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Alice Howarth

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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.

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

Lemme Purr: the celebrity-backed wellness gummies trading on intimate insecurities

Backed by Kourtney Kardashian, Lemme Purr gummies incorrectly persuade women they have a problem with their vagina, and then sell them the solution

It’s far to soon too tell patients platelet-rich plasma injections can treat infertility

Platelet-rich plasma might one day be a viable treatment infertility, or it might be a plausible treatment that fails to pan out - right now, we simply don't know

Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

Argan oil from Morocco is said to have all manner of health benefits, from preventing hair loss to boosting the immune system - all based on little to no evidence
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