Apparently Dr. Oz, not satisfied with having become the biggest and richest supporter of quackery in existence, his fame given a jump start by Oprah's woo-infused empire and then sustained by his apparent decision to "integrate" pure quackery, pseudoscience, and mysticism with his vanishing focus on real medicine, has decided to embrace nonsense ever the more tightly, the better to provide more bread and circuses to his addled viewers. (scienceblogs.com)
The lack of convincing scientific evidence supporting its efficacy, and its contradiction of basic scientific principles, have caused homeopathy to be regarded as pseudoscience or quackery, or in the words of a 1998 medical review, 'placebo therapy at best and quackery at worst. (blogspot.com)
This government is promoting quackery and pseudoscience. (diplomacy24.com)
In fact, it will begin in Chicago tomorrow: five days of "autism biomed" quackery and antivaccine pseudoscience. (scienceblogs.com)
Basically, for many years Mr. Weeks has been at the forefront of encouraging the "integration" of quackery with real medicine and promoting what I like to refer to as "quackademic medicine," a perfect term to describe the increasing encroachment of pseudoscience and quackery in medical academia in the form of-you guessed it-integrative medicine. (scienceblogs.com)
Quacks2
The Meester Kackadorisprijs is awarded to individuals or institutions who promote quackery and who should know better (the quacks themselves are never nominated). (dcscience.net)
Like quacks, people still believe in Hindutva quackery and their aggressive propaganda of division. (eleventhcolumn.com)
Promotion of fraudulent2
Quackery, often synonymous with health fraud, is the promotion of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices. (wikipedia.org)
Quackery refers to the promotion of fraudulent or ineffective treatments by individuals falsely claiming to possess medical expertise. (dentaldevotee.com)
Unethical1
However, like any profession, there is always a risk of a few individuals engaging in unethical practices or quackery. (dentaldevotee.com)
Unproven1
Since it is difficult to distinguish between those who knowingly promote unproven medical therapies and those who are mistaken as to their effectiveness, United States courts have ruled in defamation cases that accusing someone of quackery or calling a practitioner a quack is not equivalent to accusing that person of committing medical fraud. (wikipedia.org)
Health8
Quackery is often described as "health fraud" with the salient characteristic of aggressive promotion. (wikipedia.org)
Psychiatrist and author Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch defines quackery as "the promotion of unsubstantiated methods that lack a scientifically plausible rationale" and more broadly as: "anything involving overpromotion in the field of health. (wikipedia.org)
The tragic death of John Travolta's son may or may not have been related to Scientology 's quackery - but given that cult's insane approach to anything health-related , the Travolta's adherence to this alleged 'religion' can not have helped. (religionnewsblog.com)
Health quackery : Consumers Union's report on false health claims, worthless remedies, and unproved therapies / by the editors of Consumer reports books. (who.int)
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, has decried the increasing rate of quackery in the health sector, especially in the Nursing Profession, calling on the government for appropriate steps. (galaxytvonline.com)
Efforts to educate the public about oral health, the importance of seeking treatment from qualified professionals, and recognizing the signs of quackery can empower patients to make informed decisions. (dentaldevotee.com)
James Harvey Young (b. 1915) is an internationally recognized authority on American food and drug regulation and the history of health quackery in the United States. (nih.gov)
Diseases2
Common elements of general quackery include questionable diagnoses using questionable diagnostic tests, as well as untested or refuted treatments, especially for serious diseases such as cancer. (wikipedia.org)
The bottom line is that crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe (which is by far the dominant one) have facilitated the ability of desperate patients with serious diseases like cancer to raise huge sums of money for quackery. (sciencebasedmedicine.org)
Integrate1
