BARBARA O’NEILL – an update - Edzard Ernst
Jul 10, 2023 · Guest post by Ken McLeod Readers will have no trouble recalling that crank ‘naturopath’ Barbara O’Neill has graced these pages several times. She is subject to a Permanent Prohibition Order by the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission. It goes like this: “The Commission is satisfied that Mrs O’Neill poses a risk to the
Joe Dispenza: a chiropractor excells in pseudoscientific bullshit
Aug 29, 2023 · Joe Dispenza is not all that well known in Europe but, in the US, he is all the rage as a health guru. Despite pretending to be a top (neuro)scientist and expert of quantum physics, Dispenza has, as far as I can see, just three Medline-listed papers to …
Tiger balm: not free of adverse effects and not supported by …
Dec 2, 2019 · Tiger Balm (TB) ointments are Chinese topical remedies, often used for pain relief available as over-the-counter medications. TB is clearly popular, but does it work? The aim of this systematic review was to find out by assessing the efficacy, safety and tolerability of TB ointments. A total of 12 studies were included (five on TB ointments
MANIFESTO AGAINST PSEUDOSCIENCES IN HEALTH
Oct 19, 2020 · THE FIRST WORLDWIDE MANIFESTO AGAINST PSEUDOSCIENCE 2750 signatories from 44 countries have signed it [I was number 11] and today is its official launch. I am delighted to present to you the full text of the English version: Let’s be clear: pseudoscience kills. And they are being used with total impunity thanks to European
Acupuncture: an update of the most reliable evidence – PART 1
Jun 3, 2020 · Someone alerted me to a short article (2008) of mine that I had forgotten about. In it, I mention the 32 Cochrane reviews of acupuncture available at the time and the fact that they showed very little in favour of acupuncture. This made me wonder to what extent the situation might have changed in the
Contact - Edzard Ernst
A new review confirms that chiropractic is based on wishful thinking, very poor science and a denial of the most obvious facts. Chiropractic [and vodka] make[s] consumers happy – brand-new, cutting-edge science from the chiro cult
‘Osteopathic’ techniques for Crohn’s disease? - Edzard Ernst
Mar 5, 2019 · Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease characterized by recurring flares altered by periods of inactive disease and remission, affecting physical and psychological aspects and quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to determine the therapeutic benefits of soft non-manipulative osteopathic techniques in …
The Demonization of Manual Therapy - Edzard Ernst
Aug 6, 2021 · I recently came across this paper by Prof. Dr. Chad E. Cook, a physical therapist, PhD, a Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (FAPTA), and a professor as well as director of clinical research in the Department of Orthopaedics, Department of Population Health Sciences at the Duke Clinical Research Institute at Duke University in North Carolina, USA.
Reflexology is pleasant enough, but does it work? - Edzard Ernst
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Qi technology: “scientifically proven to provide EMF Protection”
Nov 25, 2020 · Apart from the esoteric nonsensical meaning, Qi is an actual industry standard for wireless inductive charging for cell phones and other mobile devices.. This is another example of what I call ‘science by association’: adopting a legitimate term from science and technology to give a pseudoscientific piece of rubbish a veneer of credibility.