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Welcome to Confessions of a Quackbuster. I confess to being a skeptic who is concerned about healthcare, consumer protection, quackery, healthfraud, chiropractic quackery, and other forms of so-called "Alternative" Medicine. "Alternative" Medicine, Quackery, Health Fraud The Other Side of the Coin "Skepticism is the first step toward truth." - Denis Diderot Previous history Previously I had another website - The Quack-Files - which was hosted at Geocities. It was launched on Mar. 22, 2001. When Geocities was closed on Oct. 26, 2009, it quietly ceased to exist, along with outdated content. Now the former URL - http://www.quackfiles.com - redirects to this location.

This Table of Contents is in chronological order, from bottom to top, just like this blog. To get the most benefit, just start at the bottom. Since "out of sight" usually means "out of mind", I consider archived blog entries to be pretty much useless to people who browse blogs. That's why I have chosen to place a complete Table of Contents right up front. You can use Google's Toolbar to search this page. To see the newest entries in the sidebar to the right, you should refresh the site first. Blog status This blog is rather neglected and in some cases may not be up to date. Consider it an information archive and use accordingly. I have not been actively dealing with these matters for several years. My choice of blog title isn't because I have ever been a real "quackbuster", but because I was accused of being such, and I took that as a compliment, especially considering the source of the criticism. The critic is a promoter of quackery, and is thus against quackbusters whose anti-quackery efforts expose him and his clients, many of whom have been convicted in courts of law for fraud, malpractice, and/or unscientific practices. Obviously the double negative "anti anti-quackery" implies that my critic is for quackery. I'd much rather be considered as being against quackery than for it. There are nearly a thousand entries here, with very little of it written by myself. If you have an issue with something, take it up with the author or quoted sources, not me. If you find something you consider to be libelous or otherwise illegal, by all means contact me. Be very specific about which words you find objectionable. Maybe I can somehow contact the author and warn them, and maybe even be lucky enough to get it changed! If I have not been contacted and given fair warning, I cannot be held liable. HOME TABLE OF CONTENTS CHIROPRACTIC INDEX to all entries here

COMPLETE TABLE OF CONTENTS FILMS YOU MUST SEE!DANGERS OF CHIROPRACTIC THERAPY Manipulation of the cervical spine: risks and benefits SEE THEM WHILE YOU CAN! UK doctor-scientist leading the debate on alternative modalities Does Chiropractic Work? Young Mom Dies After a Chiropractic Adjustment: Is "chiropractic stroke" to blame? Kimkins - Notice of Pendency of Class Notice‏ Brief Expositions of Rational Medicine SimonSingh.net Chirocopalypse: British chiropractors running scared Hot Air Balloon Homeopathy is worse than witchcraft - and the NHS must stop paying for it Yelp User Faces Lawsuit Over Negative Review of Chiropractor Beware the spinal trap - Simon Singh "Forbidden" article Blog status Dead patient's estate sues chiropractor & others Postage Stamp Honors Crusader Against Chiropractic Malpractice VOCA Unveils Chiropractic Malpractice Postage Stamp.. Interesting observations from a chiropractor Dr. Heimlich's New 'Maneuver' Eva Cassidy singing Over the Rainbow Astronomy: Putting things in perspective! Grander water: "Esoteric humbug" A review of Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis - by Harriett Hall, MD Chiro book: What Chiropractors Don't Want You to Know About Chiropractic Quackbusters Inc.: Hot On The Heels Of Medical Hucksters Doing The Least To Save Your Life - David Federlein Priceless! Banned commercials..... Healthy Skepticism International News Alert Global Trend: More Science, More Fraud The Macho Response writes about Therapeutic Touch Professor condemns therapies Spinal manipulation for headache disorders Professor savages homeopathy (and chiropractic) ChiroPlot: the scheme to scam the competition. Appeals Court Overturns