Pretend Paediatric Prescribing
Paediatric Prescribing: Questionable Science and Ethics On the cold night of 23rd February 1994 Karlee, from Rouleau, Canada, ventured out […]
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Brazil – Homeopathy research and post-truth sceptics
Brazil’s Contribution to Homeopathic Research and Evidence To those who demand scientific evidence for homeopathy* (With Thanks to Dr Marcus Zulian […]
Untested drugs & off-label prescribing
“Do as I say and not as I do” John Selden, Table-Talk c. 1654 Untested Drugs and off-label Prescribing In his […]
Evidence based medicine evidently isn’t!
Medicine Lacks an Evidence Base – Economist One could be forgiven for assuming an economist was one of the first […]
Drug research – science or deception?
Drug Research Science and Deception If anyone suggests homeopathy isn’t scientific or properly tested then read this about statins. No, […]
Peer review system thwarts science – say scientists
Nobel Scientists Object to RCTs and Peer Review System Didn’t I tell you! In my post on RCTs, referring quoting Harris […]
Randomised Clinical Trials: ethical? scientific?
Randomised Clinical Trials When people criticise homeopathy they are usually assuming allopathy, conventional medicine, is perfect, that it is perfectly suited […]
Dutch honour homeopathic doctor
On April 25 2014, Jan Scholten, one of homeopathy’s leading lights, has been decorated as Knight in the Dutch Order […]
Big pharma’s big lies about statins
Questioning the Status of Statins In his weekly diary in the Daily Telegraph Dr James Le Fanu tells us what […]
Dr Samuel Hahnemann – a life
Short Biography of Samuel Hahnemann Dr Samuel Hahnemann was a doctor and medical reformer who lived from 1755-1843. He was […]
Allergies: “homeopathy 10 times better”
Allergies Respond to Homeopathy “A study found that allergy sufferers who were given homeopathic treatment were ten times more likely to […]
Diagnosis of ADHD unscientific – BMJ, DSM-5, ICD-10
Diagnosing Not Always a Hard Science How scientific can a diagnosis ever be? Even with simple and easily understood conditions […]
Repeatable science, homeopathy and medicine – a reply to Prof Reville
Science: Repeatable is Credible Professor William Reville does what few will do; point out shortcomings with science. In his Irish Times […]
New medicines aren’t always better
New Medicines or Tried and Tested? The best doctor is an honest one and we can always rely on Dr […]
Doctor/homeopath/biochemist/philosopher examines medicine
This was originally a talk subsequently published in the American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, by Dr Richard Moskowitz (www.drmosk.com with thanks […]
Is cancer curable? How to treat cancer
Cancer and Curability Is cancer curable? How should we treat cancer? Let’s start with this latest extraordinary claim on the […]
Big pharma using patients and doctors
Hiding the Science, Hiding Behind Patients and Doctors “A leaked memo from Big Pharma industry bodies reveals strategy to combat […]
Asthma – the unspoken cause
Asthma Cases Increasing Why should the occurrence of asthma have increased dramatically within the last 25-30 years? What has changed […]
How to treat mental illness. Reviews of DSM-5
Rewriting DSM – Rewriting Medicine This powerful essay Mind Field by Talitha Stevenson in the Financial Times should raise concern about […]
Dentist cures mouth ulcers with Homeopathic medicine
For a few weeks Dr LeFanu in his weekly column on Mondays in the Daily Telegraph has defended Homeopathy. For 2 […]
David Robert Grimes’s ignorant “Opinion” in Irish Times
“An empty vessel makes most noise, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.” Plato Sceptics and […]
A highly qualified chemist defends homeopathy
Dr Lionel R Milgrom BSc, MSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC, LCH, MARH, RHom has the credentials which should be acceptable to […]
Royal London Homeopathic Hospital
Why the campaign to close the RLHH? Established in 1844 it has seen more success than statins or many other […]
Drug Research – Who Decides the Science?
Science and Drug Research – the Who and the When Who decides what is scientific about drug research? Frequently, someone […]