I spent the last 2 months in France where it happened to be hot. Too hot for my taste! I could not do much during the day and ...

Hypothyroidism is a prevalent hormonal disorder symptoms often persist despite levothyroxine therapy. Adjunctive ...

My previous post provided tips for examining health claims. An area where health claims need to be examined cautiously is supplements, and one UK firm seems to deserve scrutiny more than most. British ...

Although so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) is widely used across the US population, population-level associations with mortality remain understudied. Therefore, this investigation examined ...

Medical ethics rests on 4 core principles: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, along with the crucial rule of veracity (truth-telling). In the realm of chiropractic, the most ...

People use unproven so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) even when evidence quite clearly indicates that the SCAM in question does not work. Why? Here are some of the factors that can play a role: ...

The Medical Journalists’ Association (MJA) has outlined six practical tips to help scrutinise health claims responsibly and accurately. They are primarily meant for journalists but, I think, they are ...

Religiosity has been linked to a wide range of health outcomes, with evidence for both benefits and harms. Alleged positive effects Many studies have found positive associations between religious ...