Alternative Medicine
News, commentary, criticism, analysis, and research from complementary and alternative medicine.
An Open Letter To Alliance Boots
Merseyside Skeptics have recently posted the following open letter to Alliance Boots on their website. This is a campaign we should all support.
Beware the spinal trap
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Some practitioners claim it is a cure-all, but the research suggests chiropractic therapy has mixed results – and can even be lethal, says Simon Singh.
Prince Charles, the NHS, and the 2005 Smallwood report
From the archives, Wendy Grossman assesses the 2005 Smallwood report, commissioned by then-prince Charles, on the role of CAM within the NHS.
Rhyme and Reason – Magnetic quackery
From the archives, Steve Donnelly takes a look at MagneCare's claims that magnetism can cure all manner of ailments
Electromagnetic protection: the dodgy devices promising to protect you from EMFs
From the archives, Steve Donnelly discusses the burgeoning field of electromagnetic protection protecting devices
From medicine to miracle – the remarkable healing of Dr Mary Self
From the archive, Peter May questions the remarkable healing of Dr Mary Self.
From the archives: In the eye of the beholder – Keeping an eye on iridology
From the archives in 1989, The Skeptic's roving correspondent takes a look at the alternative diagnostic practice of iridology
From the archive: James Randi’s 1989 lecture for the Manchester Skeptics
From the archives, Frank Koval's 1989 article presents a transcript of James Randi's lecture that year for the Manchester Skeptics
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