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The Bitter Pill
Follow the Money
By Loretta Marron
The Chinese government is behind efforts to promote Traditional Chinese Medicine despite its lack of evidence.
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TGA Endorses Pseudoscience for Complementary Meds
By Ken Harvey
We are about to be exposed to hundreds of approved “remedies” that are ineffective at best and potentially dangerous.
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Functional Medicine: New Name, Old Ideas
By Jesse W. Luke
An extensive review of integrative medicine by the Australian Ministry of Health found that many of its practices aren’t supported by evidence. Now it’s going by a new name.
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Prevention or Pretension?
By Benson Riddle
When the great Dutch scholar Erasmus famously wrote that “prevention is better than cure” around 500 years ago, he didn’t exactly have orthomolecular medicine and high colonics in mind.
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Protecting Your Health in a Post-Truth World
By Rob Morrison
As scientific literacy declines and “post-truth” and “alternative facts” take centre stage, how can you ensure that you get proper health treatments that will actually do some good?
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US Mandates “No Evidence” Labels for Homeopathic Products
By Justin Coleman
Before advocates of science get too excited, though, a number of caveats may limit its effect.
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Why Acupuncture Misses the Point
By Marcello Costa
History reveals the sociopolitical factors behind the rise and fall of acupuncture.
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Anti-Vaccination and CAM Reflect a Common Worldview
By Matt Browne
A study has explored the psychosocial factors driving anti-vaccination attitudes.
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Australian Chiropractors Manipulate the Evidence
By Ken Harvey
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency is dealing with more than 600 complaints about chiropractors. The majority of these cases involve caring practitioners who genuinely believe that their interventions are effective. The problem is their interpretation of evidence.
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The Ultimate Placebo
By Ian Harris
The placebo effect is usually invoked with pharmaceutical treatments, but why not surgery?
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