Chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) is the hallmark treatment of chiropractors worldwide. Close to 100% of patients consulting such a practitioner will receive CSM. While often promoted as safe, ...

We are about half way through 2015 which is an opportune occasion to again check how research-active the various branches of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) currently are. To get a rough ...

Robert F Kennedy Jr. is, as we all know, the United States secretary of health and human services. He went to Harvard, graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in American history and literature.He ...

Sorry, but this post has nothing at all to do with so-called alternative medicine - I hope you find it nonetheless ...

The INTELLIGENCER recently published an interesting article that summarizes several issues and arguments we previously raised ...

This double-blind, randomized controlled trial assessed brain activity in epileptic patients exposed to laying on of hands with healing intent, with or without Spiritual connection, and control. It ...

Regular readers of this blog will know of my long-standing concerns regarding the trustworthiness of research, particularly when it originates from China. I have addressed these issues many times, e.g ...

This systematic review aimed to map and summarize the existing literature on the use of osteopathic manipulative techniques (OMT) in the management of acute otitis media (AOM) in pediatric patients, ...

Retractions occur when a paper is found to be flawed due to errors, plagiarism, data fabrication, peer-review fraud or other misconduct. On this blog, we have seen our fair share of such things.

Robert Malone has just been appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a member of the ACIP Vaccine Advisory Committee. In response he tweeted: "Thank you for the honor of serving my country in this way, ...