Adverse District Court Ruling in American Chiropractic Association Lawsuit against HHS BECOME AN EFFECTIVE CHIROPRACTIC SPEAKER Please Release Me, Let Me Go (MFR) Massage Brittany Informed Consent ..... Chiro Style Economics of vaccination Thimerosal information needs clarification Chiropractic Footbath cures everything The Chiropractor and His Patient The Manipulable Lesion -- A Chiropractic Rose By Any Other Name (Part 2) Kinsinger Letter - chiropractic at University of Alberta The Seven Stages of Chiropractic Deprogramming - Part 2 Revolutionary Marketing Tips for Chiropractic Professionals The Seven Stages of Chiropractic Deprogramming Chiropractic neck manipulation can cause injury or death -- video SWIFT December 2, 2005 What's so bad about chiropractic education?" Three Cortislim Defendants to Give up $4.5 Million in Cash and Other Assets Feds crack down on bogus weight loss products Behind the Veil: A Muslim Woman Speaks Out From Tapes, a Chilling Voice of Islamic Radicalism in Europe Health Canada Warning Consumers Not To Take Chinese Medicine 'Shortclean' James Randi's SWIFT November 18, 2005 WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 18 Nov 05 Couple free on bond following split verdict in child neglect case How Google Tamed Ads on the Wild, Wild Web Risks and Benefits of DDT (from the Lancet) Green Medicine Event Concludes in Cuba Spinal manipulation: Its safety is uncertain Cuba Demonstrates Its (un)Scientific Expertise in Natural Medicine Consumer Health Digest #05-46 Consumer Health Digest #05-45 Teacher Charged With Mocking Religion Sentenced to Jail Don urges FG to enact law against quackery Kevin Trudeau Hires PI to Dig Dirt on ERA Chiropractor's Marketing Techniques Probed The Manipulable Lesion -- A Chiropractic Rose By Any Other Name (Part 1) Lack of herbal supplement characterization in published randomized controlled trials Doctor's suspension overturned Ruling due Monday on chiropractor's license Demonizing Drugmakers Ozzy Osbourne's Lyrics Quackery or Cure: Questioning Alternative Therapies Debate Forum Cross Border Fraud - FTC Press Room Two caught selling fake cancer remedy Breast massage not standard [chiropractic] care -- expert Health food store hosts vitamin advocate (Earl L. Mindell) Consumer Health Digest #05-44 Consumer Health Digest #05-43 Consumer Health Digest #05-42 Consumer Health Digest #05-41 Vaccines Vital To Health Merck Prevails in Second Vioxx Case on Heart Attack Daughter Wants Answers About Death of Mother Red Hot Blogs of the Day Revisions to "Dangers of chiropractic therapy" Government reverses physiotherapy delisting Google Found to Be Testing Classified Ads CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CANADIAN CHIROPRACTIC PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION BEING PLANNED BY THE ADVOCACY GROUP FAMILIES AGAINST ABUSIVE CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS Kylie denies holistic claim Kylie Minogue Slams 'Holistic' Press Lies Kylie denies alternative therapy claim Boom and bust: Supplements tough for pro leagues Curing Jamie Handley Black cohosh no better than placebo against hot flushes, finds new trial The Case of the Fatal Neck Adjustment MMR Vaccine is Safe, International Team Affirms Alternative med finds way to medical school curricula MMR in clear over autism The MMR is safe - what other scare stories are nonsense? Good medicine: Homeopathic board needs a physical - just in case ‘Dr. Internet’ exasperating to MDs Ex-Santana Employee Sues Over Firing Music, imagery, touch, and prayer as adjuncts to interventional cardiac care 'Natural healer' charged with fraud (John E. Curran) Viewpoint: what is the best and most ethical model for the relationship between mainstream and alternative medicine: opposition, integration, or plura 4 Amish children in Minn. infected with polio virus Bird Flu: New Scientist articles Degree of doubt for Bertie's boffin Faith Healers and Physicians - Teaching Pseudoscience by Mandate AAP: Vaccine Researchers Preach to Pediatrician Choir Academia Embraces Spooky Studies Help, lasagne's out to get me Be careful what the doctor may have ordered Doctor licensing under scrutiny First Aid Video - humor Harvard Health Letter Survey Shows Harvard Doctors Practice What They Preach