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Snake Oil Medicine

Lee Schneider | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Acupuncture, Science-Based Medicine, Science, Complementary Medicine, Integrative Medicine, David Gorski, Snake Oil, Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Living News
Lee Schneider

Acupuncture doesn't hurt anybody. Many believe that it works. While "believe" might be the operative word there, the evidence to satisfy the skeptics isn't here yet.

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I Oppose Obama's Healthcare Reform (and You Should Too) Because It Does Not Reform Healthcare

Deane Waldman | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Efficiency, Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Obama Healthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care, Turnover, Health Information Technology, Snake Oil, Nurse Shortages, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News
Deane Waldman

ObamaCare is a boondoggle, plain and simple. It is a political approach coupled with a self-proclaimed solution for a medical problem. It is snake oil, not an evidence-based treatment.

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Oprah Backlash in Newsweek

Lee Schneider | Posted 07.06.2009 | Media

Read More: H. Pylori, Jenny McCarthy, Newsweek, Suzanne Somers, Oprah Winfrey, Ulcers, The Secret, Science-and-Spirituality, Meditation, Autism, Healing, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Snake Oil, Alternative Medicine, Media News
Lee Schneider

Oprah does cover some fringe stuff that is wacky and sometimes wrong. But I think she's right to do it. Here's why.

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Hogwash Alert: How to Survive the Pandemic of Swine Flu Scams and Swindle

Ben Sherwood | Posted 06.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Better Business Bureau, Survivors Club, Symantec, Salma Hayek, Hogwash, Malware, Scam, Swine Flu, Madonna, Spam, Tamiflu, Snake Oil, Federal Trade Commission, Hollywood, Media News
Ben Sherwood

Long before you'd ever come down with swine flu, you'll be exposed to another kind of virus sweeping the world: A global outbreak of online scams preying on your fears of the so-called aporkalypse.

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