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The Sceptics Dictionary [Recommended] Description: Definitions and essays on alternative medicine ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature. (skepdic.com) |
ABC of Complementary Medicine - What is Alternative Medicine Description: A review article from the British Medical Journal on Alternative and Complementary medicine. (bmj.bmjjournals.com) |
Action for Victims of Chiropractic Description: Support and pressure group in the UK for victims of Complimentary Therapies and in particular Chiropractic. Case studies, support and advice. (chirovictims.org.uk) |
Alternative Medicine Description: Scientist Vic Stenger's page on alternative medicine and quackery. Articles on homeopathy, energy healing and the science of prayer. (spot.colorado.edu) |
Alternative Medicine - The Multi-billion Fraud Description: Richard Dawkins, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford, notes that alternative medicine is defined as that set of practices that cannot be tested, refuse to be tested or consistently fail tests. (valleyskeptic.com) |
Alternative Medicine and Quackery Description: Alternative medicine and quackery: what various alternative healing methods exist? For what diseases? Mainly critical viewpoints. (stelling.nl) |
Anti-Quackery Resources Description: A collection of anti-quackery links and tools. (geocities.com) |
ChiroLinks Description: Skeptical articles and links about the chiropractic profession. (geocities.com) |
ChiroWatch Description: Web site presenting the dangers of chiropractic treatment, along with stories of litigation, fraud and bogus claims. (chirowatch.com) |
CINAM Description: Examines alternative (complementary) medicine from an evangelical Christian viewpoint using objective science and biblically based criteria. (cinam.net) |
Complementary and Alternative Therapies Description: Information from the American Cancer Society. (cancer.org) |
Complementary and Alternative Therapies Description: Systemic reviews, meta analyses and generall information on alternative medicine from the Oxford University. (jr2.ox.ac.uk) |
Debunking the Paranormal Description: A science writer's guide to debunking pseudoscience, the paranormal, homeopathy, and other far out claims of alternative medicine. (aaskolnick.com) |
Ebm-first.com Description: Skeptical information on alternative medicine in general and articles on several specific types. (ebm-first.com) |
False Coral Calcium Claims Description: Defends that the content of coral calcium is not very different from calcium carbonate you find in supplements as Tums. (healthcastle.com) |
Health Watch UK Description: Discussion on assessment and testing of treatments and information for the public why only thoroughly tested treatments are safe. Non-profit organization in the UK. (healthwatch-uk.org) |
HealthLink MCW Description: Offers an a question and answer dealing with the safety of alternative medicines. (healthlink.mcw.edu) |
Herbal Triangle Description: Adverse reactions to alternative herbal remedies and posibility to report them. Site by medical student Lori Anderson. (absidia.net) |
HerbalWatch - Consumer Watchdog of the Herbal Industry Description: Information on the dangers of Herbal products. Some can be harmfull to peoples health. (herbalwatch.com) |
HomeoWatch Description: A skeptical guide to homeopathy. Homeopathic "remedies" are usually harmless, but their associated misbeliefs are not. (homeowatch.org) |
Hypnosis : Therapy or the Magic of Suggestion? Description: A Christian viewpoint on hypnotherapy. (spirithome.com) |
Iridology Description: Information on diagnoses one can really observe in the eye, and why iridology is fraud. (your-doctor.com) |
Iridology's Blind Side Description: George Nava True II presents his objections to iridology in a short article. (netasia.net) |
Medicine Description: Skeptical articles on alternative medicine topics by Gary Posner. (members.aol.com) |
Monterrey Wellness Center Makes Me Sick Description: Personal opinion about James Davidson, proprietor, currently under a 63 count indictment in Tennessee for fraud for claiming to cure cancer. (members.tripod.com) |
My Cancer Facts Description: Discussion of Alternative, Complementary, and Conventional treatments for cancer written by cancer patients. Also discusses the Cancer Conspiracy, and provides links to other resources. (mycancerfacts.org) |
My Ordeal as a Patient of Dr. Christiane Northrup M.D. Description: A true story that raises serious questions concerning the absence of accountability in physicians who market themselves as holistic. (users.rcn.com) |
My Visit to a "Straight" Chiropractor Description: Article by Stephen Barrett debunks chiropractic hocus-pocus by visiting a chiropractor undercover as a patient. (chirobase.org) |
NYH HealthCare Communications Group Description: Healthcare-related communications from Nancy Yanes-Hoffman. (nyhwriter.com) |
QuackWatch Description: Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Information on quackery, questionable therapies and products. (quackwatch.org) |
Rocky Mountain Skeptics - Failed Alternative Medicine Description: A database of negative testimony. (rationalmagic.com) |
The Healing Techniques of Nicolai Levashov Description: A brief biography and summary of techniques of the psychotronic healer Nicolai Levashov. Also a reply to critics and skeptics of his methods. (members.aol.com) |
The Millenium Project Description: Uncovers promoters of quackery and those who lie about the dangers of vaccines. A list with a several hundred fundamental websites, commentaries on fraudulent organisations and sites, hate-mail from uncovered quacks, tributes and awards. (ratbags.com) |
The Quack-Files Description: Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud. (geocities.com) |
Why Therapies May Seem to Work (Even When They Don't) Description: Reasons care givers and their clients who rely on anecdotal evidence and uncontrolled observations may erroneously conclude that therapies work. (horsemagazine.com) |