Guinness noitulovE (that's Evolution backwards) GP who gave MMR warning faces sack Homeopath patient's death debated despite Ariz. board clearing doctor Critics seek audit of homeopathy board Should medical students be taught about CAM? Arabian Sex Tourism Oh, what a tangled web is being woven on the BBC health site Ronnie Barker on Pismronunciation Experts Unlock Clues to Spread of 1918 Flu Virus NHS should pin hopes on alternative remedies Google Earth Victims of "chiropractic contracts" Complementary medicine study hit by credibility row Charles study backs NHS therapies Yemen battles polio -- again The Skeptical Eye - Leon Jaroff The End of Homeopathy? - Leon Jaroff Consumer Health Digest #05-40 Naturopathy bill draws opposition Class action sought for 'Dr. Phil' diet suit What's up, e-doc? Attachment Therapy News: Oct. 5, 2005 Search: chiropractor quackery or not A Mother's Denial, a Daughter's Death (Maggiore) 'Natural Cures' book: Is it the truth or is it quackery? Trashing Trudeau, saving America Chimp no longer has monkey on his back The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational 'Pox Parties' Pooh-Poohed New Children's Vaccine Targets 4 Diseases Kids' Vaccines: No Link to Unrelated Diseases Vaccination Delays Put Many Children at Risk Pediatricians Would Dismiss Families Who Refuse Vaccinations Stupid Terrorists Clinic told to repay $700,000 to patients (Monte Kline) *SPAM* FROM AFRICAN GIRL SULLY(URGENT) A Sports Drink for Children Is Jangling Some Nerves Consumer Health Digest #05-398 WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 30 Sep 05 The Brights' Bulletin #29 - September 30, 2005 Quack-Files: Keywords Dangerous Witchdoctoring Download the Internet here Ease the strain on the neck It's Enough to Make You Sick BLOGGING: Psst: Want to Know My Net Worth? Experts savage oxygen booster Skeptics' prize goes to education group A Web of Faith, Law and Science in Evolution Suit NIH Study Takes Another Look At Vitamin C and Cancer Speakout: State ignores naturopaths' 'quackery' Cancer ‘cures’ are empty promises in Kevin Trudeau’s ‘Natural Cures’ book Monkey See, Monkey Do (not) Battling encephalitis with hope...and homeopathy Site referrals: entry pages Site referrals Site referrals: mucoid plaque The Death of DD Palmer: Attempted Murder by His Son? Fup eller fakta om kosttilskud Foundations of Chiropractic, 2nd Edition - Subluxation Stage show brings back Eva's talents Against odds, Kevin Trudeau still king of late-night infomercial pitchmen Free Denver Conference on Quackery: Sept 21 Crank o' the Day (anticrank) NarConon Is Bad News for Customers Misleading and absurd ( Neaclear skincare product) Subluxation: dogma or science? Think for Self (interview with Stephen Barrett) Steadily, Plans Increase Coverage of Unorthodox Medical Therapies Darwin Awards Mottos Eliane Duvekot, Artist Extraordinaire Why Charles just can't quit the snake oil Echinacea fails to treat or prevent colds in study Best-seller ‘Natural Cures’ sparks court battle Study says homeopathic medicines don’t work Echinacea and the cold Vitamin C and the common cold More junk science debunked Homoeopathy 'does not work' Lancet research labelled biased Homeopathy no better than placebo Homeopathy ineffective, study finds Study Casts Doubt on Homeopathic Cures Lancet study says homeopathic medicines don't work Christopher Cain: Spinal claims have no backbone Silly Nigerian Scam Letters: 2 Silly Nigerian Scam Letters: 1 Concepts and The Future of Chiropractic. Fraud & Abuse WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 26 Aug 05 Homeopathy's benefit questioned Effects of homeopathy 'are all in the mind' As a fourth study says it's no better than a placebo, is this the end for homeopathy? The fault line in the organic debate Study: Homeopathy Drugs Don't Work Medics attack use of homeopathy Any Homeopathy Benefit Attributed to Placebo Effect Autistic boy, 5, dies after disputed therapy Chiropractic Expert Witnesses Vioxx: Who's Responsible? Consumer Health Digest #05-34 Prince attacked for secret health study Google Gets Better. What's Up With That? Age-Old Cures, Like the Maggot, Get U.S. Hearing Intelligent Design and Informed Debate Concepts and The Future of Chiropractic. Fraud & Abuse Is Henry J. Heimlich MD