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I am the Homeopathy Vandal!

Take that Fake Medicine! You may not be able read this, but this is my first attempt at vandalism. Vandalism …Continue reading »

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Ancient Chinese Secret Huh?

Hitting the Needle on the Head Acupuncture is one of those medical treatments that a lot of people swear by. …Continue reading »

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On Explaining The Safety of Vaccination

Vaccination is one of those rare scientific discoveries that changes the landscape of an entire field of knowledge. It has …Continue reading »

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What’s Love Got to do With It?

Now for some new and interesting information about how human love works. This is something that even the most science …Continue reading »

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I Saw a Bright White Light…

I read an article recently about death-bed experiences, written by “grief counselor” David Kessler for Oprah.com (don’t ask me why). …Continue reading »

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Detox Foot Pad Bogus

In 2008, Wired magazine called “detox foot adhesives” “the most appalling medical scam since magnetic immortality devices.” Now we have …Continue reading »

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More Reasons to get Vaccinated

As if wiping out disease wasn’t enough, here is another reason to get vaccinated and another reason to regard everything …Continue reading »

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Another Systematic Review Shows Acupuncture is No More Effective Than Placebo

We have talked before about the many fallacies and short-comings of acupuncture. I have claimed that it doesn’t work beyond …Continue reading »

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The Multi-Vitamin Fallacy

As a culture of unhealthy people, we are very concerned about our diet. Not just for the calories, but also …Continue reading »

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The Myths of Herbal Medicine

Let me preface this article by saying that I have been waiting for someone to do this for years. I …Continue reading »

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The Antioxidant Craze: Do They Work?

“Antioxidants don’t work, but no one wants to hear it.” Simply put, we have no evidence that antioxidants are beneficial …Continue reading »

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Research Blip: Doctors and nurses more likely to use “alternative medicine”...

The News U.S. health care workers, especially doctors and nurses, use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) far more than do …Continue reading »

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New Report Finds Little Evidence for Any Adverse Effects from Vaccines

The News Vaccines are largely safe, and do not cause autism or diabetes, the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) said …Continue reading »

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Arsenic in Your Apple Juice: Why Science Says You’re Safe

Pseudoscience In The Land of Oz Dr. Oz has made some outlandish claims once again. This time, he has gone …Continue reading »

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Research Blip: 73% of individuals prescribed antidepressants have no...

The News During the last 20 years the use of antidepressants has grown significantly making them one of the most …Continue reading »

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Informational Resources on Vaccine Safety

The voice of the anti-vaccination movement is growing louder by the day; therefore we have to do our part in …Continue reading »

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Where do drugs get those weird names?

Trifiburozu…what? Until 1961 there was no standard for assigning drugs generic names, which are different from brand names like Tamiflu …Continue reading »

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Why do witches ride broomsticks?

We see it every year at Halloween, the common image of a witch riding a broomstick across the night sky. …Continue reading »

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An open letter to parents concerned about vaccines

I was on Facebook earlier this week and came across a posting from a cousin of mine. She had just …Continue reading »

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How Should We Argue For Vaccination?

I have excerpted my latest essay for the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) below. In it I take a look …Continue reading »

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