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Autism Complementary and alternative medicine Humor Quackery

The Spoof on Andrew Wakefield

Well, it didn’t take The Spoof long to comment on the Andrew Wakefield affair. Choice bits: While on holiday in the US in 1997 he was introduced to a creationist nutter called Professor Hugh Fudenberg who claimed to cure autistic children by giving them samples of his own bone marrow. And, my favorite: Wakefield was […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

Random thought about the “Health Freedom Expo” in Chicago

A couple of days ago, I wrote about a megafestival of altie woo taking place in my favorite city. It just occurred to me right now: If I were in Chicago right at this very minute, I could be in Hulda Clark’s workshop (which is starting right now) learning how to cure all cancers and […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery

Woo invades my favorite city

It’s times like this that I really wish I were back in Chicago. Actually, it’s times like any time that I wish I were back in Chicago, but this in particular brings out that feeling: The Health Freedom Expo is invading Chicago beginning today. Of course, whenever you hear someone advocating “health freedom,” it’s a […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

A “defense” of Abraham Cherrix and his parents?

I really have to turn off my Google Alerts for this topic. I’m going to pull out my hair if I don’t. As you may recall, I’ve been posting about two young victims of the siren call of quackery who will most likely pay with their lives for their trust in quacks. The first, Katie […]

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Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery

Update on Katie Wernecke

Last week, I wrote about two teens (Katie Wernecke and Abraham Cherrix) who, sadly, had been duped by the siren call of quackery and were, with the acquiescence of their parents, on the road to extinction. It figures that more information would become available over the weekend (after I had written my article) about both […]