Alternative Medicine and Quackery

Alternative medicine and quackery: what various alternative healing methods exist? For what diseases? Mainly critical viewpoints.
http://www.stelling.nl/simpos/health.htm

NYH HealthCare Communications Group

Healthcare-related communications from Nancy Yanes-Hoffman.
http://www.nyhwriter.com/

The Healing Techniques of Nicolai Levashov

A brief biography and summary of techniques of the psychotronic healer Nicolai Levashov. Also a reply to critics and skeptics of his methods.
http://members.aol.com/drbgkoopman/

HealthLink MCW

Offers an a question and answer dealing with the safety of alternative medicines.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/992528763.html

My Visit to a "Straight" Chiropractor

Article by Stephen Barrett debunks chiropractic hocus-pocus by visiting a chiropractor undercover as a patient.
http://www.chirobase.org/01General/chirovisit.html

Iridology's Blind Side

George Nava True II presents his objections to iridology in a short article.
http://www.netasia.net/users/truehealth/Iridology.htm

Anti-Quackery Resources

A collection of anti-quackery links and tools.
http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/anti_quack_sites.html

Debunking the Paranormal

A science writer's guide to debunking pseudoscience, the paranormal, homeopathy, and other far out claims of alternative medicine.
http://www.aaskolnick.com/paranormal.eyes.htm

Monterrey Wellness Center Makes Me Sick

Personal opinion about James Davidson, proprietor, currently under a 63 count indictment in Tennessee for fraud for claiming to cure cancer.
http://members.tripod.com/lorihoeksema0/

Hypnosis : Therapy or the Magic of Suggestion?

A Christian viewpoint on hypnotherapy.
http://www.spirithome.com/parahypn.html

My Ordeal as a Patient of Dr. Christiane Northrup M.D.

A true story that raises serious questions concerning the absence of accountability in physicians who market themselves as holistic.
http://users.rcn.com/cabbidge/Index.html

Rocky Mountain Skeptics - Failed Alternative Medicine

A database of negative testimony.
http://www.rationalmagic.com/RMS/rms-altmd.htm

QuackWatch

Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Information on quackery, questionable therapies and products.
http://www.quackwatch.org/

The Quack-Files

Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud.
http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/

ABC of Complementary Medicine - What is Alternative Medicine

A review article from the British Medical Journal on Alternative and Complementary medicine.
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/319/7211/693

HomeoWatch

A skeptical guide to homeopathy. Homeopathic "remedies" are usually harmless, but their associated misbeliefs are not.
http://www.homeowatch.org/

CINAM

Examines alternative (complementary) medicine from an evangelical Christian viewpoint using objective science and biblically based criteria.
http://www.cinam.net/

My Cancer Facts

Discussion of Alternative, Complementary, and Conventional treatments for cancer written by cancer patients. Also discusses the Cancer Conspiracy, and provides links to other resources.
http://www.mycancerfacts.org/

False Coral Calcium Claims

Defends that the content of coral calcium is not very different from calcium carbonate you find in supplements as Tums.
http://www.healthcastle.com/coralcalcium-scam.shtml

The Millenium Project

Uncovers promoters of quackery and those who lie about the dangers of vaccines. A list with a several hundred fundamental websites, commentaries on fraudulent organisations and sites, hate-mail from uncovered quacks, tributes and awards.
http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles/

HerbalWatch - Consumer Watchdog of the Herbal Industry

Information on the dangers of Herbal products. Some can be harmfull to peoples health.
http://www.herbalwatch.com/

Alternative Medicine

Scientist Vic Stenger's page on alternative medicine and quackery. Articles on homeopathy, energy healing and the science of prayer.
http://spot.colorado.edu/~vstenger/alt.html

Alternative Medicine - The Multi-billion Fraud

Richard Dawkins, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford, notes that alternative medicine is defined as that set of practices that cannot be tested, refuse to be tested or consistently fail tests.
http://www.valleyskeptic.com/altmed.htm

ChiroLinks

Skeptical articles and links about the chiropractic profession.
http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/chirolinks.html

Ebm-first.com

Skeptical information on alternative medicine in general and articles on several specific types.
http://www.ebm-first.com/

Action for Victims of Chiropractic

Support and pressure group in the UK for victims of Complimentary Therapies and in particular Chiropractic. Case studies, support and advice.
http://www.chirovictims.org.uk/

Medicine

Skeptical articles on alternative medicine topics by Gary Posner.
http://members.aol.com/garypos/medicine.html

ChiroWatch

Web site presenting the dangers of chiropractic treatment, along with stories of litigation, fraud and bogus claims.
http://www.chirowatch.com/

Iridology

Information on diagnoses one can really observe in the eye, and why iridology is fraud.
http://your-doctor.com/patient_info/alternative_remedies/various_therapy/fraud_topics/bogus_tests_tx/iridology.html

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Systemic reviews, meta analyses and generall information on alternative medicine from the Oxford University.
http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/booths/altmed.html

Health Watch UK

Discussion on assessment and testing of treatments and information for the public why only thoroughly tested treatments are safe. Non-profit organization in the UK.
http://www.healthwatch-uk.org/

The Sceptics Dictionary

Definitions and essays on alternative medicine ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.
http://www.skepdic.com/tialtmed.html

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Information from the American Cancer Society.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/ETO_5.asp?sitearea=ETO

Herbal Triangle

Adverse reactions to alternative herbal remedies and posibility to report them. Site by medical student Lori Anderson.
http://www.absidia.net/herbtri/

Why Therapies May Seem to Work (Even When They Don't)

Reasons care givers and their clients who rely on anecdotal evidence and uncontrolled observations may erroneously conclude that therapies work.
http://www.horsemagazine.com/CLINIC/R/RAMEY_DAVID/Ramey.html