Friends of Science in Medicine
Complementary medicines – Exporting ‘White Australia Policy’: If a medicine is not permitted by Australian authorities, what business do Australian authorities have manufacturing and selling these products overseas? Our FSM President, Associate Professor Ken Harvey, weighs in.
Vitamin supplements don’t lower heart risk, study finds: People believe that they can make up for poor diets with supplements — something that has been disproven in several studies.”
Six Things You Need to Know About HPV: Most people will have heard … [Read more...]
Supplements exploit consumer ignorance: “For all the hopeful reassurances that pharmacists might have a role in helping consumers evaluate the worth of complementary medicines, its value is completely overshadowed by incessant in-store, online and catalogue promotion of remedies, supplements and concepts … [Read more...]
The Checkout Series: Fish Oil: Kirsten Drysdale investigates the truth about fish oil supplements.
The harms of alternative medicine: what we see is just the tip of the iceberg: Giving alternative therapies the benefit of the doubt is therefore not an option.