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Alice Howarth

Dr Alice Howarth is a research academic working in pharmacology and therapeutics at the University of Liverpool. She is vice president of the Merseyside Skeptics Society, has written for The Guardian, Breast Cancer Now and is co-host of the skeptical podcast Skeptics with a K. In August 2020 Alice took on the role of deputy editor for The Skeptic.

Snus: the nicotine pouch epidemic among professional footballers

With as many as 3 in 4 professional footballers use snus pouches, it's time for the game to offer real support for managing players' stress.

Practising positive self-talk might sound like woo, but it may also work

Self-talk significantly impacts our mental health – we can benefit from being more constructive in how we think about ourselves

Kind Patches almost certainly aren’t the answer to ADHD focus issues

Kind Patches sell patches filled with natural ingredients, with all manner of health claims - but, as so often with supplements, no real evidence

Navel glazing: the beauty fad of applying castor oil to the belly button

Beauty influencers rave about 'shedding' their overnight treatments – including removing castor oil packs from their navels

Seed oils: how a panic over cooking fats is lubricating the alt-right pipeline

The seed oils fear may look like just another nutritional panic, but it plays into an ideological drive towards 'traditional' alt-right ideals

Fenbendazole: the ‘cancer-curing’ anti-parasitic beloved by Joe Rogan

On the world's most popular podcast, Joe Rogan regularly touts the cancer-curing properties of fenbendazole, an anti-parasitic drug

New Year, New You, New Woo: 2025’s health and beauty ‘microtrends’

Every new year comes with a fresh list of do's and don'ts from beauty and wellness influencers, as social media speeds up 'microtrends'

Madmonq, or how not even video gamers are safe from the nutritional supplement industry

As Esports becomes big business, wellness industry companies like Madmonq want in on the act, claiming to provide optimal nutrition for the pro video gamer
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