Alternative Medicine
News, commentary, criticism, analysis, and research from complementary and alternative medicine.
Spending time outdoors is healthy and great – we don’t need to sell it as “forest bathing”!
Forest Bathing might be good for you... but so is general time spent outdoors in nature - we don't need to medicalise it and monetise it.
Fighting health misinformation can save lives, and stop vulnerable people being exploited
Anti-vaxxer Barbara O'Neill planned to hold a UK workshop, but international collaboration between skeptics stopped her from spreading her health misinformation.
The Get Well show proved that for its fans, even when pseudoscience fails, it succeeds
Lynne McTaggart's talk at her recent Get Well show was filled with tales of pseudoscience failing... yet she saw only more incredulous successes
As pet owners increasingly turn to CBD products, do claims match the evidence?
Despite growing popularity, the evidence for CBD efficacy in our pets is still in its infancy – meaning these products should not be used before seeking veterinary attention
The Mail Online declared arsenic a “miracle cure for cancer” – I’ll wait to see some evidence
We should be wary of claims that arsenic is a miracle cure for cancer - especially when those claims are made by a private biotech companies with skin in the game
Being Reasonable: what we can learn from people who hold fringe beliefs
When it comes to engaging with fringe beliefs, it's important to remember that people don't change their mind overnight, or based on one conversation
Chiropractic’s life-saving claims are just another flight of fancy
A viral post from a chiropractor claiming to have saved the life of an airline passenger further demonstrates that alt-med practitioners have no idea of their own limitations
Regulators take action against dentist offering applied kinesiology and cranial osteopathy
By striking off a dentist making misleading health claims, the GDC and High Court have sent a message to other dentists on the fringes of the profession