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home what alternative health practitioners might not tell you what alternative health practitioners might not tell you ebm first com home disclaimer privacy search home a close look at alternative medicine nhs told to abandon cam noteworthy cam articles and reports prince charles cam news items uk cam news items acupuncture research and efficacy risks applied kinesiology attachment therapy chiropractic general beware the spinal trap latest news research and efficacy risks safe for children treating children the meade report criticism uk chiropractic issues various concerns sandra nette v stiles et al chiropractic questionable colonic irrigation craniosacral therapy dietary detoxification detox detox foot pads ear candling energy therapies faith healing herbal medicine homeopathy lancet reports lethal practices mhra licensing research papers various concerns veterinary issues iridology magnetic therapy prayer columbia prayer study controversy psychic surgery questionable diagnostic tests live blood analysis reflexology reiki spiritual healing therapeutic touch tt thought field therapy tft traditional chinese medicine tcm chinese bile farm bears vaccination concerns mmr controversy noteworthy articles various anti quackery publications various cam books either it is true that a medicine works or it isn t it cannot be false in the ordinary sense but true in some alternative sense prof richard dawkins oxford april 2001 from the foreword to snake oil by john diamond this web site has been created as a voice of reason in response to the substantial amount of uncritical media coverage currently being given to alternative medicine despite the fact that a large number of alternative health therapies lack any scientific validity the perceived benefits of such therapies continue to be promoted in reality claims of therapeutic success can usually be attributed to an ailment being self limiting i e it will resolve itself in time without any treatment or to an unpredictable placebo response brought about by the patient s deep belief in the therapy and or the practitioner s sympathetic attention in both these cases the practitioner will normally take the credit for having elicited a cure and the patient will become a believer in the therapy although most alternative health therapies are seen as being relatively safe this is not always the case it is known that some can be potentially harmful also unlike fully qualified medical doctors many alternative health practitioners have not received adequate training in the skills of differential diagnosis i e the determination of which two or more diseases with similar symptoms is the one from which a patient is suffering based on an analysis of the clinical data consequently this can place patients at risk of not receiving proper medical attention other factors such as patient dependency misleading information and patient exploitation due to an undefined and or unlimited scope of practice can also cause a delay in appropriate medical advice or treatment being sought with these concerns in mind it is the aim of this web site to alert consumers to questionable alternative health practices whilst encouraging them to always seek evidence based medicine ebm first for tools and resources to enable you to spot misleading claims and to do something about them please visit the nightingale collaboration misleading claims about healthcare products and services appear on many providers websites as well as in promotional leaflets posters brochures newspapers and magazines people are being misled into paying for products and therapies of unproven efficacy some of these aren t even scientifically plausible and some of them could be harmful we should be free to choose what we spend our money on but it should be an informed choice not one based on misrepresentation deliberate or otherwise by those who stand to profit this misinformation will not disappear by itself it needs to be challenged copyright 2003 2026 www ebm first com all rights reserved disclaimer contact privacy site map