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Alternative Medicine and Quackery
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Alternative medicine and quackery: what various alternative healing methods exist? For what diseases? Mainly critical viewpoints.
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NYH HealthCare Communications Group
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Healthcare-related communications from Nancy Yanes-Hoffman.
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HealthLink MCW
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Offers an a question and answer dealing with the safety of alternative medicines.
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My Visit to a "Straight" Chiropractor
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Article by Stephen Barrett debunks chiropractic hocus-pocus by visiting a chiropractor undercover as a patient.
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Anti-Quackery Resources
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A collection of anti-quackery links and tools.
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Debunking the Paranormal
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A science writer's guide to debunking pseudoscience, the paranormal, homeopathy, and other far out claims of alternative medicine.
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Monterrey Wellness Center Makes Me Sick
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Personal opinion about James Davidson, proprietor, currently under a 63 count indictment in Tennessee for fraud for claiming to cure cancer.
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The Healing Techniques of Nicolai Levashov
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A brief biography and summary of techniques of the psychotronic healer Nicolai Levashov. Also a reply to critics and skeptics of his methods.
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Hypnosis : Therapy or the Magic of Suggestion?
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A Christian viewpoint on hypnotherapy.
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My Ordeal as a Patient of Dr. Christiane Northrup M.D.
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A true story that raises serious questions concerning the absence of accountability in physicians who market themselves as holistic.
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Rocky Mountain Skeptics - Failed Alternative Medicine
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A database of negative testimony.
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QuackWatch
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Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Information on quackery, questionable therapies and products.
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The Quack-Files
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Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud.
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ABC of Complementary Medicine - What is Alternative Medicine
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A review article from the British Medical Journal on Alternative and Complementary medicine.
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HomeoWatch
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A skeptical guide to homeopathy. Homeopathic "remedies" are usually harmless, but their associated misbeliefs are not.
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CINAM
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Examines alternative (complementary) medicine from an evangelical Christian viewpoint using objective science and biblically based criteria.
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My Cancer Facts
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Discussion of Alternative, Complementary, and Conventional treatments for cancer written by cancer patients. Also discusses the Cancer Conspiracy, and provides links to other resources.
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False Coral Calcium Claims
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Explains that the content of coral calcium is not very different from the calcium carbonate found in other supplements.
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The Millenium Project
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Uncovers promoters of quackery and those who lie about the dangers of vaccines. A list with a several hundred fundamental websites, commentaries on fraudulent organisations and sites, hate-mail from uncovered quacks, tributes and awards.
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HerbalWatch - Consumer Watchdog of the Herbal Industry
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Information on the dangers of Herbal products. Some can be harmfull to peoples health.
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Alternative Medicine
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Scientist Vic Stenger's page on alternative medicine and quackery. Articles on homeopathy, energy healing and the science of prayer.
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Alternative Medicine - The Multi-billion Fraud
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Richard Dawkins, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford, notes that alternative medicine is defined as that set of practices that cannot be tested, refuse to be tested or consistently fail tests.
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ChiroLinks
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Skeptical articles and links about the chiropractic profession.
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Ebm-first.com
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Skeptical information on alternative medicine in general and articles on several specific types.
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Action for Victims of Chiropractic
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Support and pressure group in the UK for victims of complementary therapies and in particular chiropractic. Case studies, support and advice.
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Medicine
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Skeptical articles on alternative medicine topics by Gary Posner.
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Iridology
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Information on diagnoses one can really observe in the eye, and why iridology is fraud.
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Complementary and Alternative Therapies
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Systemic reviews, meta analyses and generall information on alternative medicine from the Oxford University.
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Health Watch UK
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Discussion on assessment and testing of treatments and information for the public why only thoroughly tested treatments are safe. Non-profit organization in the UK.
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The Sceptics Dictionary
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Definitions and essays on alternative medicine ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.
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Complementary and Alternative Therapies
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Information from the American Cancer Society.
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Herbal Triangle
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Adverse reactions to alternative herbal remedies and posibility to report them. Site by medical student Lori Anderson.
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Why Therapies May Seem to Work (Even When They Don't)
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Reasons care givers and their clients who rely on anecdotal evidence and uncontrolled observations may erroneously conclude that therapies work.
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HealthWatch UK
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Promotes the assessment and testing of treatments, whether 'orthodox' or 'alternative'.
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Health Watch UK
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Information on how to spot fraudulent claims. Non-profit organization in the UK.
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Quackwatch
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Covers unproven and scientifically questionable claims of alternative health therapies, vitamin peddlers, and other health frauds.
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The Quack-Files
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Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud.
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