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Orthomolecular Psychiatry - Quackery?What is Orthomolecular Therapy? Is it quackery? I provide a briefing on the controversial treatment left for the reader to decide.
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Alternative Medicine for Ulcerative Colitis is Not Quackery!Alternative Medicine for Ulcerative Colitis -
Vitamin B17: Is it a Natural Cure for Cancer?Vitamin B17, also known as Laetrile, has been labeled as a natural cure for cancer. Is such a statement quackery or truth? Learn the questions to ponder and your sources of natural laetrile. -
Do Homeopathic Treatments Work as Well as Traditional Medicine?The debate between alternative and traditional medicine continues to heat up as more people choose homeopathic treatments to traditional medical practices. Understanding of both practices is needed to make an informed decision. -
Is Past Life Regression Therapy Just Quackery?A growing number of mental health specialists are beginning to incorporate past life regression therapy into their practice. What is past life regression therapy and is there any evidence to support it? -
Ear Candles: Alternative Health Practice or Medical Quackery?Ear candles aren't like the type of candles you burn in your home. Instead, they are made from unbleached cotton cloths and coated in beeswax. Candles are between 10- and 18-inches in length and 1-inch circumference. -
Arthritis Folk Cure; Gin Soaked RaisinsAccording to the Arthritis Foundation 27 million Americans suffer from the pain of Osteoarthritis and another 1.3 million suffer with Rheumatoid arthritis. Gin soaked raisins is an old folk remedy used to treat arthritis pain. Does it work... -
How I Agreed with Charles Sanders Peirce Before I Ever Read HimAnnals of Realism
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Dr. Dethknell, Lord of Death, Auditor and Rest RoomsDr. Dethnell is a fictitious character gaining entry to the profession by supreme quackery and chance cure. He meets a public auditor Mr. Accounter and there is an interesting conversation giving us fun and entertainment.
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Is Colonic Hydrotherapy Legitmate Therapy or Just Plain Old Quackery?It's one of the fastest growing segments of "natural" medicine. So what's the problem with colonic irrigation? Are colonics "natural"? More important is colonic hydrotherapy even safe? -
Guide to Buying Alternative Remedies and Natural MedicineUnfortunately, due to a combination of factors, scams and bad science often slip into alternative medicine circles, so it can be hard to differentiate between fact-based holistic healing and outright quackery.
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Professionals, Cheats and Mercenaries 3The science of quackery permits proliferation and creation of a galaxy of cheats and mercenaries in the profession. Accounting is a field where such luminaries flourish, though in pockets
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Professionals, Cheats and Mercenaries 4One of the growing fields of engineering is architecture.However, partial quackery infiltrates into the profession and gains ascendancy.
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Odd Museums in St. Louis, MissouriMuseum of hair, quackery, bowling, dogs and flashlights? It's all here in Missouri.
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The Evolution of MedicineWould you visit a doctor to get your skull drilled, for the placement of leeches, or for the infusion of scorpion venom? Amazingly enough, all of these have occurred during the history of medicine! Learn about how medicine evolved in this article!
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Fad Diets: Teenagers BewareGary C. Booker, a science education activist and skeptic, provides advice to young teenagers that are seeking to lose weight and are hearing about famous fad diets. -
Health Care Socio-FascismAmericans who support President Obama's "health care reform" plan involving the creation of a new public "government" insurance plan that would require private companies except for small businesses to provide it ought to be a red flag.
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NaturopathyHistory and current trend towards natural medicine (Naturopathy)and the want and need to get involved in our own healthcare.
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What is Radionics?Radionics is a healing science based on the principles of occult ether physics. This article is a very basic introduction to the subject.
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Procrustes and Feng ShuiIn Feng Shui, "Procrustean" can refer to practitioners who impose their ideological agendas on clients and clients' houses, often without taking history, common sense, or authentic Feng Shui into consideration.
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Alternative Medicine - a Positive ViewpointThis article describes one person's experiences in using alternative treatments for all manners of aches, pains, injuries, and illnesses.
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Magic Medicine: Shamanism and Modern NaturopathyThe medical doctor believes that magical thinking has no place in evidence-based medicine. The New Age naturopath believes that science is the bane of society. Both of them are wrong. -
Oprah Winfrey Show Under Fire for Potentially Deadly Medical AdviceThe Oprah Winfrey show -- a daytime television talk show that boasts stellar ratings and is highly popular among female viewers -- faces criticism for peddling potentially deadly medical advice. Read on for Oprah's surprising response. -
Prayer Coverage in Health Care Reform Bill?Is there a chance that paying for prayers might be inserted in a health care reform bill?
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Why Use Herbal Medicine?Herbalism isn't about rejecting science, self-experimentation or expecting nebulous "plant spirits" to cure illness. It's about embracing the rock-solid union that occurs when ancient wisdom and modern science meet. -
Acupuncture Clinics in Tucson, ArizonaThis article lists the best acupuncture clinics in Tucson, Arizona.
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Advances in Orthomolecular Psychiatry TheoryLinus Pauling invented the word "orthomolecular" in 1968. However, he was influenced by previous work including that of Hoffer & Osmond and that of Heath. It means the right amount of the right molecules.
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Alternate Health: Cancer Cure, Doctor Prescription or Alternative Medications?Mainstream science cancer medication efficiency compared to alternative medications.
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Arthritis Relieve TipsMillions of Americans suffer from some form of arthritis - 97 per cent of all people over 60 years of age have enough symptoms to be identified by Xray.
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Copied Weight Loss ArticlesThe Internet is becoming a breeding ground for apathetic article regurgitators whose sole purpose is to draw in and then take advantage of desperate people who seek out genuine help the most.
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Review: Don't Buy Bach Rescue Remedy!A comprehensive and scientifically backed review of Rescue Remedy and the other Bach flower remedies. Rescue Remedy doesn't work: homeopathic "flower remedies" are very expensive placebos unbacked by scientific data.
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A Guide to CAM Treatment and ProvidersMaking the decision to use complimentary or alternative medical treatments can be a difficult one, particularly for those coming from a solidly western medical viewpoint.
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Why Psychodietetics?It is my view that nutrition affects the brain. This is also the view of Dr. Richard Wurtman of MIT and other brilliant scientists.
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Homeopathy Vs. Herbalism: Alternative Medicine Techniques ComparedHerbal medicine and homeopathic remedies are both popular forms of alternative medicine. This article discusses the difference between the two commonly-confused practices. -
The Detox Diet ControversyNot everyone is on the detox product bandwagon as some medical professionals and scientist question whether such remedies live up to their claims.
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The Psychological Effects of Slavery and Colonization on the NegroThis article describes the psychological,physiological,and sociological effects that slavery and colonization has had on the American Negro, and the lingering effects that these practices have on Negroes today.
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The Return of "V" for the 2009-10 Season and a Possible Literal InterpretationWhen the first miniseries of "V" aired in 1983, most viewers took the aliens coming to Earth plot as an allegory for the Third Reich. But with a new "V" series on the horizon, it could be taken literally this time from an evolution of deeper thought...
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What is Reflexology?According to the proponents of reflexology, our feet are microcosms, or maps, of our entire bodies.
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Attraction to Alternative Medicine Can Often Be a Fatal AttractionFor every person who claims to have been healed by alternative medicine, there are one or more people who have died from it. I know two of them - two relatively young friends who died... -
Swedish MassageA history of Swedish massage.
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