a fraud? Keyword Analysis - August 24, 2005 Closing the book (Kevin Trudeau) HRH Charles, "Prince of Quacks", exposed in the blogosphere Life University's new advertising campaign A Pinch of Salt with Some Supplements Prince Charles Promotes Quackery Legislate to Warn Public that Neck Manipulation can cause a Stroke - Passed the 100 thousand mark! ABC News: Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Plagues Nigeria Canadian Orthopractic Manual Therapy Association Guidelines Anti-'quackbuster' champion needs info Baptist ponders adding focus on alternative care Internet Trial Questions Herbal Remedies for Anxiety and Insomnia Online, Eva Cassidy Trumps Elvis Globules against bioterror Karl Popper seminar - Rafe Champion Greek Tragedy: Stephanie Klein's blog WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 22 Jul 05 TAHITIAN NONI ® JUICE: World Wide Warning Kennedy admits he's not qualified to talk about vaccines or autism A Toast to Saint Nate The Thirteenth Meeting of the Skeptics' Circle A Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe Health Scan: A chemical in hashish inhibits cancer Gov't Finally Closes St. Luke Critical Thinking About Research - book review Aetna uncovers plot to intimidate dental licensing boards No Vaccine-Autism Link, Parents Are Told I never said I could cure cancer, says 'therapist' Keyword analysis Probing Edges Of Medicine -- And Reality Slipped Disc: Misleading Terminology Kerre Woodham: Hostility to jab hard to fathom Unsafe health practices blamed on 'soft' law Schwarzenegger's Bully Pulpit: Muscle Magazines Schwarzenegger to end relationship with magazines Chiropractic Search Terms Widower arrested in ’01 death of wife at Gilbert home New on the acsh.org Website - Friday, July 15, 2005 WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 15 Jul 05 Controversial EU vitamins ban to go ahead Seventeen Questions Prayer 'won't help sick' Schwarzenegger to Be Paid $8 Million by Fitness Magazines Subluxation Awareness Week Amazon.com 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame musicians Consumer Health Digest #05-28 Vitamin E May Not Prevent Heart Disease or Cancer in Healthy Women Protandim Ephedra Death Case Settled for Almost $1 Million by Nutraquest Inc. and Four Other Companies A tale of a raw prawn (humor) Skeptic and Anti-Quackery Web Rings Submission to Medicines Australia Review of the Code of Conduct Tahitian Noni Juice scam PeTA blogging Chiropractic Therapy for Neck Pain May Have High Rate of Adverse Reactions Candy makers target fitness market Chiropractic anti-vaccination: Parents sue when player is benched The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 8 Jul 05 [London Terrorism:] British "Covenant of Security" with Islamists Ends Jab campaigns use 'fear tactics' says expert FSU 'College of Chiropractic' is a bad idea by Terry A. Rondberg, DC, WCA President London 7/7 Bombings: Terrorists Strike Again Science of life evolving or revolving? Scientology at Salon.com Blogging boom WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 24 Jun 05 Washington, DC HealthFactsAndFears.com Acupuncture equal to sham in reducing migraines Where's the Evidence? - Marcia Angell interview Shields blasts Cruise for 'rant' New Italian Health Minister endorses quackery Astrologist sues NASA over comet crash Agents probing hormone shipment Shaky science: Experts question anthrax lotion (Bio-Germ) Comment regarding Andrew Weil’s comments in Think Tank Doctor arrested in fraud investigation (Ravi Devgan) Protandim claims debunked Doctor proud to bust medical 'quacks' Herbs and hysteria Pro-Adjuster quackery US Department of Education Data on "Autism" Are Not Reliable for Tracking Autism Prevalence Genesis Revisited: A Scientific Creation Story Scientists hail Einstein's theory 100 years on Aetna Countersues Bogus Device Promoters Don't believe the childhood vaccine fearmongers Vaccination: House MD. TV series The Brights' Bulletin #26 June 29, 2005 BS! T-Shirts Survey: Many believe cancer myths Sticking Pins In Homeopathy Health Ministry rejects claims vaccine data 'falsified' Media stirs up faux vaccine controversy A new wine for seniors (humor) Many Believe Cancer Myths Adjustments and manipulations are not the same Quackery in Chiropractic Experts