- Alternative Medicine and Quackery - http://www.stelling.nl/simpos/health.htm
Alternative medicine and quackery: what various alternative healing methods exist? For what diseases? Mainly critical viewpoints.
- HealthLink MCW - http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/992528763.html
Offers an a question and answer dealing with the safety of alternative medicines.
- My Visit to a "Straight" Chiropractor - http://www.chirobase.org/01General/chirovisit.html
Article by Stephen Barrett debunks chiropractic hocus-pocus by visiting a chiropractor undercover as a patient.
- Iridology's Blind Side - http://www.netasia.net/users/truehealth/Iridology.htm
George Nava True II presents his objections to iridology in a short article.
- Anti-Quackery Resources - http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/anti_quack_sites.html
A collection of anti-quackery links and tools.
- Debunking the Paranormal - http://www.aaskolnick.com/paranormal.eyes.htm
A science writer's guide to debunking pseudoscience, the paranormal, homeopathy, and other far out claims of alternative medicine.
- Monterrey Wellness Center Makes Me Sick - http://members.tripod.com/lorihoeksema0/
Personal opinion about James Davidson, proprietor, currently under a 63 count indictment in Tennessee for fraud for claiming to cure cancer.
- The Healing Techniques of Nicolai Levashov - http://members.aol.com/drbgkoopman/
A brief biography and summary of techniques of the psychotronic healer Nicolai Levashov. Also a reply to critics and skeptics of his methods.
- QuackWatch - http://www.quackwatch.org/
Nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. Information on quackery, questionable therapies and products.
- The Quack-Files - http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/
Critical reviews, specially of alternative medicine. Provides resources and links on quackery, alternative medicine and health fraud.
- HomeoWatch - http://www.homeowatch.org/
A skeptical guide to homeopathy. Homeopathic "remedies" are usually harmless, but their associated misbeliefs are not.
- CINAM - http://www.cinam.net/
Examines alternative (complementary) medicine from an evangelical Christian viewpoint using objective science and biblically based criteria.
- My Cancer Facts - http://www.mycancerfacts.org/
Discussion of Alternative, Complementary, and Conventional treatments for cancer written by cancer patients. Also discusses the Cancer Conspiracy, and provides links to other resources.
- False Coral Calcium Claims - http://www.healthcastle.com/coralcalcium-scam.shtml
Defends that the content of coral calcium is not very different from calcium carbonate you find in supplements as Tums.
- The Millenium Project - http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles/
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.
- Alternative Medicine - http://spot.colorado.edu/~vstenger/alt.html
Scientist Vic Stenger's page on alternative medicine and quackery. Articles on homeopathy, energy healing and the science of prayer.
- Alternative Medicine - The Multi-billion Fraud - http://www.valleyskeptic.com/altmed.htm
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.
- ChiroLinks - http://www.geocities.com/healthbase/chirolinks.html
Skeptical articles and links about the chiropractic profession.
- Ebm-first.com - http://www.ebm-first.com/
Skeptical information on alternative medicine in general and articles on several specific types.
- Action for Victims of Chiropractic - http://www.chirovictims.org.uk/
Support and pressure group in the UK for victims of Complimentary Therapies and in particular Chiropractic. Case studies, support and advice.
- Medicine - http://members.aol.com/garypos/medicine.html
Skeptical articles on alternative medicine topics by Gary Posner.
- ChiroWatch - http://www.chirowatch.com/
Web site presenting the dangers of chiropractic treatment, along with stories of litigation, fraud and bogus claims.
- Iridology - http://your-doctor.com/patient_info/alternative_remedies/various_therapy/fraud_topics/bogus_tests_tx/iridology.html
Information on diagnoses one can really observe in the eye, and why iridology is fraud.
- Complementary and Alternative Therapies - http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/booths/altmed.html
Systemic reviews, meta analyses and generall information on alternative medicine from the Oxford University.
- Health Watch UK - http://www.healthwatch-uk.org/
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.
- The Sceptics Dictionary - http://www.skepdic.com/tialtmed.html
Definitions and essays on alternative medicine ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.
- Herbal Triangle - http://www.absidia.net/herbtri/
Adverse reactions to alternative herbal remedies and posibility to report them. Site by medical student Lori Anderson.
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