Activewear, pangolins, repurposing, and more…

FSM News and Articles

The Therapeutic Goods Administration must do better: “Almost 2 years after complaints about numerous hangover products were submitted to the TGA they have finally published one outcome. The TGA agreed there was insufficient evidence to support claims related to hangover relief.”… [Read more...]

Criminalising, probiotics, masks, and more…

FSM News and Articles

Paying the price for questioning Traditional Chinese Medicine – Beware! If scientists were fearful of a clinical trial’s producing negative results, would they even pursue it? A draft Chinese regulation issued in late May aims to criminalise individual scientists and organisations … [Read more...]

Post-truth, vitamin D, acupuncture, and more…

FSM Friends’ News and Articles

To win the fight against health and wellness bunk, we must leave the post-truth era in the past: Fighting misinformation spread through social media can lead to people becoming entrenched in their views, which can lead to the view that … [Read more...]

Conspiracies, ticks, 5G, and more…

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Coronavirus – Social media users more likely to believe conspiracies“Some 60% of those who believe that COVID-19 symptoms were linked to 5G radiation said that much of their information on the virus came from YouTube – while of those who believed that … [Read more...]

Pain, silence, lessons, and more…

FSM Friends’ News and Articles

Most people don’t realise long-term opioid use can make pain worse, research finds: As more and more is learned about the opioid crisis, it is also becoming clear that many patients are unaware of side effects, and may not realise … [Read more...]

Denialism, defamation, retractions, and more…

FSM News and Articles

World Health Organization and Beijing – an unhealthy partnership? Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can be a source of useful drug compounds, but to treat all TCM as efficacious and safe is incredibly dangerous. In this time of COVID-19, many believe the … [Read more...]

Trials, bleach, superspreaders, and more…

FSM News and Articles

Loretta Marron reviews “Don’t believe what you think” by Edzard Ernst: Edzard Ernst’s new book addresses commonly held beliefs about ‘so-called complementary medicines (SCAM)’, and can act as a useful guide to making better healthcare choices and improving your critical … [Read more...]

COVID-19 Serology Testing

COVID-19 serology testing will be available soon. The tests have two important uses. The first is to check if someone has been exposed to the virus. Although not yet proven, most experts believe that these people will develop some immunity, lasting months or years. This

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Cancellations, falsehoods, super-spreaders, and more…

FSM News and Articles

Australia cancels all Bioresonance devices: From 2014 to 2018, [FSM] had repeatedly [asked the TGA] for these devices to be investigated. Meeting with the national manager in 2016, we were told that these devices could not be cancelled because they were … [Read more...]