Influenza poses a major health challenge due to its variability, pandemic potential and absence of an effective cure. These fact render prevention crucial. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore ...

One might think that fact-checking and AI will render the survival of bullshit (BS) difficult. But is that true? I am not sure. Who better to ask than AI? I therefore asked META AI to help me out.

The current editorial in the Journal 'HOMEOPATHY' is entitled "A Turning Point for Homeopathy?". It hinges on the often discussed wishful thinking of homeopaths that the mechanism of action (MoA) of ...

The present paper described a rare and lethal adverse event following leech therapy. A 63-year-old man was referred to Nemazee Teaching Hospital (Shiraz, Iran) in December 2020 with a two-week history ...

On this blog, we have repeatedly discussed BLEACH and several of the individuals promoting it (who I called 'BLEACH BOYS') as a cure for just about everything, e.g.: Beware of the ‘Bleach Boys’ – hydr ...

I came across an interesting article that is most relevant to the subject of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). Here is its abstract: The dream of a universal cure has persisted throughout history ...

I recently asked 'GOOGLE GEMINI' about my problems with King Charles. The reply was concise, to the point and roughly correct: Edzard Ernst's "problem" with King Charles (then Prince Charles) stemmed ...

Many consumers hold a positive or neutral view of homeopathy. This is primarily because they don't fully understand what it is, how absurd its assumptions really are, and how dangerous the homeopathic ...

It's true: vaccination risks do exists! Death from MMR vaccine: Estimated risk of death from vaccine-related adverse event: approximately 1 in 100 million doses administered. HPV (human papillomavirus ...

I came across a new systematic review of the herbal remedy, FEVERFEW, as a preventative treatment for migraine. Here is the abstract: Review just published in 'The American Journal of Natural ...

Dengue is the most common arthropod-borne viral disease. It can cause various symptoms like fever, muscle pain, joint pain, but often it is asymptomatic. In addition, it may cause potentially fatal ...

This study was designed "to detect differences between individualized homeopathic medicinal products (IHMPs) and placebo after 4 months of intervention in patients with chronic low-back pain (LBP)".