It's licensed in all too many states, and physicians who have fallen under the spell of so-called "integrative medicine," a specialty that rebrands science-based lifestyle medical interventions as somehow "alternative" or "integrative" and uses them as a vessel to "integrate" quackery into medicine, seem to have a special affinity for naturopaths. (scienceblogs.com)
Profession3
The chairman of the association of in Oyo state, Comrade Rukayat Afonja while speaking with Journalists at a news conference in Ibadan, called for the support of all stakeholders in eliminating quackery in the profession. (galaxytvonline.com)
Encouraging peer reporting and establishing mechanisms to address complaints can help identify and address quackery within the profession. (dentaldevotee.com)
While the majority of registered dentists adhere to ethical standards and provide high-quality care, the possibility of quackery within the dental profession cannot be completely eliminated. (dentaldevotee.com)
Blog2
Before that, Jann Bellamy took note of a study earlier this year that tried to estimate how much dubious crowdfunding is going on for what can only be described as stem cell quackery, as did a certain friend of the blog . (sciencebasedmedicine.org)
Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog: Steve Poole on Steve Fuller: "It's intellectual quackery like this that gives philosophy of science a bad name. (typepad.com)
Science4
Quackery is often accompanied with grand associations with complex science, the harder the better. (quackometer.net)
He later sold off many items, some to the Museum of Quackery at the Science Museum of Minnesota . (cleveland.com)
As depressing as the litany of quackery and patient harm that I follow nearly every day can become, occasionally I am heartened to learn of a victory for science-based medicine and, more importantly, for the patients being victimized by pseudoscientific treatments. (scienceblogs.com)
In September, The Good Thinking Society released a study estimating the scope of crowdfunding for cancer quackery in the UK. (sciencebasedmedicine.org)
In this case, Snyder and Caulfield decided to look at crowdfunding campaigns for cancer treatments that were undeniably quackery, specifically, homeopathic cancer treatments, a subset of what I like to refer to as The One Quackery To Rule Them All. (sciencebasedmedicine.org)
If Rigvir is effective 'virotherapy' for cancer, why are quack clinics selling it and quackery promoters like Ty Bollinger promoting it? (scienceblogs.com)
Place1
This essay explores the potential reasons why registered dentists may engage in quackery and the measures in place to prevent such practices. (dentaldevotee.com)
Medical1
Dr. Ladapo even called the officials at the CDC and FDA "charlatans" who are engaged in "medical quackery. (newstarget.com)
Alternative1
American pediatrician Paul Offit has proposed four ways in which alternative medicine "becomes quackery": "by recommending against conventional therapies that are helpful. (wikipedia.org)
Explore1
Regulatory agencies should explore fraud and quackery by reviewing the marketing of certain drugs, vitamins, food stuffs, and nutritional supplements used as medications. (cdc.gov)
Support2
If they are not on the list, then ask them for their support in stopping NHS funded quackery. (quackometer.net)
There is a little cottage industry out there of so called journalists and think tanks who peddle economic quackery to support right wing policies. (blogspot.com)
Culture1
A combination of crisis trap created by conditions of poverty, ignorance and illiteracy produces Hindutva quackery in Indian politics, culture and society. (eleventhcolumn.com)
Patient1
Misinformation from unreliable sources or popular trends can further contribute to patient susceptibility to quackery. (dentaldevotee.com)
There are many laws in the UK that ought to make trading in quackery difficult. (quackometer.net)
Article1
RÉSUMÉ Le présent article décrit le problème universel qui consiste à garantir des pratiques éthiques dans la recherche sur les sujets humains et s'intéresse aux difficultés spécifiques rencontrées dans le monde en développement, et plus particulièrement au Pakistan. (who.int)
Society1
It was a great delight to visit Amsterdam on 25 October to speak at a meeting off the Vereniging tegen de Kwakzalverij (Society against quackery). (dcscience.net)
Collection1
His father, Dr. Olgierd Lindan, 95, died March 1, leaving behind much of what he once called the world's biggest collection of quackery. (cleveland.com)
Political1
The idea of deception is written within ideological narratives and political strategies of Hindutva quackery. (eleventhcolumn.com)