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False balance in reporting the case of a local mother jailed for contempt of court for reneging on an agreement to vaccinate her child
Rachel Bredow is antivaccine and doesn't want her children vaccinated. Her ex-husband disagrees. When Ms. Bredow violated a court order to vaccinate her child, she was thrown into jail for contempt of court. Unfortunately, our local media have not exactly covered themselves in glory covering this story. (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - October 5, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Autism Complementary and alternative medicine Pseudoscience Skepticism/critical thinking Television Andrea Isom Detroit Free Press Jason Horne Joel Dorfman Joseph Sikora Michigan for Vaccine Choice Rebecca Bred Source Type: blogs

False balance in reporting the case of a local mother jailed for contempt of court for reneging on an agreement to vaccinate her child
Rachel Bredow is antivaccine and doesn't want her children vaccinated. Her ex-husband disagrees. When Ms. Bredow violated a court order to vaccinate her child, she was thrown into jail for contempt of court. Unfortunately, our local media have not exactly covered themselves in glory covering this story. The post False balance in reporting the case of a local mother jailed for contempt of court for reneging on an agreement to vaccinate her child appeared first on RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE. (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - October 5, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Autism Complementary and alternative medicine Pseudoscience Skepticism/critical thinking Television Andrea Isom Detroit Free Press Jason Horne Joel Dorfman Joseph Sikora Michigan for Vaccine Choice Rebecca Bred Source Type: blogs

Why a case report being circulated by advocates doesn ’ t show that the ketogenic diet combats cancer
it's October, which means that it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means that it's time for dubious breast cancer case reports. Here's one about ketogenic diets that doesn't show that such diets cure cancer. (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - October 4, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Cancer Clinical trials Complementary and alternative medicine Skepticism/critical thinking breast cancer chemotherapy Ketogenic diet neoadjuvant chemotherapy Thomas Seyfried triple negative breast cancer Source Type: blogs

Why a case report being circulated by advocates doesn ’ t show that the ketogenic diet combats cancer
it's October, which means that it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means that it's time for dubious breast cancer case reports. Here's one about ketogenic diets that doesn't show that such diets cure cancer. The post Why a case report being circulated by advocates doesn’t show that the ketogenic diet combats cancer appeared first on RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE. (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - October 4, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Cancer Clinical trials Complementary and alternative medicine Skepticism/critical thinking breast cancer chemotherapy Ketogenic diet neoadjuvant chemotherapy Thomas Seyfried triple negative breast cancer Source Type: blogs

If Rigvir is effective “ virotherapy ” for cancer, why are quack clinics selling it and quackery promoters like Ty Bollinger promoting it?
Last week, I wrote about Rigvir, a “virotherapy” promoted by the International Virotherapy Center (IVC) in Latvia, which did not like what I had to say. When a representative called me to task for referring to the marketing of Rigvir using patient testimonials as irresponsbile, it prompted me to look at how Ty Bollinger’s The Truth About Cancer series promoted Rigvir through patient testimonials and how the IVC itself uses such testimonials. The word “irresponsible” doesn’t even begin to cover it. (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - October 2, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Aina Muceniece Antonio Jimenez coffee enema ECHO-7 Echovirus Elita Shapovalova Hope4Cancer International Virotherapy Center Ivars K Source Type: blogs

If Rigvir is effective “ virotherapy ” for cancer, why are quack clinics selling it and quackery promoters like Ty Bollinger promoting it?
Last week, I wrote about Rigvir, a “virotherapy” promoted by the International Virotherapy Center (IVC) in Latvia, which did not like what I had to say. When a representative called me to task for referring to the marketing of Rigvir using patient testimonials as irresponsbile, it prompted me to look at how Ty Bollinger’s The Truth About Cancer series promoted Rigvir through patient testimonials and how the IVC itself uses such testimonials. The word “irresponsible” doesn’t even begin to cover it. The post If Rigvir is effective “virotherapy” for cancer, why are quack clinics selling it and quackery...
Source: Respectful Insolence - October 2, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Aina Muceniece Antonio Jimenez coffee enema ECHO-7 Echovirus Elita Shapovalova Hope4Cancer International Virotherapy Center Ivars K Source Type: blogs

If Rigvir is effective " virotherapy " for cancer, why are quack clinics selling it and quackery promoters like Ty Bollinger promoting it?
Last week, I wrote about Rigvir, a “virotherapy” promoted by the International Virotherapy Center (IVC) in Latvia, which did not like what I had to say. When a representative called me to task for referring to the marketing of Rigvir using patient testimonials as irresponsbile, it prompted me to look at how Ty Bollinger’s The Truth About Cancer series promoted Rigvir through patient testimonials and how the IVC itself uses such testimonials. The word “irresponsible” doesn’t even begin to cover it. The post If Rigvir is effective "virotherapy" for cancer, why are quack clinics selling it and quackery p...
Source: Respectful Insolence - October 2, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Aina Muceniece Antonio Jimenez coffee enema ECHO-7 Echovirus Elita Shapovalova Hope4Cancer International Virotherapy Center Ivars K Source Type: blogs

