Ethical Quackery, the Monarchy and Kate Moss
No, this is not about our Defender of Quackery, our Quack-in-Chief His Royal Quackiness, Prince Charles, but about the Distinguished Provost of the Royal College […]
Articles by Andy L
Quack Word #40: ‘Energy’
Or ‘How to be debunked by a nine year old schoolgirl’ In the special world of the quack, the crank and the pseudo-scientist the word […]
“Once Dismissed as Hokum…” A Guide to Writing About Quackery in the Mail
“Once Dismissed as Hokum” is how Dr Danny Penman begins with a less-than-half-truth in his quacktasticly exceptional article about Spiritual Healing in the Daily Mail, […]
Organic Milk Is/Is Not Healthier
Those of you paying attention will have seen the quackometer spot these two stories from the past few weeks in the Daily Mail: Organic milk […]
Right Royal College of Pompous Quackery – Dublin
I had to share this with you. Following on from my recent Quack Word ‘Doctor’ blog, I came across the Royal College of Alternative Medicine […]
Dr Wendy Denning: Diat Doktor [sic]
UPDATE 8th February 2007 Well, six months after first posting this entry, the complementary IT team at Dr Wendy’s support organisation have made a few […]
Quack Word #3: ‘Doctor’
UPDATE 12/2/07 Congratulations to Ben Goldacre and the crew at Bad Science for getting Dr Gillian McKeith banned from using the title ‘Dr’. In today’s […]
Skinny Homeopathic Grande Cappuccino To Go Please
Yes, sometimes I do get filled with self-doubts, usually in the night. It soon passes. But you see, there is just so much quackery out […]
The Paradox of the Good Homeopath
A correspondent has made valid points about the quackometer that I should be careful to ensure that it only awards Canards to real quacks. A […]
E-mail alerts of Quackery in the Newspapers
If you would like to receive emails whenever the quackometer finds a quack newspaper article, then provide your email address here. Email alerts will only […]