Alternative Medicine
News, commentary, criticism, analysis, and research from complementary and alternative medicine.
So-called alternative medicine and vaccine hesitancy
Many people who turn to alternative medicine are also vaccine hesitant - both factors are related to a distrust of, and lack of access to, mainstream medicine
Charles appoints alt-med fan Dr Michael Dixon as Head of the Royal Medical Household
Though largely unnoticed, Charles' appointment of alt-med advocate, Dr Michael Dixon, as Head of the Royal Medical Household may be telling
How should alternative medicine practitioners be regulated?
If alternative medicine practitioners are to be effectively regulated, they can't regulate themselves - but nor can they be given special treatment by governments
Alternative medicine for animals: why we should keep quacks away from our furry friends
A recent systematic review looked at the use of 24 alternative medicine modalities on cats, dogs, and horses. The results were less than impressive.
The Nuremberg salt test: how homeopathy failed one of the earliest ever scientific trials
One of the earliest ever randomised control trials took place in 1835, when skeptical physicians put the new-fangled homeopathy to the test
Antimicrobial Resistance, homeopathy and the Soil Association
The Soil Association's goals to protect animal and human health, while caring for the environment, are laudable. So, why do they still lend their support to homeopathy?
Acupuncture remains one of the most enduring pseudo-therapies – even though it does not work
Given there's no reliable evidence acupuncture works, and it has been associated with significant harm, its risks outweigh its benefits.
Institute Question of Science in Brazil: from fighting pseudoscience to advising governments
IQC - born in response to Bolsanaro and forged in the fight against COVID-19 pseudoscience - aims to establish its permanent place in post-Bolsanaro Brazil
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