chiropractic
Whistleblowers, deadly quackery, clinical trials, and more…
FSM Friends news & articles
Doctors attack alternative medicine: A group of doctors have called for their ruling body to ban doctors using their professional titles when offering alternative medicines such as homeopathy, acupuncture and the skin rejuvenation treatment mesotherapy.
Legislative failures, osteopathy, nutritional advice and more…
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Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2017 passed by Senate: “…the Government sees no problems with medicines that claims to ‘soften hardness’, ‘tonifies kidney essence’, ‘open body orifices’, ‘replenish the gate of vitality’ and ‘moistens dryness in the triple burner’. ”
Chiropractic, fake drugs, quackademia, and more…
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Chiropractors – all they’re cracked up to be?: FSM founder Dr Marcello Costa being interviewed about chiropractic on the “Science Vs” podcast. Dr Costa’s section starts from 19:50, but I recommend the whole podcast. It gives a good discussion … [Read more...]
Regulatory failures, unproven stem cell therapy, supplements, and more…
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The parlous state of consumer protection from healthcare fraud: A call to action from Professor John Dwyer AO, for emergency physicians to promote evidence based medicine and protect consumers from dodgy therapies.
Drug regulator under fire over herbal supplement … [Read more...]
Cancer, quackery, placebos, neck manipulation, and more
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Cancer, vitamin supplements, and unexpected consequences: Not only do B-vitamin supplements not protect you from lung cancer, they may significantly raise your risk of cancer.
Naturopathic Cancer Quackery: Naturopaths treat cancer with an array of implausible concoctions … [Read more...]
Chiropractors, anti-vaxxers, arthritis and more…
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Chiros to lose spinal X-ray Medicare rebates: Chiropractors will lose access to Medicare items for spinal X-rays for low back pain as part of the government’s implementation of the MBS Review Taskforce recommendation.
Regulators and complementary medicines, cravings, sweeteners, and more…
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New complementary medicine health claims lack evidence, so why are they even on the table?
Friend of Science in Medicine’s Exec member, Prof Ken Harvey on proposed changes to Listed Medicines. Industry proposals have made it to the draft stage, including … [Read more...]
Reviews of chiropractic and homeopathy; germ theory; science journalism; and more
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Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation Red Flags: A Comprehensive Review: An in-depth review of the efficacy, lack of efficacy and myths of chiropractic by a second-generation chiropractor who has been expressing his views about the benefits of appropriate use of … [Read more...]