The Complementary Medical Association denounce the Advertising Standards Authority

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Aug 032011
 

Wow. Just wow. Quackometer takes apart an email from the President of The Complementary Medical Association which was discrediting and denouncing the Adverting Standards Authority (ASA). A must read for those who care about evidence-based medicines and the fight against nonsense and quackery.

Quack, quack!ducks4

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011

More garbage from homeopaths exposed by Quackometer

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Jul 272011
 

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011

Homeopaths on the attack!

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Jul 022011
 

From Quackometer:

Homeopaths really believe they hold a sacred truth about healing. They are stuck in one of philosopher Stephen Law’s intellectual black holes. They are so surrounded by their anti-intellectual justifications and myths that there is no escape back through the event horizon of delusion and back into the real world.

Full article at:

Organisations such as the Nightingale Collaboration are doing a fantastic job at calling-out the scammers. You too can join and help as it’s a collaborative effort from all of us who fight against false claims, pseudoscience and other nonsense.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011

Murderous advice of homeopaths

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May 022011
 

Quackometer article that describes “the depths of the murderous advice being handed out by homeopaths in Kenya”.

And the article makes it clear that the Society of Homeopaths are complicit. Again we find the “deluded and superstitious practices of homeopathy” are directly responsible for harm. A tragedy, a scandal.

Note: scientific understanding not only shows the implausibility of homeopathy theory but, critically, high-quality trials have shown that homeopathic treatments are nothing more than a placebo.

Also read:

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011

Director of the Society of Homeopaths Threatens Libel Action Against Paul Offit

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Mar 042011
 

Well, we know that homeopathy is nothing more than a placebo and we know the dangers of using homeopathy instead of real medical treatments. We also know the falsehoods promulgated by homeopaths of how homeopathy is supposed to work. Now it would appear that Richard Barr, the director of the Society of Homeopaths, is threatening libel action against Paul Offit’s new book “Deadly Choices: How The Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All”. Further information information on Richard Barr’s role in the infamous Andrew Wakefield scandal can be found at The Quackometer:

One thing does seem clear, the libel laws in the UK or at least in England, are not for a modern society.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011

Ethics for homeopaths

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Feb 042011
 

Excellent Quackometer post about the new “media code for homeopaths”:

I think that there’s something immoral here, especially in the code’s advice to reference the Cuban Leptospirosis study despite the fact that the study has been shown to be worthless from a scientific perspective; I would call this fraud.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011

CBC Marketplace programme on homeopathy

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Jan 172011
 

The CBC recently aired a “Marketplace” programme on homeopathy. By all (credible!) accounts it was a very good piece of investigation and exposé of homeopathy. Two articles worth reading are:

These are the CBC videos on YouTube:

Part 1
Part 2

I think that the programme should have emphasised the results from clinical trials rather than the lack of active ingredients in homeopathic treatments. It is clinical trials that indicate if an hypothesis is correct, and homeopathy fails big time; there is no doubt in the results. Still, good programme.

Science, through proper clinical trials, has shown that homeopathy is nothing more than a placebo, and homeopaths are ignoring such evidence. Homeopathy is not a mystery; it’s a placebo. What is a mystery is why this nonsense gets so much support; homeopaths keep pushing their pills and sometimes at the expense of real medicine, causing harm in the process. That mother giving homeopathic treatments in lieu of real vaccinations should be reported for child abuse. And treatment for cancer? It certainly seems that homeopaths are unethical.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011

Homeopathy kills

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Jan 052011
 

It still amazes me that the sham called “homeopathy” has any foothold in the medical market. Homeopathy has been shown to be bullshit, being nothing more than a placebo. Homeopathy “treatments” can stop or delay people from seeking real treatment, see What’s The Harm. Homeopathy endorsements from oafs such as Prince Charles contribute to the bullshit and the harm. And not just the harm from a physical perspective, but harm from an intellect perspective where it is insidious in its ability to destroy critical thinking.

Here’s another post from Quackometer regarding the rather disgraceful privileged position of homeopathy in the UK and the BBC’s recent Newsnight programme:

Remember, homeopathy kills.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011

Delusions of Prince Charles

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Dec 212010
 

Quackometer has posted an article that, once again, highlights the ineptitude and meddling of Prince Charles.

This is a damning indictment of Charles; his capacity to understand, his actions and the harm that can be caused.

I have already explained in a previous article that Charles is a victim of the system that this country has created. But it seems, to me at least, that Charles is beyond redemption and rehabilitation as he refuses to accept the evidence presented to him. His actions are those of the delusional. Charles’s belief-systems are untenable for anyone acting with rationality; he almost seems to take delight in his position. Perhaps that is all that is left in his life.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2010

Vehement attacks on Quackometer

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Nov 222010
 

I couldn’t believe this:

The article describes John Benneth’s vehement, unpleasant and ultimately unjustifiable attacks on Quackometer. The homeopathy movement is based on demonstrable untruths but homeopaths are in denial. It’s this, if anything, that explains why  homeopaths are increasing embracing lies and other gutter strategies. The whole movement should be ashamed.

Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2010

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