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Edzard Ernst

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Edzard Ernst is Emeritus Professor of Complementary Medicine at the Peninsula School of Medicine, University of Exeter. He is the author of ten books on complementary and alternative medicine.
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Despite what Prince Charles thinks, homeopathy is not the answer to antibiotic resistance

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Conditions that clear without antibiotics aren't proof that homeopathy works, but that some infections can clear up on their own
Alternative Medicine

“Fake Medicine”: Dr Brad McKay skilfully takes apart health advice from Dr Google

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Professor Edzard Ernst reviews the new book "Fake Medicine", from Australian science communicator and skeptic Dr Brad McKay
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Should we be skeptical of homeopathy research conducted in India? A look at the evidence

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Research from India is more favourable to homeopathy than studies from anywhere else in the world - which should give us cause to be suspicious
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Integrative medicine: Mixing cow pie with apple pie

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A recent paper claims to offer a new definition of Integrative Medicine, but does little more than repeat the the same old tropes and special pleading
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Health food stores, a danger to public health?

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A Canadian study showed that health food shops were overwhelmingly likely to give misleading advice on cancer - are things any better here?
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Four perspectives on peer review: why it goes wrong, and why we need to fix it

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The peer review process is vital, but it is riddled with errors and issues; the quality of future science depends on trying to improve it
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From the outset, chiropractors have held anti-vax views – sadly, not much has changed

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Despite overwhelming evidence vaccines work, many chiropractors focus unduly on the risks, and refuse to recommend them to patients
Alternative Medicine

Don’t believe what you think!

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What follows is a slightly modified and abbreviated version of the introduction to Professor Edzard Ernst's recently published book, Don't Believe What You Think. Why...

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