Thermography: Worse than useless

28Nov12

Earlier this spring, I described the Choosing Wisely campaign in the United States, an initiative designed to redirect resources away from medical treatments that are useless or harmful. In the spirit of the campaign, I suggested Five Things Pharmacists and Patients Should Question. My list included unvalidated IgG food intolerance blood tests like Hemocode, dubious […]

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Tags: breast cancer, health canada, medical quackery, pseudoscience, thermography, useless tests

Should you take expiry dates seriously?

10May12

Is is safe to take expired drugs? Are they still effective? Consider this scenario: You’re in good health and take no prescription drugs. You use the following remedies occasionally: Excedrin for the rare migraine Arnica 30CH for bumps and bruises Echinacea capsules, when you feel a cold coming on Today you look in your cupboard, […]

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Tags: expiry dates, health canada, herbal medicine, homeopathy, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pseudoscience