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Sites with information opposed to alternative medicine.

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• Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
• Aromatherapy
• Chiropractic
• Ear Candling
• Fasting and Cleansing
• Herbs
• Homeopathy
• Neuro Linguistic Programming
• Quackery

Resources in This Category

• ABC of Complementary Medicine - What is Alternative Medicine

  http://www.bmj.com/content/319/7211/693.full
  A review article from the British Medical Journal on Alternative and Complementary medicine.

• 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.

• Complementary and Alternative Therapies

  http://www.bandolier.org.uk/booth/booths/altmed.html
  Systemic reviews, meta analyses and general information on alternative medicine from the Oxford University.

• 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.

• Ebm-first.com

  http://www.ebm-first.com/
  Skeptical information on alternative medicine in general and articles on several specific types.

• 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.

• 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.

• LisaBarger.com

  http://www.lisabarger.com/
  Critical reviews of herbal remedies, nutritional supplements and alternative medicine practices.

• Medicine

  http://www.gpposner.com/medicine.html
  Skeptical articles on alternative medicine topics by Gary Posner.

• 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.

• National Council Against Health Fraud Archive

  http://www.ncahf.org/
  Contains documents describing and opposing alternative remedies, including homeopathy, acupuncture and MLM health products.

• Quackcast

  http://edgydoc.com/about-ba/
  Podcast looking at different alternative medicines in each episode.

• 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.

• Rocky Mountain Skeptics - Failed Alternative Medicine

  http://www.rationalmagic.com/RMS/rms-altmd.htm
  A database of negative testimony.

• Sense About Science

  http://senseaboutscience.org/
  A UK-based charitable trust that responds to the misrepresentation of science and scientific evidence on issues that matter to society. Information and briefing documents about particular issues and alternative medicine along with details of how to get involved.

• 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.

• The Quack-Files

  http://quackfiles.blogspot.com/
  Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud.

• The Quackometer

  http://www.quackometer.net/
  Experiments and thoughts on quackery, health beliefs and pseudoscience.

• The SkepDoc

  http://www.skepdoc.info/
  Retired family physician and former Air Force flight surgeon writes about medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, science, quackery, and critical thinking.

• The Skeptics Dictionary

  http://www.skepdic.com/tialtmed.html
  Definitions and essays on alternative medicine ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.

• The Spudd

  http://thesciencepost.com/
  Sceptical news magazine with a focus on alternative medicine, quackery and vaccination.

• What's The Harm?

  http://whatstheharm.net/
  Lists stories where a lack of critical thinking has caused unnecessary harm, death, injury, hospitalizations, major financial loss or other damages.

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