So-called alternatve medicine (SCAM) and the anti-vaccination conspiracy are - as we have seen so often here - closely related. Therefore, I feel that the case of Daniel Armstrong, a 35-year-old ...

The use of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) is popular among cancer patients. SCAM includes vitamins, minerals, phytotherapy, homeopathy, nutritional supplements and probiotics. SCAM use may lead ...

It's the season to be jolly! But there seems to be so little to be jolly about! No worries - I found something that will surely make you laugh out loud. This article by Iurii Titarenko (PhD in ...

The General Chiropractic Council (GCC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with NHS England, the Crown Prosecution Service and the National Police Chiefs' Council to collaborate where there is ...

The objective of this paper , as stated by its authors, was to develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) through a broad-based consensus process on best practices for chiropractic ...

An American doctor invented a drug that claims to cure COPD within three days.” Does this announcement herald a medical sensation or a bogus and potentially dangerous falsehood? The inventors proudly ...

"Crusade Against Naturopathy" (Kreuzzug gegen Naturheilkunde) is the title of a recent article (in German - so, I translated for you) published in 'MULTIPOLAR'. It is a defence of - no, not ...

I came across this remarkable chapter entitled "Reiki in Companion Animals ". As it comes from the Department of Clinical Studies and the Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary and ...

Homeopathy was founded some two hundred years ago by Dr Samuel Christian Hahnemann. Over time, it has grown to be among the most frequently used forms of alternative medicine in Europe and the USA. It ...

It is already 7 years ago that I listed several 'official verdicts on homeopathy', i.e. conclusions drawn by independent, reputable bodies evaluationg the evidence for or against homeopathy: “The ...

I recently published an article in the German newspaper 'DIE WELT' about the Bavarian Homeopathy trial. My comments did not go down well with the German Association of Homeopathic Doctors (DZVhÄ).

If you live in the UK, you could not possibly escape the discussion about the ‘Assisted Dying Bill’ which passed yesterday’s vote in the House of Commons (MPs have voted by 330 to 275 in favour of ...