Friends of Science in Medicine
Homeopathic Vaccines: Here is an interesting wrinkle in the alternative medicine world: homeopathic vaccines. This is a cool way to alleviate your guilt for not vaccinating your children without having to resort to a medical intervention. They contain no … [Read more...]
Blackmores vitamin chief says $10m for naturopathic centre at university will not influence research: “Blackmores is a company that’s made a fortune capitalising on the poor health of Australians and convincing them they need a whole lot of supplements and … [Read more...]
Talking to friends and family who share dodgy stories and health claims on social media: Best to fact-check yourself before you wreck yourself.
How should we handle complementary and alternative medicine? “[…] according to the World Health Organisation nearly 100 million Europeans use … [Read more...]
For Peat’s Sake! Naturopath promotes peat bras and tampons: For more on how Naturopaths will accept the most ridiculous ideas if they can market them as ‘Natural’, check out another treatment mentioned in the Naturopath Textbook.
Vitamania: A great doco by talented film-maker Sonya Pemberton – who brought us Jabbed. This one is about the scientific evidence about vitamins – their discovery, chemistry, role and the risks of unnecessary supplementation.
The 1918 influenza pandemic affected the whole world. Could it happen again? “This virus killed more people in 24 weeks than HIV killed in 24 years. This has been described as the greatest medical holocaust in history”. The quest for a universal flu vaccine … [Read more...]
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.
Ad pre-approvals for therapeutics stay .. for now: A controversial TGA bill that would have seen advertising pre-approvals removed has been passed by the Senate. The Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2017 was passed with an amendment, negotiated by the Labor … [Read more...]