Knowledge: opposing views
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See Also:
- health → medicine → evidence based medicine
- science → science in society → skeptical inquiry
- society → issues → health → fraud
Links
- Alternative Medicine and Quackery
http://www.stelling.nl/simpos/health.htm - Alternative medicine and quackery: what various alternative healing methods exist? For what diseases? Mainly critical viewpoints.
- NYH HealthCare Communications Group
http://www.nyhwriter.com/ - Healthcare-related communications from Nancy Yanes-Hoffman.
- HealthLink MCW
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/992528763.html - Offers an a question and answer dealing with the safety of alternative medicines.
- Anti-Quackery Resources
http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/anti_quack_sites.html - A collection of anti-quackery links and tools.
- Debunking the Paranormal
http://www.aaskolnick.com/paranormal.eyes.htm - A science writer's guide to debunking pseudoscience, the paranormal, homeopathy, and other far out claims of alternative medicine.
- Monterrey Wellness Center Makes Me Sick
http://members.tripod.com/lorihoeksema0/ - Personal opinion about James Davidson, proprietor, currently under a 63 count indictment in Tennessee for fraud for claiming to cure cancer.
- The Healing Techniques of Nicolai Levashov
http://members.aol.com/drbgkoopman/ - A brief biography and summary of techniques of the psychotronic healer Nicolai Levashov. Also a reply to critics and skeptics of his methods.
- My Ordeal as a Patient of Dr. Christiane Northrup M.D.
http://users.rcn.com/cabbidge/Index.html - A true story that raises serious questions concerning the absence of accountability in physicians who market themselves as holistic.
- Rocky Mountain Skeptics - Failed Alternative Medicine
http://www.rationalmagic.com/RMS/rms-altmd.htm - A database of negative testimony.
- QuackWatch
http://www.quackwatch.org/ - Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Information on quackery, questionable therapies and products.
- The Quack-Files
http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/ - Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud.
- ABC of Complementary Medicine - What is Alternative Medicine
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/319/7211/693 - A review article from the British Medical Journal on Alternative and Complementary medicine.
- HomeoWatch
http://www.homeowatch.org/ - A skeptical guide to homeopathy. Homeopathic "remedies" are usually harmless, but their associated misbeliefs are not.
- CINAM
http://www.cinam.net/ - Examines alternative (complementary) medicine from an evangelical Christian viewpoint using objective science and biblically based criteria.
- My Cancer Facts
http://www.mycancerfacts.org/ - Discussion of Alternative, Complementary, and Conventional treatments for cancer written by cancer patients. Also discusses the Cancer Conspiracy, and provides links to other resources.
- False Coral Calcium Claims
http://www.healthcastle.com/coralcalcium-scam.shtml - Explains that the content of coral calcium is not very different from the calcium carbonate found in other supplements.
- The Millenium Project
http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles/ - Uncovers promoters of quackery and those who lie about the dangers of vaccines. A list with a several hundred fundamental websites, commentaries on fraudulent organisations and sites, hate-mail from uncovered quacks, tributes and awards.
- HerbalWatch - Consumer Watchdog of the Herbal Industry
http://www.herbalwatch.com/ - Information on the dangers of Herbal products. Some can be harmfull to peoples health.
- Ebm-first.com
http://www.ebm-first.com/ - Skeptical information on alternative medicine in general and articles on several specific types.
- Medicine
http://members.aol.com/garypos/medicine.html - Skeptical articles on alternative medicine topics by Gary Posner.
- Iridology
http://your-doctor.com/patient_info/alternative_remedies/various_therapy/fraud_topics/bogus_test... - Information on diagnoses one can really observe in the eye, and why iridology is fraud.
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies
http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/booths/altmed.html - Systemic reviews, meta analyses and generall information on alternative medicine from the Oxford University.
- Health Watch UK
http://www.healthwatch-uk.org/ - Discussion on assessment and testing of treatments and information for the public why only thoroughly tested treatments are safe. Non-profit organization in the UK.
- The Sceptics Dictionary
http://www.skepdic.com/tialtmed.html - Definitions and essays on alternative medicine ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/ETO_5.asp?sitearea=ETO - Information from the American Cancer Society.
- Herbal Triangle
http://www.absidia.net/herbtri/ - Adverse reactions to alternative herbal remedies and posibility to report them. Site by medical student Lori Anderson.
- Why Therapies May Seem to Work (Even When They Don't)
http://www.horsemagazine.com/CLINIC/R/RAMEY_DAVID/Ramey.html - Reasons care givers and their clients who rely on anecdotal evidence and uncontrolled observations may erroneously conclude that therapies work.
- Alternative Medicine
http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/vstenger/alt.html - Scientist Vic Stenger's page on alternative medicine and quackery. Articles on homeopathy, energy healing and the science of prayer.
- Hypnosis and Hypnotism
http://www.spirithome.com/hypnosis.html - A Christian viewpoint on hypnotherapy.
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