RUDOLF STEINER died 100 years ago today - a good reason, I think, to remember the utter nonsense he postulated (not only) in the realm of healthcare. Here is a slightly abbreviated section from my ...

The aim of this recent review was to investigate the efficacy of non-surgical and non-interventional treatments for adults with low back pain compared with placebo. It included all randomised ...

The US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy (JFKJr) famously claimed that vitamin A could work “as a prophylaxis” of measles infection. That claim is not just wrong, it also is dangerous. Overuse of ...

America's anti-vaxer in-chief, famously claimed his brain has been eaten by a worm. While this assumption is as ridiculous as the man himself, the actions and delusions of RFK Jr. seem almost to ...

I have only recently become aware of the fact that 'Google Scholar' offers a thing called 'my profile'. In my case, it contains a host of information about my published research - but, I have to admit ...

I don’t know whether you noticed but everyone seems to be going on about the new wonder SCAM (so-called alternative medicine) ‘BLACK SEED OIL’ (BSO). If you go on the Internet, you’ll find all sorts ...

The primary aim of this ‘mixed-methods, feasibility pilot study’ was to evaluate the feasibility of providing Reiki at a behavioral health clinic serving a low-income population. The secondary aim was ...

Qi-gong is a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine that employs meditation, exercise, deep breathing and other techniques with a view of strengthening the assumed life force ‘qi’ and thus improving ...