Alternative medicine and quackery: what various alternative healing methods exist? For what diseases? Mainly critical viewpoints.

Healthcare-related communications from Nancy Yanes-Hoffman.

Offers an a question and answer dealing with the safety of alternative medicines.

Article by Stephen Barrett debunks chiropractic hocus-pocus by visiting a chiropractor undercover as a patient.

George Nava True II presents his objections to iridology in a short article.

A collection of anti-quackery links and tools.

A science writer's guide to debunking pseudoscience, the paranormal, homeopathy, and other far out claims of alternative medicine.

Personal opinion about James Davidson, proprietor, currently under a 63 count indictment in Tennessee for fraud for claiming to cure cancer.

A brief biography and summary of techniques of the psychotronic healer Nicolai Levashov. Also a reply to critics and skeptics of his methods.

A Christian viewpoint on hypnotherapy.

A true story that raises serious questions concerning the absence of accountability in physicians who market themselves as holistic.

A database of negative testimony.

A review article from the British Medical Journal on Alternative and Complementary medicine.

A skeptical guide to homeopathy. Homeopathic "remedies" are usually harmless, but their associated misbeliefs are not.

Examines alternative (complementary) medicine from an evangelical Christian viewpoint using objective science and biblically based criteria.

Discussion of Alternative, Complementary, and Conventional treatments for cancer written by cancer patients. Also discusses the Cancer Conspiracy, and provides links to other resources.

Defends that the content of coral calcium is not very different from calcium carbonate you find in supplements as Tums.

Uncovers promoters of quackery and those who lie about the dangers of vaccines. A list with a several hundred fundamental websites, commentaries on fraudulent organisations and sites, hate-mail from uncovered quacks, tributes and awards.

Information on the dangers of Herbal products. Some can be harmfull to peoples health.

Scientist Vic Stenger's page on alternative medicine and quackery. Articles on homeopathy, energy healing and the science of prayer.

Richard Dawkins, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford, notes that alternative medicine is defined as that set of practices that cannot be tested, refuse to be tested or consistently fail tests.

Skeptical articles and links about the chiropractic profession.

Skeptical information on alternative medicine in general and articles on several specific types.

Support and pressure group in the UK for victims of Complimentary Therapies and in particular Chiropractic. Case studies, support and advice.

Skeptical articles on alternative medicine topics by Gary Posner.

Web site presenting the dangers of chiropractic treatment, along with stories of litigation, fraud and bogus claims.

Information on diagnoses one can really observe in the eye, and why iridology is fraud.

Systemic reviews, meta analyses and generall information on alternative medicine from the Oxford University.

Definitions and essays on alternative medicine ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.

Information from the American Cancer Society.

Adverse reactions to alternative herbal remedies and posibility to report them. Site by medical student Lori Anderson.

Reasons care givers and their clients who rely on anecdotal evidence and uncontrolled observations may erroneously conclude that therapies work.