Alternative Medicine
News, commentary, criticism, analysis, and research from complementary and alternative medicine.
A Quorum of Quacks
For those of you who have never been festooned with so may needles that you looked like a archery target in fairyland, or else...
The Changing Face of Anti-Vax
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was a very well-travelled eighteenth century aristocrat whose husband was appointed ambassador to Istanbul. Fortunately for us, she was also...
From the archives: Homeopathy and the 10:23 campaign
From the archives in 2012, Mark Williams corresponds with professional homeopathy organisations in the wake of the 10:23 campaign's mass 'overdose' stunt
Therapeutic Touch: another health scam from America
From the archives, Mahlon W Wagner calls on the nursing profession to distance itself from New Age mysticism and anti-scientific philosophies
The First Quackbusters? The early battles between quacks and skeptics
From the archives, Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst reflect on the early history of the continuing battle between quacks and sceptics
Sceptical suicide attempt, nationwide: Updated
At 10:23am on Saturday 30th January, over 300 individuals from branches of Skeptics in the Pub will simultaneously consume an overdose of commercially available homeopathic...
Foals for Goals: Horse placenta the new magic sponge?
As an avid football fan and someone who has sustained their fair share of injuries, I have often been jealous of professional footballers who...
Homeopathy from the NHS?
Should homeopathy be included on the NHS? Most of us would say no, simply because we do not believe the evidence supports the basis...