Reject Some Therapies The 11th Meeting of the Skeptics' Circle Health orders chiropractor to halt live blood analysis tests Taxpayers Overbilled for Chiropractic Work Are chiropractors necessary? Adverts inform parents on vaccine Man Who Allegedly Claimed To Be Doctor Gets Suspension [HealthFactsAndFearscomBulletin] Royal Society v Lancet,radiation madness, more Anti-Aging Doctors Sue Professors Polite request to creationists Professor sued over anti-aging comments 'Psychic surgeon' claims to remove patients' tumors without surgery Crucified nun dies in 'exorcism' 'Scaremongering' Lancet accused of causing harm to health and wasting millions The Scientific Method - Critical and Creative Thinking The effect of real and sham acupuncture on thermal sensation and thermal pain thresholds. Update from the American Council on Science Chiropractic Anti-Vaccination Arguments Discussion Lists, Forums, and Webrings Characteristic Symptoms of Pathological Science The Moral and Religious Duty of a Chiropractor - D. D. Palmer Red meat 'linked to cancer risk' Fraud in the MD/DC Arena 'Psychic surgeon' a heel, not a healer, police say Disease baby’s dad lashes vaccine 'hate-speech' Chiropractor defends terrorist suspect Health Care Heretic: blog by Larry Wyatt, DC New chiropractic blog: Gary A. Knutson, DC FDA finds online discount drug fraud Schiavo Autopsy Says Brain, Withered, Was Untreatable Power Therapies and possible threats to the science of psychology and psychiatry This Is Why .... Chiropractors Are Upset With This Site H2O system pure 'quackery' Fighting polio, one child at a time Talk on Autism in Eugene, Oregon Countless studies have cleared fluoridation beyond doubt A sceptic's guide to alternative health - talk by Clare Bowerman Chiropractors v. Vaccination The Twin Religions: Communism and Roman Catholicism Vaguely speaking, it's all written in the stars Just give me that old-time atheism! - Salman Rushdie "Doctor" faces charges of fraud (John E. Curran) Hodgkin's Returns to Girl Whose Parents Fought State Good Stories, Bad Science: A Guide for Journalists to the Health Claims of "Consumer Activist" Groups Health Group Advises More Skepticism About Activists’ Health Claims 10th Skeptics' Circle Dr Jim bowen on Nutra Sweet politricks 'No proof' detoxing diets work Death by Natural Causes Health Department Shuts Down Unlicensed Doctor 'Ghost therapy' lands couple behind bars Web Sites Celebrate a Deadly Thinness No miracle cure for junk science Horror Autotoxicus: Boosting the immune system Healing outside the box Tenth Skeptics' Circle, hosted by Skeptico Ten Lies.....debunked - James R. Laidler, MD God exists.....We are immune to rational argument. Effectiveness & Evidence: The Cornerstones of Modern Medicine The Memory of Water Ten Lies.....debunked - Robert S. Baratz, MD, PhD, DDS Ten Lies About Health Your Doctor Taught You Bless Me, Blog, for I've Sinned The March Of Unreason Ten Great Public Health Achievements -- United States, 1900-1999 Experts condemn anti-fluoride claims Dental health fails: study Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Why is Conventional Medicine Not Enough? Alternative medicine catches a cold Your book about Max: Letter to Amy Lansky The final word on nutrition and health Referring Web Pages How Taxes Work . . . (humor) OFF-LIST and 4YEO! Chiropractic treatment of the neck can be a risk factor for stroke Chiropractic Tied to Rare Strokes Stopping a contagion Ninth edition of The Skeptics' Circle A Conspiracy Theory Spreads Polio A Scientific Look at Alternative Medicine Procedure to melt fat just a dud, suit claims (mesotherapy) 'Copeland's Cure': Medicine Show (homeopathy) Special SAT Edition to Conform to New Kansas State Board of Education Requirements Chiropractors distort info negative to their practice Neck Manipulation and Strokes: References Risks Related to Manipulation of the Cervical Spine: Consequences for Evidence Based Practice Cancer patients take their hopes to Tijuana FDA warning letters to firms for marketing illicit "cure-all" products Anti-Immunization Press Reports in Australia 1993-1997 Trumpeting vaccination may only entrench opposition Consumer Health Digest #05-20 May 17, 2005 NTLA Orders 'Bogus' St. Luke University Closed Discredited doctor's 