Kevin Folta & Vani Hari |
The "Food Babe" Blogger Is Full of Shit by Yvette d'Entremont
"The Collapse of Food Babe: Or, How Not to Manage a Crisis" by Morgan Fisher
"Eating Yoga Mats" by Steven Novella
"The Food Babe actually made orange Gatorade less healthy. Here’s how." by Wally Colgan

Yvette d’Entremont the Science Babe – 'BS Detection and the Fall of the Food Babe':


PSYCHIC SURGEONS:

Gary: Young, Psychic and Possessed:


More on Psychic Surgery:



Other Medical Quackery and health information:



The VIBE Machine - bogus cancer cure by Peter Lipson
"Shamans in the hospital---barbarians at the gate?" by PalMD
"A Case Study In Aggressive Quackery Marketing" by Val Jones
"Midwives and the assault on scientific evidence" by Amy Tuteur, MD
"The Graston Technique – Inducing Microtrauma with Instruments" by Harriet Hall
"Osteoporosis Drugs: Good Medicine or Big Pharma Scam?" by Harriet Hall
The Water Cure: Another Example of Self Deception and the “Lone Genius” by Harriet Hall
"The Baby Einstein Hubbub" by Steven Novella
How not to do "personalized medicine" to treat Alzheimer's disease
"Personalized Medicine Bait and Switch" by Steven Novella
"Weird multi-level marketing company sells $300 cure-all wand" by Mark Frauenfelder
"Alchemy Is Back" by Harriet Hall
"High Fructose Corn Syrup: Tasty Toxin or Slandered Sweetener?" by Jim Laidler
"Tai chi for fibromyalgia in the NEJM: A triumph of the Trojan horse" by Orac
"Brain Balance" by Harriet Hall
Eric Pearl “Reconnects” with Hands-Off Healing by Harriet Hall
"California Forbids Chinese Bloodletting" by Ben Kavoussi
NY Times - "Science Sense" List Trashes Celebrity Health Tips


HUFFINGTON POST:
"The Huffington Post is crazy about your health" by Rahul K. Parikh
"Salon vs HuffPo" by Steven Novella
"A new low at HuffPo" by PalMD
"Prevention: you keep using that word..." by PalMD
"The Huffington Post is at it again" by Peter Lipson
"Even more quackery at--where else?--The Huffington Post" by Orac
"Homeopathy Pseudoscience at the HuffPo" by Steven Novella


RON PAUL:
"Ron Paul: Quackery enabler" by Orac
"Ron Paul: Quackery enabler, part II" by Orac

Debunking the anti-vaccine claims of Bill Maher:
"Is Bill Maher really that ignorant?" by Orac
"Bill Maher gets the Richard Dawkins Award? That's like Jenny McCarthy getting an award for public health" by Orac
“Oh, come on, Superman!”: Bill Maher versus “Western medicine” by David Gorski
“Is Bill Maher really that ignorant? (part IV): Bill loves him some cancer quackery” by Orac
“Bill Maher endorses cancer quackery” by David Gorski
“Ask Bill Maher and Richard Dawkins some questions at the AAI Conference this weekend!” by Orac
“The 2009 recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award (a.k.a Bill Maher) "doesn't believe in" vaccines or "Western medicine"” by Orac
"An Open Letter to Bill Maher on Vaccinations" by Michael Shermer
"The 2009 recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award (a.k.a Bill Maher): Antivaccine lunatic and quackery supporter" by Orac
“Oh, come on, Superman!” (Part II): Bill Maher meets Kryptonite over vaccines and “Western medicine” by David Gorski
"Hyped Health Risks, Vaccines and Bill Mahr [sic]" by Page
"Some Muddled Thinking from Bill Maher" by Steven Novella
"Bill Maher flames out in a pyre of stupidity over vaccines--again" by Orac

WHAT'S THE HARM?
What's The Harm?
"IVF and CAM Use" by Steven Novella
"The price of cancer quackery" by David Gorski
"Homeopath, wife jailed over baby's death"

Celebrity Quack Trumps

Medical Myths:


How science-based medicine saves lives:
"6 People You've Never Heard of Who Probably Saved Your Life" by By Jacopo della Quercia


Celebrity Quack Trumps
"Celebrity Advice"

