Alternative Medicine

News, commentary, criticism, analysis, and research from complementary and alternative medicine.

Homeopathy

Research into homeopathy: data falsification, fabrication and manipulation

Edzard Ernst -
Michael Frass's study raised eyebrows when it appeared to show homeopathy improved outcomes for cancer patients - until it was proven to be the result of data falsification
Psychology

Could ASMR be a possible explanation for some new age and spiritual experiences?

Mark Horne -
Reports of autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, bear a striking resemblance to the way some people describe their experience of reiki... and of religion
Acupuncture

Dragons’ Den has a quackery problem that goes far beyond ear seeds

Michael Marshall -
While recent attention has understandably been on Dragons' Den's promotion of ME/cfs quackery, the BBC show's flirtation with pseudoscience runs much deeper
Acupuncture

Dragons’ Den’s uncritical promotion of ear seeds is an insult to ME/cfs patients like me

Sorrel Kinton -
The Dragons' Den Acu Seeds debacle shows how understandably desperate ME/cfs are - and how vulnerable to misinformation from authoritative sources
Alternative Medicine

Walking the alt-med tightrope when a loved one has a terminal diagnosis

Brian Eggo -
It's no surprise when people given a terminal diagnosis turn to alternative medicine - the best we can do is to care for them, and steer them away from the worst
Alternative Medicine

The pseudoscientific treatments turning athletes and sports stars into influencers for woo

Elissar Gerges -
Whether it's magical tape, blood flow restriction, cryotherapy, acupuncture or nasal strips, professional sport remains a magnet for unproven and disproven therapies
Acupuncture

Auriculotherapy: why poking needles into your earlobe is, essentially, pointless

Edzard Ernst -
Auriculotherapy - ear acupuncture - is a popular alternative therapy, even though proponents can't even agree which part of the ear does what
Alternative Medicine

Ear candling: why putting burning sticks into your ear is actually quite a bad idea

Michaila Passananti -
The idea that ear candling can remove built-up wax from the ear remains popular, even though it's clear ear candles are ineffective, and can be highly dangerous
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