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Category Archives: alternative medicine
Like the shoes? Don’t Minchin it!
I’ve become a huge Tim Minchin fan over the last couple of years. Not only is he an incredibly talented singer, songwriter and comedian, he’s an unrelenting cheerleader for science, skepticism and critical thinking. He just finished his first tour … Continue reading
Singh wins! Singh wins! Singh wins!
Or at least he didn’t lose. As you probably know, British scientist/journalist Simon Singh has been in a bitter legal battle with the British Chiropractic Association, which is suing him for libel over a critical article he wrote back in … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, civil rights, news, science
Tagged british chiropractic association, lawsuit, libel, simon singh
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Podcast #80 – Simon Singh
We interview science journalist Simon Singh, co-author (with Dr. Edzard Ernst) of Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine (which both John and David highly recommend). For more about Simon visit SimonSingh.net. Please also visit LibelReform.org, a website … Continue reading
Podcast #65 – Live at Dragon*Con
Here’s a recording of our live show, presented September 5th on the Dragon*Con Skeptics Track. Among the topics discussed: Homeopathic beer (with a tip o’ the hat to That Mitchell and Webb Look) The CieAura Patch of Woo Are skepticism … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, commentary, humor, news, podcast
Tagged cieaura, dragon*con, homeopathy, science reporting, skeptics track
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HuffPo spews CAM-poo
I don’t read the Huffington Post for tips on health and fitness, but I do remember a couple of months ago being taken aback that one of their health writers recommended colonics as a preventative for swine flu. Turns out … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, commentary, news, skepticism
Tagged alternative medicine, arianna huffington, CAM, complimentary medicine, huffington post, huffpo, salon
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Carving a niche for “official superstitions”
Now, I’ll be the first to admit that there’s no well-drawn line to tell the government when it can interfere with parental discretion. Cases like that of Daniel Hauser (the 13-year-old boy with a six-inch-diameter tumor whose parents wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, christianity, civil rights, ethics, news, religion, religious rights, superstitions
Tagged child neglect
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What’s up with Zicam?
The FDA has issued a warning about a nasal spray called Zicam after numerous users reported a permanent loss of their sense of smell and taste. My first thought is: how did this stuff get approved by the FDA to … Continue reading
Newsweek jumps on Oprah
Finally, somebody in the mainstream media is taking on Oprah Winfrey and her promotion of airy-fairy, New-Agey, homeopathic, nonsensical pseudo-science. You may have heard that Oprah is giving Jenny “Vaccines Cause Autism” McCarthy her own show. Anyway, Newsweek has just … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, medical research, news, skepticism
Tagged autism, jenny mccarthy, oprah winfrey, vaccines
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Superstition: Belief in the Age of Science
If you were intrigued by my recent review of Bruce M. Hood’s SuperSense, you’ll want to read what the UK’s David Gardiner has to say about Robert L. Park’s new book Superstition: Belief in the Age of Science (available at … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, books, paranormal, religion, science, superstitions
Tagged bob park, david gardiner, gold dust, robert l. park, superstition
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Gran Torino, MD
I think I’ve figured out how they could pull off a sequel to the recent film Gran Torino: as the new movie opens, Clint Eastwood’s über-curmudgeon Walt Kowalski lies in intensive care, riddled with bullet holes but not dead. Grimacing, … Continue reading →