'cure' for Aids ignites life-and-death struggle in South Africa Serious pseudoscience (FSU chiropractic school) Chiropractic: The Victim's Perspective Medicine Man: Is chiropractic treatment potentially much more dangerous than most? Gates adds $250M to fight against diseases Chiropractor fined in toxin case Ephedra: A step backwards Kirby's "Evidence of Harm," Evidently Stoking Fear Our antique courts Beware: Harmful Effects of Herbs The story of homoeopathy and how it has flourished Quackery: skeptic.com Chiropractor in Botox Probe Gets License Cow's urine health fad The Eighth Skeptics' Circle Chiropractic on the Student Doctor forum Quantum Quackery Mercury and autism: a damaging delusion Palm Beach Gardens chiropractor in botulism case is hit with fine Banned Swimmer Wins Case Over Supplements AIDS Activists Go After Vitamin Salesman (Matthias Rath) Rath articles Vitamin guru to face wrath of TAC in court (Matthias Rath) Bad medicine (Matthias Rath) Judge criticizes head of chiropractors’ group UN denounces ad campaign by US vitamin distributor (Matthias Rath) Africa responds to close down polio epidemic Primal Defense, HSO probiotics: a warning Experts warn of Welsh mumps epidemic Anti-polio vaccine Malians jailed Yemen and Indonesia polio cases worry WHO Is the vaccine industry ailing? Anti-vaccination crowd needs a pill Bigotry sparks rebirth of disease Therapies Cut Death Risk, Breast-Cancer Study Finds Jab 'does not lead to bowel disease' MMR is urged for children as mumps epidemic spreads Absence of Evidence -- Evidence of Absence? MCC orders urgent probe of Rath cures Harvard researchers tear into Rath Rath gets a taste of Asmal's wrath Rath bad news for HIV/Aids sufferers TAC issues ultimatum over entrepreneur (Matthias Rath) Health Minister's dose of the wrong medicine - DA Dangers of alternative medicine Ignoring science at our peril The Chiropractic Subluxation is Dead, Time Magazine The atheist: Interview with Richard Dawkins Weirdest cures on show at debate Belfast: Five week series of talks on Quack Medicine Away With All Your Superstitions Journal prints rejected paper - as ad Characteristics of Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Attending a Naturopathic College Clinic in Canada Lower Vaccination Rates Put Children At Risk Fired Santana aide blames guru's 'test' Two Cows: Humor Consumer Health Digest #05-17, April 26, 2005. Some Activist Groups Exhibit a "Pathological Scientific" Stance Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain (Cochrane Review) AIDS, flu, pesticide,cell phone reassurances -- and then flour State medical board suspends license of Dr. James Shortt Foolish not to vaccinate Codex won’t affect US law, say associations Deadly bug risk to 43% of toddlers Sixth Skeptics' Circle Mysteries of the magic water man Things To Ponder Alternative medicine doctor has license suspended 666 Number of the beast - humor List of mangled measurements - humor El computer - humor Beware of Health fraud Homeopathy - Undiluted Tosh! Just stick it out! - humor Do physicians overestimate effects of acupuncture treatment? Alternative Medical Terms - humor WARNING: Bread is Dangerous! - humor Antivaxers: The Lowest Form of Human Life Penn & Teller Receive 2005 Richard Dawkins Award Polio vaccination boycott spreads Anti-vaccine sentiment plagues Nigeria Naturopathic technique stirring bad blood The Tangled Bank XXV: Dear Journal Editor, It's Me Again The days of No-To-Bac: Quackery looks quaint Magnetic Therapy Rebecca Carley, MD, a Disgrace to Medicine Concern over this article: "Complementary Medicine in Australia" "Smoking Teeth" - the truth gets "smoked out" Vaccine Info on the Web: Fact or Fiction? Detailing rubella's disappearance Homoeopathic Fraud : CafePress.com Cold Reading resources Complementary & Alternative Medicine Use, Needs More Rigorous Evaluation Does science have chiropractic's back? 19 So-Called Doctors Denied Licenses Is Your Chiropractor Safe? Accreditor Admits 12% of Chiropractors Are Unqualified Is trust enough? Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Considered Vaccination-Autism Link Unproven People's Pharma - humor Google Gulp - humor Praise Allah (a political joke) - humor Noel Batten exposed Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Plagues Nigeria Homeopathy meet ends in a dramatic fashion Dr. Stephen Barrett on C-Health: Your Health and Wellness Source Why Double-Blind Studies? - Steven Bratman, M.D. Alternative Medicine Consulting Services - Steven Bratman, M.D. Carlos Negrete's malicious abuse of the judicial system Chiropractic loan default problem Chiropractic college's top administrator steps down Physiotherapy for elderly, youth covered under OHIP after government backs down William Hammesfahr's False Claim to Nobel Fame Mark Geier Untrustworthy: Autism, Thimerosal, Vaccinations Revisiting the Thimerosal-Autism Connection Quack, Quack, Quack: Exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Original Web Articles on Alternative Medicine CDC: Rubella eliminated in U.S. The Fourth Edition of the Skeptics' Circle Response to Tim Bolen's nonsense about Hulda Clark How do YOU blog? Chiropractic Books Appeals Court Upholds Suit against Carlos Negrete Bogus "Anti-Quackbuster" Suit Withdrawn Mindless Sheep - humor Supporting Signatures to Open Letter to the AVMA Fear Itself Defamation and Libel Blog Grand Rounds XXV: What to watch this week 10 Clues that "Alternative" Might Mean "Invalid" Medical practioners bear great responsibility Successful Chiropractic Marketing My start in blogging Sad to see doctor promoting false hope Don't call naturopathy a legitimate practice Nutritional Supplements: Buyers Be Aware Opposition to license naturopathy Chiropractic - a study by Mahlon Wagner, PhD Herbal, homeopathic treatments share space with cold medicines Plain Prey Congregation of Universal Wisdom Chiro images - humor Antivax vibes grow as naturopathy students go Position Statement Regarding the Proposed Chiropractic School at FSU Recognizing Pseudoscience Comments on Abele Memo and FSU Proposal The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine (SRAM) The Alternative Universe, by Wallace Sampson, MD Alternative medicine The Third Skeptics' Circle Quacks Duck When They See Cousin Bob Journal retracts Nfld. scientist's controversial vitamin article 'No link between MMR and autism' Quackbusters? The quack catcher The third Skeptics' Circle is coming soon! Lawsuit targets U.S. chiropractor group Josh Groban sings the National Anthem Why I Left Chiropractic Charles gets seal of approval on unorthodox treatments Fighting Pseudo-Science with Science Fiction Patient Perspectives: Tijuana Cancer Clinics in the Post-NAFTA Era Deadly quacks: Neurologists have long protested the practice of 'highest neck manipulation,' Fifth World Skeptics Congress The Skeptics' Circle: Second Edition Florida DC becomes State Senate majority leader National Insurance Fraud Seminar focuses on chiropractic Alternative therapies: an expert's view Subject: You all are out of your minds BioMed Central Independent Journals The Skeptics' Circle - Announcement More evidence of the good that vaccines do MMR vaccine and autism The Cloned Ranger Herbals, alternative therapies here to stay Cancer alternative therapy trend Another Chiropractor Calls It Quits Vitalism and the future of chiropractic What is a "Web Carnival"? Chiropractic college killed Board of Governors kills FSU chiropractic school TIME: The Skeptical Eye - Leon Jaroff FSU chiropractic school DEFEATED! Chiropractic school faces key vote Breaking the back of legislative meddling Does science have chiropractic's back? Action Alert! Stop FSU School of Chiropractic Chiropractic: The Exception Does Not Justify the Rule Sparks Fly Over FSU's Proposed Chiropractic School Chiropractic school out of alignment with taxpayer interests FSU Chiropractic School is Unneeded Excess in the pharmaceutical industry -- Angell Fair Vote On Chiropractic School Promised Chiropractic College at FSU Proposed School At FSU Heats Chiropractic Debate Don't saddle FSU with chiropractic school FSU Bonecrackers Legislators, Gov. Bush Seek Cooperation Lawsuit Takes Aim At Universities Board Panel May Have Bone To Pick With Capitol SICA Reflects on FSU Chiropractic College Chiropractic school may cost state $84 million FSU control over planned chiropractic school gets tense Opponents Try to Kill Plan For FSU Chiropractic School NEJM -- Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Cognitive Function in Women FSU chiropractic