The HCG Diet: Another ineffective and possibly dangerous diet plan

19Jul12

I could easily devote every post to writing about weight loss supplements, and never run out of topics. As soon as one quick fix falls out of favour, another inevitably replaces it. Some wax and wane in popularity. And pharmacies don’t help the situation. I cringe every time I walk down the aisle where weight […]

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Do pharmacy regulators “get” homeopathy?

13Jul12

It’s on almost every pharmacy’s shelves. I’ve written at length about the problems with homeopathy in pharmacies. In fact, it was the subject of my very first post, over three years ago, where I described how homeopathy is an elaborate placebo system, with “remedies” that contain no active ingredients. Homeopathy was “invented” in the late […]

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Developing your scientific skepticism: The Middle Ground Fallacy

12Jul12

Poor reasoning is common, even among those with scientific backgrounds. But you too can become a scientific skeptic. The other night on Twitter, pharmacy student and self-proclaimed skeptic Ciara Ní Chionnaith asked the following question: Skeptics – was there a particular turning point after which you became skeptical? After an experience, a book, meeting/hearing someone […]

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Weekend Reading

07Jul12

It’s getting to be that time of year again, as long weekends appear, and summer vacation beckons for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Here are some links to article you may find interesting:

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Green Coffee Beans for weight loss: Dr. Oz loves it, but where’s the evidence?

05Jul12

I can’t keep up with Dr. Oz. Just when I thought the latest weight loss miracle was raspberry ketone, along comes another panacea promising results with no effort. This time, it’s green coffee beans. Everyone knows Dr. Oz, now. Formerly a guest on Oprah, he’s got his own show which he’s built into what’s probably […]

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Tags: dr. oz, green coffee, medical quackery, naturopathy, obesity, supplements, weight loss