Chronic low back pain (CLBP) affects over half a billion people worldwide. Current pharmacologic treatments offer limited efficacy and carry substantial risks, warranting the development of safe and ...

This post is inspired by an article by Michael Miller entitled '6 Reasons Why People Believe Health Misinformation' published recently in PSYCHOLOGY TODAY. Miller identified the following reasons: Rea ...

Gua Sha is a form of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) that I have reoprted about before, e.g.: Gua sha: who cares how it ...

Let me tell you all about it. This study aimed to compare the growth, meat quality, nutrition, consumer preference, and shelf life of biofield-treated birds with those of the unblessed/untreated ...

Skeptics are people who apply reason and critical thinking to evaluate claims and who advocate to rely on sound evidence, while resisting pseudoscience, superstition, and misinformation. Some of the ...

This study analyzed the prevalence and characteristics of misinformation in YouTube videos about chiropractic treatment for otitis media (OM). YouTube was searched in January 2023 (Incognito mode, US ...

While still Prince of Wales, Charles was once asked if his campaigning for so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) would continue once he became king. His answer was unusually clear: "No, it won't. I'm ...

The Indian government, in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, initiated campaigns to use complementary therapies for its prevention and control, such as large-scale ...