@staidwinnow @rebeccawatson I don’t see any follow-up to the warning letter either; it’s the latest update on FDA’s compliance dashboard: https://datadashboard.fda.gov/ora/firmprofile.htm?FEIs=3003346731&/identity/3003346731

Covid really slowed down FDA inspections so #quackery will catch a break from agency action for a while yet, because regulated products will take priority.

In the meantime “Dr.” Howard could team up with Jim Bakker and add some colloidal silver. Or not, but say they did, and triple the price.

Ayurveda and the Lucrative Business of Pseudo-Medicines in India

Patanjali offers medicines for all possible diseases. The company is worth at least 6 billion euros. But for many scientists, this empire is built on deception.

#patanjali #BabaRamdev #ayurveda #quackery #pseudoscience #TraditionalMedicine #covid19 #covid #healthcare #health #medicine #india

https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/ayurveda-and-lucrative-business-pseudo-medicines-india-french

How activists shut down a cult of #quackery that proclaimed itself a "church" to market bleach as a cure for #autism, #HIV, and #COVID19. https://factkeepers.com/how-activists-brought-down-the-grenon-brothers-and-genesis-2-aka-the-church-of-bleach/

@maxkennerly
The psycograph requires much less computing power and provides results which are just as credible! Bob McCoy, proprietor of the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices gave me a very amusing reading a few decades ago.
http://www.museumofquackery.com/devices/psycogrf.htm
#quackery

How to Spot a Wellness Scam https://nyti.ms/3LCxC3H Turns out that many of the signs are the same as the classic piece on the 7 warning signs of bogus science (https://quackwatch.org/related/signs/)
#scienceandsociety
#quackery
#healthandwellness

#Quacks always use interesting sounding words borrowed from science - a bit like 'techno babble' in #StarTrek.

They have no idea what they exactly mean, but that's irrelevant. All that counts is that potential customers fall for it.

#Science #Quackery #TechnoBabble

Really enjoyed this @justinling
#disinformation #misinformation #quackery #Vaccines #COVID19

https://open.substack.com/pub/justinling/p/enter-the-anti-vax-dragons-den?r=22ugrl&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

Stammzellentherapie, damit sich ein Frühchen schneller entwickelt. What could possibly go wrong? Völlig unkritisch von Absolut unverantwortlich @NRZMeinung. Pressekondex Ziffer 14 ist die am Meisten ignorier. #stemcelltourism #quackery // cc @CaulfieldTim

‘Cow urine safe for humans if consumed right after discharge’

The Go Vigyan Anusandhan Kendra, which is affiliated to the RSS has hit out at the government’s Indian Veterinary Research Institute, whose recent report said that direct consumption of cow urine is harmful to humans.

#maharashtra #nagpur #CowUrine #RSS #quackery #pseudoscience #hindutva #BJP #health #medicine #india

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/cow-urine-safe-for-humans-if-consumed-right-after-discharge/articleshow/99567160.cms

At least she got caught and sentenced. Most health fraudsters get away with it.
#supplements #AlternativeMedicine #quackery #SnakeOil #SCAM #Theranos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65241105?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_medium=social&at_link_id=4BF21A20-D87E-11ED-A9B1-3BBB4744363C&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_origin=BBCWorld&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign=Social_Flow

‘The more outlandish the claim, the more likely it will stick in people’s minds’ – expert’s warning as fake news and cancer ‘cures’ put patients at risk

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/the-more-outlandish-the-claim-the-more-likely-it-will-stick-in-peoples-minds-experts-warning-as-fake-news-and-cancer-cures-put-patients-at-risk-42394600.html

#skeptic #sceptic #scepticism #chronicillness @chronicillness @spoonies #longtermillness #health #quackery

Personally, I think it’s great to never have the ball in the air with a chance to tie or lead in a one possession game. #quackery

What might have worked was putting me in an actually supportive environment and explaining to me that things were okay. Maybe someobody could have asked why I was suicidal. Maybe medicating somebody just to shut them up and make them compliant is a terrible treatment strategy. Maybe everything shouldn't rely on me sitting down and shutting up. #effectivetreatment #ptsd #quackery

Suicidal ideation started for me at around the age of 10 or 11. I remember being in my room in juvie and thinking how much I would rather be dead. I had ptsd. My "treatment" never addressed the ptsd, nor did it bother with my previous ADHD diagnosis. At no point did any psychologist/iatrist ever bother to render effective treatment. Their only concern was medication. Well, medication does not help me. #overmedicated #quackery #psychiatry

This is an interesting article about how the #conspiracy mindset can have deadly consequences. I do have sympathy for the vulnerable who have been taken by #quackery.

But if I remember correctly (and I do) #HuffPo was part of the quack machinery that flogged a whole lotta nonsense in the "wellness" sphere over the years. They should own some of that too.

"My Patient Was Smart And Kind. He Was Also A Conspiracy Theorist — And It May Have Killed Him."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/conspiracy-theory-covid-cancer_n_63ee5c37e4b022eb3e35498e

https://invidious.namazso.eu/watch?v=jNzW6CitiN8

#ExtremeCultInAustralia #Australia

#PentacostalFormerPrimeMinisterMorrison

#Australia #60MinutesAustralia

#quackery #EsthetHouse

Oh dear. Please don’t strap a 9V battery to your bonce whilst playing video games…

Bright sparks: could bioelectricity make us smarter and healthier?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/05/bright-sparks-could-bioelectricity-make-us-smarter-and-healthier

#biophysics #cliches #Controls #quackery

Tess Lawrie: #Ivermectin isn’t just for COVID-19 but cures cancer too!

#quack #quackery #scam #covid #cancer #science #skeptic #skeptical

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/tess-lawrie-ivermectin-isnt-just-for-covid-19-but-cures-cancer-too/

Beautifully Shaped Lips

#Quackery
#InternetPictureShow
#VintageAd

Female Weaknesses

#Quackery
#InternetPictureShow
#VintageAd