Small Study of Reflexology Finds Nothing, Headline Should Read
This post was originally published on Randi.org If alternative medicine wants to be taken more seriously, the studies must be …
Category Archives: Alternative Medicine
CAM and the Language Problem
In graduate school I completed a literature review on the use of oppositional language in medicine. Ever the skeptic, I …
The Great “Detox” Deception
Perhaps it is a product of the “green/natural/organic” movement, but there seems to be a war on chemicals in the …
New screening of Chinese medicine finds toxic plants, endangered animals
Medicine based on assumptions According to a new study published in PLoS Genetics, Chinese herbal “medicines” contain some frightening ingredients. …
Degrees in Nonsense Dropped from UK Universities
You’ve Got a Degree in Baloney At least some universities have come to their senses: From this year, it will …
Research Blip: Doctors and nurses more likely to use “alternative medicine” than the general population
The News U.S. health care workers, especially doctors and nurses, use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) far more than do …
The Antioxidant Craze: Do They Work?
“Antioxidants don’t work, but no one wants to hear it.” Simply put, we have no evidence that antioxidants are beneficial …
Colon Cleansing: No benefit and dangerous
The News Colon cleansing has been described as a natural way to enhance well-being, but Georgetown University doctors say there’s …
