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Praising Homeopathy

goodscience wrote 4 days ago: I ran across an interview with Roger Daltry regarding his fund raising efforts for the Teenage Cance … more »

Tags: Praising Homeopathy

Brain Gym redux: I don't know whether to laugh or cry3 comments

arthurvandelay wrote 1 week ago: A couple of weeks ago I blogged on the Brain Gym phenomenon, a series of physical exercises that pr … more »

Tags: Education, magical thinking, Morons

Society of Homeopaths' press complaint against Goldacre and The Guardian9 comments

homeopathy4health wrote 1 week ago: The Society of Homeopaths has sent an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission concerni … more »

Tags: Alternative Health, health, Homeopathy, homoeopathy, Medicine, Scientism

Unabashed Bias in "Sense about Science"- How to Shill for Your Sponsors

doctorlimpy wrote 2 weeks ago: Well, it is not surprising that Sense about Science has come out against alternative health methods … more »

Tags: Alternative Health, bad science, Cam, Homeopathy, Pharmaceutical, Science based medicine, Skeptic, Society of Homeopaths

Homeopathy Worked for Me4 comments

goodscience wrote 2 weeks ago: Homeopathy worked for me is a campaign to preserve the right for consumers to choose their preferr … more »

Tags: Homeopathy Worked for Me

What Online Pro-Drug and Anti-CAM, Anti-Homeopathy Blogs Don't Want You to Know3 comments

doctorlimpy wrote 2 weeks ago: Here is something that appeared in the Nursing Online DataBase. These are just a few excerpts to see … more »

Tags: Alternative Health, bad science, Cam, Gimpyblog, Homeopathy, Pharmaceutical, Science based medicine, Skeptic, Society of Homeopaths

Kill The Brain - Or Get Smart About Ghoulish Psychics

podblack wrote 3 weeks ago: Just popping in this Guardian article by Ben Goldacre - remember my little mention on April 8th abou … more »

Tags: Current Events, links elsewhere, media, Paranormal, Skepticism

Selling Drugs Under the Guise of "Science-Based Medicine"8 comments

doctorlimpy wrote 3 weeks ago: There are blogs that have been started by various parties interested in promoting drug based medicin … more »

Tags: Homeopathy, Alternative Health, Skeptic, bad science, Gimpyblog, Pharmaceutical, Society of Homeopaths, Science based medicine

Anonymous Gimpy's Blog Written by a Drug Company Representative?16 comments

doctorlimpy wrote 1 month ago: Is one of the most vociferous voices against alternative health practitioners on the internet, actua … more »

Tags: Alternative Health, bad science, Gimpyblog, Homeopathy, Pharmaceutical, Skeptic, Society of Homeopaths

Drug Companies Attack Alternatives and Homeopathy Through the Internet

doctorlimpy wrote 1 month ago: Important - Read this- your health and well being depends on it. There are some internet blogs and w … more »

Tags: Alternative Health, bad science, Gimpyblog, Homeopathy, Pharmaceutical, Skeptic, Society of Homeopaths

Quactitioners II - The mystery of medical history4 comments

Aphra Behn wrote 1 month ago: The Jobbing Doctor has an excellent quote on his blog: One reason why medical history is not much ta … more »

Tags: Critical Thinking

Clay Shirky and Nick Carr: A Tangent on Science Blogging4 comments

menefreghismo wrote 1 month ago: HolfordWatch is considering the weighty proposition: Will Science Blogging Absolve the Mainstream Me … more »

Tags: Holford Watch

Will Science Blogging Absolve the Mainstream Media of the Need to Provide Science Coverage?1 comment

dvnutrix wrote 1 month ago: Nick Davies’ corruscating Flat Earth News: An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distor … more »

Tags: Goldacre, Blogging

Quactitioners I - Sincerely WooWoo4 comments

Aphra Behn wrote 1 month ago: Ben Goldacre’s recent Radio 4 programme seeks to place current food faddists (I assume he … more »

Tags: Society, Critical Thinking

Paxo Stuffs Brain Gym3 comments

kelvinthroop wrote 1 month ago: The ludicrous “Brain Gym” got the Paxman treatment on “Newsnight”. You can w … more »

Tags: bad science, Brain Gym, Education, Quackery

Ben Goldacre Usually Gets The Science Wrong: Patrick Holford Speaks From His Own Reality14 comments

dvnutrix wrote 1 month ago: A long time ago, MythBusters tested a scenario that recreated the classic vandalised police car sce … more »

Tags: Holford, patrick holford, MMR, Sarah Jarvis, Emer Keeling

Patrick Holford Responds to Radio 4 Programme and Misses the Point: Part 13 comments

dvnutrix wrote 1 month ago: We are not entirely sure that Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University and also Head of Scie … more »

Tags: David Colquhoun, Goldacre, Holford, patrick holford, Supplements, Vitamin C, Vitamins

Another Holford Response7 comments

jdc325 wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday I covered Patrick’s response to criticism of his comments on the Gladys Block paper. … more »

Tags: bad science, Supplements, Alternative Medicine, patrick holford

Holford's Full Responses3 comments

jdc325 wrote 1 month ago: Having listened to part two of the Radio 4 show The Rise of the Lifestyle Nutritionists, I followed … more »

Tags: bad science, Supplements, Alternative Medicine, patrick holford


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