Alternative Health: Opposing Views

Alternative medicine and quackery: what various alternative healing methods exist? For what diseases? Mainly critical viewpoints.

Healthcare-related communications from Nancy Yanes-Hoffman.

Offers an a question and answer dealing with the safety of alternative medicines.

Article by Stephen Barrett debunks chiropractic hocus-pocus by visiting a chiropractor undercover as a patient.

A collection of anti-quackery links and tools.

A science writer's guide to debunking pseudoscience, the paranormal, homeopathy, and other far out claims of alternative medicine.

Personal opinion about James Davidson, proprietor, currently under a 63 count indictment in Tennessee for fraud for claiming to cure cancer.

A brief biography and summary of techniques of the psychotronic healer Nicolai Levashov. Also a reply to critics and skeptics of his methods.

A Christian viewpoint on hypnotherapy.

A true story that raises serious questions concerning the absence of accountability in physicians who market themselves as holistic.

A database of negative testimony.

Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Information on quackery, questionable therapies and products.

Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud.

A review article from the British Medical Journal on Alternative and Complementary medicine.

A skeptical guide to homeopathy. Homeopathic "remedies" are usually harmless, but their associated misbeliefs are not.

Examines alternative (complementary) medicine from an evangelical Christian viewpoint using objective science and biblically based criteria.