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Quackwatch is a
United States–based website, self-described as a "network of people"
founded by
Stephen Barrett,
which aims to "combat health-related frauds...
- the
National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF), and the
webmaster of
Quackwatch. He runs a
number of
websites dealing with
quackery and
health fraud....
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characteristic of
aggressive promotion.
Psychiatrist and
author Stephen Barrett of
Quackwatch defines quackery as "the
promotion of
unsubstantiated methods that lack...
- as a "dubious treatment" by the
alternative medicine watchdog website Quackwatch. In
Issels combination therapy,
patients are
asked to
remove any teeth...
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Parts of osteopathy, such as
craniosacral therapy, have been
described by
Quackwatch as
having no
therapeutic value and have been
labeled by them as pseudoscience...
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methods used by
cults in
France to
attract members.
Stephen Barrett of
Quackwatch describes reiki as a "nonsensical method". As a
reason for why
NCCAM should...
- oncology;
according to
Quackwatch, his
ideas are "largely
speculative and invalid." His
therapy is not only ineffective,
Quackwatch notes, but also causes...
- its
inventor to have
cured his cancer.
Stephen Barrett has
written on
Quackwatch: "Although low-fat, high-fiber
diets can be healthful, the Hallelujah...
- the Name of
Science Fortean Times James Randi Educational Foundation Quackwatch Skeptical Inquirer The Demon-Haunted
World The
Natural History of Quackery...
- m****age
Shiatsu Barrett,
Stephen (2004-09-25). "Reflexology: A
close look".
Quackwatch.
Retrieved 2007-10-12. Kunz, Kevin; Kunz,
Barbara (1993). The Complete...