Quackwatch

Founded in 1969, Quackwatch is an international network of people who are concerned about health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct.

[Center for Inquiry @center4inquiry]

. @Quackwatch21's Bill London just briefed us on the interactive consumer health class he teaches at @CalStateLA. Some social media literacy games they explore in the course are "Bad News' at https://t.co/Y17XwBVBfd and 'Go Viral' at https://t.co/6vOV7DN7G7. Try one and let us know what you think! #LiliCon

[Center for Inquiry @center4inquiry]

. @Quackwatch21 combats medical misinformation, one myth at a time. Through evidence-based analysis, they expose practices and claims that threaten public trust. Their mission is to educate the public and promote rational health choices. Learn more: https://t.co/l9gPFJKcKV

[Center for Inquiry @center4inquiry]

Here's your reminder to check out (and bookmark) @Quackwatch21’s new “RFK, Jr. Watch” resource page for a comprehensive look at @RobertKennedyJr’s long anti-science history and the latest stories relating to his nomination: https://t.co/CDoo80p7n0

[Quackwatch @Quackwatch21]

(Australia) #ArmaForce #supplements #LiverFailure
https://t.co/x0eNjAqMi4

[@goth_richard 🏳️‍🌈🇦🇺🇪🇸🇨🇦🇫🇮🇪🇪🇺🇦 @goth_richard]

#wakefield #cancer #quackery
"Alternative therapies are often promoted as 'cancer cures', but they are unproven and have not been scientifically tested. They may cause harm or suffering to those who use them instead of conventional medical treatments,"
https://t.co/cZSa6ppD5f

[FriendsOfSciMed @FriendsOfSciMed]

WHO Systematic Review of RF and Cancer https://t.co/FYm3WO4oJA via @sciencebasedmed

[William Matthew London @healthgadfly]

Not unusual #naturopathy. https://t.co/WeFfCIEdC7

[Debunk the Funk @Debunk_the_Funk]

If you want to hear a good summary of the evidence of whether or not sees oils are killing you (they’re not) instead of listening to a talking brain worm make stuff up for 30 seconds, I recommend this episode of Science Vs. https://t.co/ROryRpXZba

[FriendsOfSciMed @FriendsOfSciMed]

More rubbish pseudo-research sponsored by the 'Carstens Stiftung' https://t.co/kZlXinXjo4 via @edzardernst

[Complementary Meds @compandalt]

There is a worrying trend in the legitimisation of pseudoscience through approval of degree courses in nonsense. Below is an example and issues are similar to AECC (A UK chiropractic college) becoming "Health Sciences University", see this by @edzardernst https://t.co/9LlhnizrJG

[Center for Inquiry @center4inquiry]

In @Quackwatch21's latest Consumer Health Digest:

➡️ Dubious mental health practices spotlighted.
➡️ Psychologists question EMDR endorsements.
➡️ Segment of the life-coaching industry said to operate like a pyramid scheme.

Read on: https://t.co/m8HxZ4149M

[Dr Brad McKay @DrBradMcKay]

Nitazenes have arrived in Australia 😨 More potent than heroin or fentanyl, it’s time to stock the antidote in your first aid kit and have pill testing services available https://t.co/xrLdl1ZeJk @ChrisMinnsMP @Unharmdotorg

[Dr Brad McKay @DrBradMcKay]

Rejecting evidence-based breast cancer treatment isn’t irresponsible (Elle Macpherson is free to choose what happens to her body).
Cutting out the cancer & telling everyone you used “an intuitive, heart-led, holistic approach” is irresponsible. 😠
https://t.co/mT6vknBwaS

[Edzard Ernst @EdzardErnst]

A dietary supplement has (so far) killed 5 people in Japan https://t.co/0A5bh8fOMC via @edzardernst

[Edzard Ernst @EdzardErnst]

Wet cupping in the management of cervical spondylosis? No! https://t.co/9FEps12AMU via @edzardernst

[Edzard Ernst @EdzardErnst]

The threats to chiropractic: science, the impact of EBM, accountability to authorities and third party-payers https://t.co/jfh4gblID5 via @edzardernst

[Edzard Ernst @EdzardErnst]

The Effects of Medical Misinformation on the Public https://t.co/Ilx5BsX53s via @edzardernst

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

Preventing the spread of vaccine misinformation without infringing on free speech protections is at the heart of a landmark case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Learn more in this MedPage Today op-ed coauthored by AMA president @DoctorJesseMD. https://t.co/ErIljLTDRp

[Edzard Ernst @EdzardErnst]

Toxic heavy metals and undeclared drugs in Asian herbal medicines: Trends in Pharmacological Sciences https://t.co/s9twpXtmTL