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Alternative Health - Opposing Views

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      new window The Sceptics Dictionary  [Recommended]   Description: Definitions and essays on alternative medicine ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature. (skepdic.com)
new window 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)
new window 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)
new window 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)
new window 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)
new window Alternative Medicine and Quackery Description: Alternative medicine and quackery: what various alternative healing methods exist? For what diseases? Mainly critical viewpoints. (stelling.nl)
new window Anti-Quackery Resources Description: A collection of anti-quackery links and tools. (geocities.com)
new window ChiroLinks Description: Skeptical articles and links about the chiropractic profession. (geocities.com)
new window ChiroWatch Description: Web site presenting the dangers of chiropractic treatment, along with stories of litigation, fraud and bogus claims. (chirowatch.com)
new window CINAM Description: Examines alternative (complementary) medicine from an evangelical Christian viewpoint using objective science and biblically based criteria. (cinam.net)
new window Complementary and Alternative Therapies Description: Information from the American Cancer Society. (cancer.org)
new window Complementary and Alternative Therapies Description: Systemic reviews, meta analyses and generall information on alternative medicine from the Oxford University. (jr2.ox.ac.uk)
new window 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)
new window Ebm-first.com Description: Skeptical information on alternative medicine in general and articles on several specific types. (ebm-first.com)
new window 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)
new window 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)
new window HealthLink MCW Description: Offers an a question and answer dealing with the safety of alternative medicines. (healthlink.mcw.edu)
new window Herbal Triangle Description: Adverse reactions to alternative herbal remedies and posibility to report them. Site by medical student Lori Anderson. (absidia.net)
new window HerbalWatch - Consumer Watchdog of the Herbal Industry Description: Information on the dangers of Herbal products. Some can be harmfull to peoples health. (herbalwatch.com)
new window HomeoWatch Description: A skeptical guide to homeopathy. Homeopathic "remedies" are usually harmless, but their associated misbeliefs are not. (homeowatch.org)
new window Hypnosis : Therapy or the Magic of Suggestion? Description: A Christian viewpoint on hypnotherapy. (spirithome.com)
new window Iridology Description: Information on diagnoses one can really observe in the eye, and why iridology is fraud. (your-doctor.com)
new window Iridology's Blind Side Description: George Nava True II presents his objections to iridology in a short article. (netasia.net)
new window Medicine Description: Skeptical articles on alternative medicine topics by Gary Posner. (members.aol.com)
new window 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)
new window 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)
new window 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)
new window 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)
new window NYH HealthCare Communications Group Description: Healthcare-related communications from Nancy Yanes-Hoffman. (nyhwriter.com)
new window 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)
new window Rocky Mountain Skeptics - Failed Alternative Medicine Description: A database of negative testimony. (rationalmagic.com)
new window 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)
new window 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)
new window The Quack-Files Description: Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud. (geocities.com)
new window 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)
 




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