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  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.
  Complementary and Alternative Therapies http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/ETO_5.asp?sitearea=ETO
Information from the American Cancer Society.
  http://www.cinam.net/ http://www.cinam.net/
Examines alternative (complementary) medicine from an evangelical Christian viewpoint using objective science and biblically based criteria.
  Ebm-first.com http://www.ebm-first.com/
Skeptical information on alternative medicine in general and articles on several specific types.
  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.
  Complementary and Alternative Therapies http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/booths/altmed.html
Systemic reviews, meta analyses and general 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.
  Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://altmed.creighton.edu/
A collection of articles from Creighton University Medical Center that describe all different kinds of complementary treatments.
  ABC of Complementary Medicine - What is Alternative Medicine http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/319/7211/693
A review article from the British Medical Journal on Alternative and Complementary medicine.
  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.
  Alternative Medicine http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/vstenger/alt.html
Scientist Vic Stenger's page on alternative medicine and quackery. Articles on homeopathy, energy healing and the science of prayer.
  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.
  False Coral Calcium Claims http://www.healthcastle.com/coralcalcium-scam.shtml
Explains that the content of coral calcium is not very different from the calcium carbonate found in other supplements.
  My Ordeal as a Patient of Dr. Christiane Northrup M.D. http://users.rcn.com/cabbidge/Index.html
A true story that raises serious questions concerning the absence of accountability in physicians who market themselves as holistic.
  Why Therapies May Seem to Work (Even When They Don't) http://www.horsemagazine.com/CLINIC/R/RAMEY_DAVID/Ramey.html
Reasons care givers and their clients who rely on anecdotal evidence and uncontrolled observations may erroneously conclude that therapies work.
  NYH HealthCare Communications Group http://www.nyhwriter.com/
Healthcare-related communications from Nancy Yanes-Hoffman.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Rocky Mountain Skeptics - Failed Alternative Medicine http://www.rationalmagic.com/RMS/rms-altmd.htm
A database of negative testimony.
  HealthLink MCW http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/992528763.html
Offers a question and answer dealing with the safety of alternative medicines.
  Medicine http://www.gpposner.com/medicine.html
Skeptical articles on alternative medicine topics by Gary Posner.

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