On this blog, we have discussed all sorts of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) but only rarely we scrutinize any of the many gadets and devices that are being promoted under the SCAM umbrella.

Guest post by Ken McLeod O’Neill has graced these pages several times. Now we report on the developing conflict between her and the Seventh Day Adventist Church she uses to facilitate her lecture ...

Thanks to Trump and his administration, US science is descending into chaos. Federal grants are being frozen, Scientists are getting fired and are leaving the US in droves, the NIH is under threat, ...

This study investigated the impact of spirituality and SCAM (so-called alternative medicine) use on perceptions of vaccine harmfulness, with a focus on COVID-19 and mandatory childhood vaccinations.

Measles had been declared eliminated from the US in 2000. Now the disease is back with a vengeance. In February, an unvaccinated Texan child became the first person in a decade to die from measles in ...

This systematic review was aimed at assessing whether spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) procedures (i.e., target, thrust, and region) impacted on pain and disability for adults with spine pain. The ...

There are many interesting and complex interrelationships between religion ond so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). Some of them were discussed here: ‘The power of all religions’ is being tested in ...

This study was aimed at investigating how Spanish media reinforce a positive image of dietary supplements in the treatment of children, potentially leading to harmful health attitudes and behaviors.