USEFUL & REPUTABLE SOURCES:
Science-Based Medicine Reference page
PubMed
CDC - Emerging Infectious Diseases
flu.gov
American Academy of Pediatrics - healthychildren.org
Every Child By Two

Report medical quackery to the FDA:
"Get Fed Up: Report Medical Quackery to the FDA" by Brian Dunning
FDA - Reporting Unlawful Sales of Medical Products on the Internet

FURTHER READING:
"The One True Cause of All Disease" by Harriet Hall
"A Culture of Science-Based Practice" by Steven Novella
Newsweek: "How do scientists become cranks and doctors quacks?" by David Gorski
Newsweek: "When Myth Trumps Science" by Sarah Kliff
"AP IMPACT: Alternative medicine goes mainstream" By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer
"FDA “Reverses” Its Position on Amalgam Fillings?" By Brian Dunning
"Cranks, quacks, and peer review" by David Gorski
"CBS News' resident anti-vaccine propagandist Sharyl Attkisson dives into breast cancer crankery" by Orac
"Does popularity lead to unreliability in scientific research?" by David Gorski
"Everything Old Is New Again" by Steven Novella
"The Marshal Protocol" by Mark Crislip
"Natural Mythology" by Steven Novella
"Common CAM Media Myths" by Steven Novella
Why We Need Science: “I saw it with my own eyes” Is Not Enough by Harriet Hall
"The Autism Omnibus: The difference between real scientists and crank scientists" by Orac
“There must be a reason,” or how we support our own false beliefs by David Gorski
“Appeals to other ways of knowing for "integrative" medicine" by Orac
“AAFP Endorses CAM" by Harriet Hall
“Science-based medicine and Eurocentrism" by Peter Lipson
“All Medicines Are Poison!" by Harriet Hall
NPR - Refusing Flu Shots? Maybe You're A 'Denialist'
“Intrepid, Ragged Band of Bloggers” take on CAM Steven Novella
"2009’s Top 5 Threats To Science In Medicine" by Val Jones
Live Science - "Alternative Medicine Took a Beating in 2009" By Christopher Wanjek
"Top 10 Words and Phrases Ruined By Alt Med"
"Causation and Hill’s Criteria" by Mark Crislip
"You. You. Who are you calling a You You?" by Mark Crislip
"In The NY Times: Stanford limits influence of Big Pharma" by Michael Rosch
"5 Food Package Claims That Deserve a Double Take" By Katherine Hobson
"The danger of science denialism" by Orac
"Nine Breakthroughs and a Breakdown" by Orac
When right wing loons try to "do" science involving vaccines or HIV/AIDS... by Orac
Chicago Tribune - "Health myths your doctor may believe"
"IOM Report on Supplement Regulation" by Steven Novella
"What Do You Expect From Your Pharmacy?" by Scott Gavura
"Finding money for biomedical research by getting rid of woo" by Orac
"The FDA for the Average SBM Consumer" by Martin A. Lessem, J.D.
"The 10 Most Important Things They Didn't Teach You In School" By David Wong (#5)
"Modern Bloodletting" by Steven Novella
"Reliability of Health Information on the Web" by Steven Novella
"Yes, drug companies do pay attention to herbal medicine" by David J Kroll
"A Post-Modernist Response to Science-Based Medicine" by Steven Novella
"Polypharmacy" by Steven Novella
"Complementary and alternative medicine in hospice care" by Brennen McKenzie
"The NCCAM Strategic Plan 2011-2015: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" by David Gorski
Another teen endangered by "alternative medicine" by Orac
Another teen endangered by "alternative medicine," part 2" by Orac
"That treatment is not based on science? Don’t Worry, says KevinMD." by Steven Novella
"Say it ain't so, Dr. Pho! Credulity towards alternative medicine on KevinMD" by Orac
Is “CAM” Fraud? by Jann Bellamy
“Motivated reasoning,” alternative medicine, and the anti-vaccine movement by David Gorski
"Pragmatic Studies and Cinderella Medicine" by Harriet Hall
"How Snake Oil Got Its Reputation" by Casey Chan
The Telegraph - "Who we gonna call? Quackbuster!" By Cassandra Jardine


The Onion - "FDA Approves Sale Of Prescription Placebo"




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