Common tricks of the quackery trade (part 1) | Edzard Ernst

We were recently informed that Americans spend more than US$ 30 billion per year on alternative medicine. This is a tidy sum by anyone’s standards and we may well ask:

 

Why do so many people opt for alternative medicine?

The enthusiasts claim, of course, that this is because alternative medicine is effective and safe. As there is precious little data to support […]Read on: Common tricks of the quackery trade (part 1)