John Weeks accuses Orac of having “ blood on his hands ” for criticizing the Samuelis ’ $200 million gift to UC-Irvine. Orac responds.
Like many advocates of science-based medicine, I was dismayed at the $200 million gift given by Susan and Henry Samueli to the University of California, Irvine in order to vastly expand its integrative medicine offerings. John Weeks, a noted promoter of integrative medicine, was not pleased at how the mainstream press covered this gift, and in particular he was most displeased that skeptics were heavily quoted in the reporting. In response, he launched a spittle-flecked, spelling-challenged broadside against his perceived enemies, full of misinformation and logical fallacies. Naturally, Orac can't resist applying some not-...
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 29, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Henry Samueli Huffington Post integrative medicine john weeks quackademic medicine Susan and Henry Samueli College of H Source Type: blogs

John Weeks accuses Orac of having " blood on his hands " for criticizing the Samuelis ’ $200 million gift to UC-Irvine. Orac responds.
Like many advocates of science-based medicine, I was dismayed at the $200 million gift given by Susan and Henry Samueli to the University of California, Irvine in order to vastly expand its integrative medicine offerings. John Weeks, a noted promoter of integrative medicine, was not pleased at how the mainstream press covered this gift, and in particular he was most displeased that skeptics were heavily quoted in the reporting. In response, he launched a spittle-flecked, spelling-challenged broadside against his perceived enemies, full of misinformation and logical fallacies. Naturally, Orac can't resist applying some not-...
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 29, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking Henry Samueli Huffington Post integrative medicine john weeks quackademic medicine Susan and Henry Samueli College of H Source Type: blogs

Antivaxers on Twitter: Fake news and Twitter bots
A new analysis reveals that there are antivaccine bots on Twitter. Why am I not surprised? (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 28, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Complementary and alternative medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking bot SocialBot Twitter vaccines Source Type: blogs

Antivaxers on Twitter: Fake news and Twitter bots
A new analysis reveals that there are antivaccine bots on Twitter. Why am I not surprised? The post Antivaxers on Twitter: Fake news and Twitter bots appeared first on RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE. (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 28, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Antivaccine nonsense Complementary and alternative medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking bot SocialBot Twitter vaccines Source Type: blogs

Homeopathy at UC-Irvine: It can run, but it can ’ t hide
Last week, UC-Irvine announced a $200 million gift from Susan and Henry Samueli to create a new integrative medicine center. Since then, UC-Irvine has tried to scrub any evidence of homeopathy use on its website. It didn't work. Unfortunately, thanks to the Samuelis, homeopathy and other pseudoscience are deeply embedded in UC-Irvine, which has become the new epitome of quackademic medicine. (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 26, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Quackery Henry Samueli Howard Federoff quackademic medicine Susan Samueli University of California Irvine Source Type: blogs

Homeopathy at UC-Irvine: The administration can run but it can ’ t hide from its history of embracing quackery
Last week, UC-Irvine announced a $200 million gift from Susan and Henry Samueli to create a new integrative medicine center. Since then, UC-Irvine has tried to scrub any evidence of homeopathy use on its website. It didn't work. Unfortunately, thanks to the Samuelis, homeopathy and other pseudoscience are deeply embedded in UC-Irvine, which has become the new epitome of quackademic medicine. (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 26, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Quackery Henry Samueli Howard Federoff quackademic medicine Susan Samueli University of California Irvine Source Type: blogs

Homeopathy at UC-Irvine: The administration can run but it can ’ t hide from its history of embracing quackery
Last week, UC-Irvine announced a $200 million gift from Susan and Henry Samueli to create a new integrative medicine center. Since then, UC-Irvine has tried to scrub any evidence of homeopathy use on its website. It didn't work. Unfortunately, thanks to the Samuelis, homeopathy and other pseudoscience are deeply embedded in UC-Irvine, which has become the new epitome of quackademic medicine. The post Homeopathy at UC-Irvine: The administration can run but it can’t hide from its history of embracing quackery appeared first on RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE. (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 26, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Quackery Henry Samueli Howard Federoff quackademic medicine Susan Samueli University of California Irvine Source Type: blogs

Gwyneth Paltrow ’ s goop: Psychic Vampire Repellent as female “ empowerment ”
Gwyneth Paltrow's goop is continuing to sell snake oil promoted as the "empowerment" of women. Yes, that even includes a psychic vampire repellent, reiki charged. (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - September 22, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Friday Woo Paranormal Popular culture Pseudoscience Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking empowerment Goop Gwyneth Paltrow vampire Source Type: blogs