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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery

The return of Dana Ullman, homeopathic apologist, 2010 edition

I tell ya, I go away for a few days, let the blogging slow down, decrease the usual logorrhea. Heck, I even go for the lazy blogger trick of an open thread. In the meantime, while I was busy learning about real science at the 2010 AACR Meeting, the forces of pseudoscience have not been […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

The return of Dana Ullman, homeopathic apologist

Oh, no, not again. Respectful Insolence™ has been invaded over the last few days by a particularly idiotic and clueless homeopath named Sunil Sharma, who’s infested the comments of a post about how U.K. homeopaths are complaining about all of us mean skeptics who have the temerity to point out the mind-numbingly obvious about homeopathy, […]

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Bad science Homeopathy Medicine Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

First anthroposophy, now homeopathy? Quackademic medicine at the University of Michigan marches on.

A few years ago, it was anthroposophic medicine. This year, it’s homeopathy. Quackademic medicine at the University of Michigan marches on.

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Homeopathy Medicine Pseudoscience Quackery

Homeopathy Awareness Week 2018 starts today. Let’s help celebrate by reminding people that it’s quackery!

Homeopathy Awareness Week starts today. Terrifyingly, the theme this year is “Homeopathy for Pregnancy an Childbirth.” Here, Orac does his part to celebrate by reminding his readers once again why homeopathy remains The One Quackery To Rule Them All.

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Clinical trials Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Medicine

A homeopathic “debate” in BMJ?

Homeopathy is quackery. There, I’ve said it for the hundredth or even thousandth time, but I don’t care if it’s repetitive because it can’t be emphasized enough times that homeopathy is The One Quackery To Rule Them All, with the possible exception of reiki and other “energy therapies.” I also find it useful to make […]