QuackCast

A reflection on the capacity of the immune system.

The solution to US health care does not lie in adding magic.

Bias determines conclusions.

Acupuncture Today. “Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig; es ist nicht einmal falsch!” It is because they LAc an understanding of medicine.

Is intravenous vitamin C helpful in sepsis? I hope so, but past experience render me skeptical.

A Chinese government investigation has found that 80%, yes eighty percent, of Chinese biomedical research is fabricated. I bet that is an underestimate for Traditional Chinese Pseudo-Medicine.

Disciplinary actions against ND’s in Oregon by the Board. How to find them and what they are.

Spinal Manipulation for Back and Neck Pain: Does It Work? You would think it does if you read the article but not if you actually read the literature.

There are many ways to apply the medical literature. For me it starts with the premise that health care workers may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

To summarize: The truth of blue light? Who cares?

An undate on a popular, yet worthless, pseudo-medicine.

There is no difference between a psychic scam and a pseudo-medical SCAM.

That there is a thing that can be called acupuncture.

Is chronic fatigue a hibernation state?

The many ways cancer and infection interact.

When should I get the influenza vaccine?

An occasional skeptical and sarcastic review of alternative medicine. Today: General approach to human stupidity.

Echinacea. A useful adjunct or a load of crap. What do you think I’m going to say? Crap.

Of all the kinds of alt.med available, Homeopathy has to be the most retarded. And thats saying something. Listen and see why.

Clinical trials of homeopathy are of poor quality and treat self limited diseases. The better the study, the less well homeopathy does. In the best meta analysis to date, it is concluded that homeopathy doesn't work. Duh.