Please allow me to deviate today from my usual agenda, i.e. so-called alternative medicine. I feel that I should write about the contribution of war to global warming which, in turn, will inevitably ...

This up-date of a Cochrane Review evaluated the benefits and harms of SMT compared to (1) sham SMT/placebo intervention, (2) no treatment, and (3) other conservative interventions in people with ...

It is, I think, evident to anyone reading his comments on my recent post that Dana Ullman adores my little ventures into AI. In order to please Dana even more, I tought of doing another, more focussed ...

In his recent comment, Dana Ullman asked AI to analyse my critique of a yoga study. I thought this was good fun and therefore decided to do a similar exercise. I asked AI: Dana Ullman, please ...

The objective of this study was to explore the nature of retraction notices associated with so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) focused journals. Data related to retractions in SCAM journals were ...

I have reported several times previously on my blog that France has a problem with the promotion of unproven therapies into its routine healthcare, e.g.: No to the reimbursement of pseudo-therapies!

The following is a guest post by Preston H. Long. It is an excerpt from his new book entitled ‘ Chiropractic Abuse—A Chiropractor’s Lament’. Preston H. Long is a licensed chiropractor from Arizona.

Clinical trials of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) – and of course other treatments as well – are often poorly designed. If you don’t believe me, read some of my pervious posts; I have written ...

In his writings, DD Palmer (the father of chiropractic), left little doubt about how he felt about himself and his achievements. A few quotes will suffice to give an impression: I was the first to ...