Web Directory

» ABC of Complementary Medicine - What is Alternative Medicine
   A review article from the British Medical Journal on Alternative and Complementary medicine.
   http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/319/7211/693

» Alternative Medicine
   Scientist Vic Stenger's page on alternative medicine and quackery. Articles on homeopathy, energy healing and the science of prayer.
   http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/vstenger/alt.html

» Alternative Medicine and Quackery
   Alternative medicine and quackery: what various alternative healing methods exist? For what diseases? Mainly critical viewpoints.
   http://www.stelling.nl/simpos/health.htm

» Complementary and Alternative Medicine
   A collection of articles from Creighton University Medical Center that describe all different kinds of complementary treatments.
   http://altmed.creighton.edu/

» Complementary and Alternative Therapies
   Systemic reviews, meta analyses and general information on alternative medicine from the Oxford University.
   http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/booths/altmed.html

» Debunking the Paranormal
   A science writer's guide to debunking pseudoscience, the paranormal, homeopathy, and other far out claims of alternative medicine.
   http://www.aaskolnick.com/paranormal.eyes.htm

» Ebm-first.com
   Skeptical information on alternative medicine in general and articles on several specific types.
   http://www.ebm-first.com/

» False Coral Calcium Claims
   Explains that the content of coral calcium is not very different from the calcium carbonate found in other supplements.
   http://www.healthcastle.com/coralcalcium-scam.shtml

» Health Watch UK
   Discussion on assessment and testing of treatments and information for the public why only thoroughly tested treatments are safe. Non-profit organization in the UK.
   http://www.healthwatch-uk.org/

» Iridology
   Information on diagnoses one can really observe in the eye, and why iridology is fraud.
   http://your-doctor.com/patient_info/alternative_remedies/various_therapy/fraud_topics/bogus_tests_tx/iridology.html

» LisaBarger.com
   Critical reviews of herbal remedies, nutritional supplements and alternative medicine practices.
   http://www.lisabarger.com/

» Medicine
   Skeptical articles on alternative medicine topics by Gary Posner.
   http://www.gpposner.com/medicine.html

» Monterrey Wellness Center Makes Me Sick
   Personal opinion about James Davidson, proprietor, currently under a 63 count indictment in Tennessee for fraud for claiming to cure cancer.
   http://members.tripod.com/lorihoeksema0/

» My Ordeal as a Patient of Dr. Christiane Northrup M.D.
   A true story that raises serious questions concerning the absence of accountability in physicians who market themselves as holistic.
   http://users.rcn.com/cabbidge/Index.html

» NYH HealthCare Communications Group
   Healthcare-related communications from Nancy Yanes-Hoffman.
   http://www.nyhwriter.com/

» QuackWatch
   Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Information on quackery, questionable therapies and products.
   http://www.quackwatch.org/

» Quackcast
   Podcast looking at different alternative medicines in each episode.
   http://www.quackcast.com/

» Rocky Mountain Skeptics - Failed Alternative Medicine
   A database of negative testimony.
   http://www.rationalmagic.com/RMS/rms-altmd.htm

» Sense About Science
   A UK-based charitable trust that responds to the misrepresentation of science and scientific evidence on issues that matter to society. Information and briefing documents about particular issues and alternative medicine along with details of how to get in
   http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/

» The Millenium Project
   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.
   http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles/

» The Quack-Files
   Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud.
   http://quackfiles.blogspot.com/

» The Quackometer
   Experiments and thoughts on quackery, health beliefs and pseudoscience.
   http://www.quackometer.net/

» What's The Harm?
   Lists stories where a lack of critical thinking has caused unnecessary harm, death, injury, hospitalizations, major financial loss or other damages.
   http://whatstheharm.net/

» Why Therapies May Seem to Work (Even When They Don't)
   Reasons care givers and their clients who rely on anecdotal evidence and uncontrolled observations may erroneously conclude that therapies work.
   http://www.horsemagazine.com/CLINIC/R/RAMEY_DAVID/Ramey.html