school deserves lack of support Jeb Bush criticizes FSU handling of chiropractic school dispute Making FSU flagship for subluxation theory of disease takes backbone FSU: Restoring order Opinion: FSU's hands-off approach Opinion: Set record straight about chiropractic school Summary Box: Chiropractic School Derided Doctors, Others Deride Chiropractic School Terry Polevoy's complaint to the Canadian Business Press Chiroquackery: Wellness May Be Adjustment Away Chiropractic school faces opposition Terry Polevoy's complaint to the Canadian Business Press The Placebo Illusion No justification for the existence of chiropractic Why the FSU Chiropractic School Shouldn't Happen Alternative Medicine Documents School could prove -- or dispel -- claims: Annotated Homeopathic Remedy for Chiropractic Subluxations Group lists top unfounded health scares of 2004 FSU: Chiropractic school takes step forward Proposed chiropractic school at FSU ignites furor between lawmakers, profs Are Chiropractors "Back Doctors"? FSU: Chiropractor school resistance stiffens FSU Board of Trustees votes yes on chiropractic college Hulda Clark links Hulda Clark & Tim Bolen: Birds of a Feather...... Funding for FSU Chiropractic School Faces Uphill Battle Consumer Health Digest #05-02, Jan. 11, 2005 Non-traditional medicine is no fad Chiropractors, doctors feud over FSU plan FSU: School could prove -- or dispel -- claims Research on Alternative Therapies Is Sought Governors Say FSU Ad For Dean Premature Will FSU school improve image of chiropractic? FSU: Chiropractic has backers, but is it just voodoo? FSU: Faculty: Hold off on chiropractic deal Chiropractic Divorce Chiropractic Nightmare Cat's Amazing Ability to Survive Falls Chiropractic injury, spinal stenosis, cauda equina syndrome Inuit Diet - Atkins Revisited Low Back Pain, Short Hamstrings, and Straight Leg Lifts Hulda Clark behandlere fupper kræftpatienter The Skeptics of "Energy" Therapies Colonic Irrigation FSU: Physicians urge school be stopped Chiropractic school splits FSU Ethical Analysis of Vertebral Subluxation Based Chiropractic Unlikely Duo Proves True Chiropractic Success Looks Totally Different Than What the Gurus Say It Should "Chiropractic is a new theology" -- Robert Clyde Affolter, DC Health Care Heretic - blog by Larry Wyatt, DC Two Studies Suggest a Protein Has a Big Role in Heart Disease Controversy Erupts over Proposed Chiropractic College at Florida State University Chiropractic School Becomes Nagging Pain At FSU International Association for the Study of Pain - Pain Terminology Dynamic Chiropractic Archives Cultural Authority, Best Practices, and Chiropractic Theory: A Dilemma for Chiropractic? Food for Thought 2005 - Keeping an Open Mind Works Both Ways (Muscle Testing for Nutritional Diagnosis) Chirobase Bad Thinking: Quackbuster censored FSUblius: (Florida State University) House of Lords - Science and Technology - Sixth Report The Straw Man Fallacy Unarticle: Regarding censorship of article about Terry Polevoy Doctors threaten to quit FSU over school Medical Post article about Terry Polevoy is an egregious example of Libel Chill FSU parody campus map: Google search FSU chiropractic school: Google search Administrators push for FSU chiropractic school FSU: Twisted Arms, Twisted Egos, Twisted Politics Chiropractic school angers FSU professors Heimlich the hero? Response to Hulda's Christmas poem thing - by JeanneE/Skeptyk Quest for Advertisers Lands Air America in Bed With Repugnant Huckster FSU chiropractic school not a done deal just yet Mucoid Plaque - a dubious idea Off the deep end: Dr. Heimlich’s dangerous maneuvers The Alternative Fix: PBS Rogers Communications' Medical Post article by Barbara Kermode-Scott about Terry Polevoy was removed from the internet Challenging quacks and frauds: Terry Polevoy, MD Evidence-Based Medicine or Faith-Based Medicine? Breaking News: Acupuncture Relieves Pain and Improves Function in Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical course of severe poisoning with thiomersal. A chiropractic school at FSU: Unanswered questions PinkBook/Original: Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases More FSU Chiro Info - Important Dates NEW! Homeopathic Weight Loss Aid! 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