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- Biographical Sketch and Contact Information (updated 11/19/17)
- Curriculum Vitae (updated 2/4/18)
- Books and Book Chapters (updated 12/2/13)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (updated 2/4/18)
- Biography Magazine Interview (posted 11/17/98)
- American Psychiatric News article (posted 1/9/12)
- MEDHUNTERS magazine article (posted 8/6/02)
- DatingAdvice.com article (12/10/17)
- People Magazine article (1/25/99)
- TIME Magazine article (4/22/01)
- Paul Gibbons Podcast Interview (2018)
- More Nasty Comments Sent to Quackwatch (updated 12/11/17)
General
Observations
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- Quackery
- How Should It Be Defined? (updated 1/17/09)
- How It Sells (updated 1/20/05) FEATURE
- 26 Ways to Spot It (4/10/17) FEATURE
- How It Harms Cancer Patients (posted 5/29/97)
- "Health Freedom" (updated 9/27/97)
- More Ploys That May Fool You (updated 9/7/14)
- "Research" Associated with Promotion of Questionable Methods (updated 1/31/08) FEATURE
- Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science (posted 3/5/03)
- Common Misconceptions (updated 8/30/99)
- Why People Are Vulnerable (updated 1/20/05)
- How People Are Fooled by Ideomotor Action (posted 8/26/03)
- Endorsements Don't Guarantee Reliability (posted 2/12/03)
- The Power of Coincidence (posted 8/31/00)
- Distinguishing Science and Pseudoscience (posted 5/30/01)
- Why Science Needs to Combat Pseudoscience (posted 12/13/98)
- Why Health Professionals Become Quacks (posted 12/11/98)
- Why Quackery Persists (posted 12/7/01)
- Victim Case Reports (36) (updated 11/1/15) FEATURE
- Nonvictim Case Reports (4) (updated 6/28/00)
- Ten Ways to Avoid Being Quacked (posted 4/24/97)
- Signs of a Quack Device (posted 9/23/00)
- Signs of a "Quacky" Web Site (updated 4/10/17)
- Pro-Quackery Legislation (updated 5/16/01)
- Incisive Comments (updated 3/6/11)
- Senate Hearing on Anti-Aging Quackery (updated 11/11/01)
- Historic Reports
- A Historian's View of Quackery in 1974 (posted 11/14/16)
- Health Frauds and Quackery (1977 Interview of Dr. Barrett) (posted 2/13/18)
- Nostrums & Quackery Part I (AMA, 1912) (posted 6/27/15)
- Nostrums & Quackery Part II (AMA, 1921) (posted 6/27/15)
- Lessons from the History of Medical Delusions (Worthington Hooker, MD, 1850) (posted 6/9/11)
- The Medical Messiahs: A Social History of Quackery in 20th-Century America (posted 2/1/02) FEATURE
- The Toadstool Millionaires: Social History of Patent Medicines before Federal Regulation (updated 6/1/02) FEATURE
- FDA Survey of Health Practices and Opinions (1972) (posted 3/16/18)
- Quackery: A $10 Billion Scandal (1984) [Report] [Congressional Hearing] (posted 7/13/12)
- Propaganda Techniques Related to Environmental Scares (posted 3/10/98)
- Spontaneous Remission and the Placebo Effect (posted 12/19/01)
- Why Strong Laws Are Needed to Protect Us (updated 11/15/98)
- Some Notes on the Nature of Science (updated 6/22/01)
- Why Bogus Therapies Often Seem to Work (posted 9/2/97)
- Fifteen Ways to Spot an Internet Bandit (posted 12/29/96)
Questionable
Products, Services, and Theories
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- Acupuncture (updated 1/12/11) FEATURE
- AIDS-Related Quackery and Fraud (updated 12/5/01)
- Algae Products: False Claims and Hype (updated 1/14/07)
- Allergies: Dubious Diagnosis and Treatment (updated 1/17/08)
- "Alternative," "Complementary," and "Integrative" Methods
- Important Definitions (posted 1/3/01)
- Be Wary of "Alternative" "Complementary," and "Integrative" Health Methods (updated 4/17/17) FEATURE
- Miniglossary of "Alternative" Methods (updated 12/31/07)
- "Alternative Medicine as Self-Care (posted 12/1/00)
- Commonly Publicized Methods (updated 12/8/99)
- The Braid of the 'Alternative' Medicine Movement (posted 6/21/01)
- Science vs "Alternative" Methods (posted 8/22/97)
- A Public Health Perspective (updated 8/16/99)
- The Eisenberg Data: Flawed and Deceptive (posted 3/16/02)
- Why Extraordinary Claims Demand Extraordinary Proof (posted 12/26/98)
- "Alternative Medicine" and the Psychology of Belief (posted 6/24/01)
- "Postmodern" Attacks on Science and Reality (posted 5/30/98)
- Problems with "CAM" Peer Review and Accreditation (revised 6/14/04)
- "Alternative Engineering": A Postmodern Parable (posted 1/4/00)
- Should Managed Care Companies Cover "Alternative Medicine"? (posted 1/24/99)
- Views of a Concerned Layperson (posted 8/23/01)
- Additional Thoughts about "CAM" Beliefs (posted 7/24/02)
- Newsweek's Misleading Report (revised 7/14/03)
- Definitions of 1,169 Methods (130-page dictionary posted 5/27/97)
- White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy (posted 3/4/02) FEATURE
- Detailed Analysis of WHCCAMP Draft Report (updated 3/4/02) FEATURE
- Institute of Medicine Publishes Dishonest "CAM" Report (posted 1/12/05) NEW
- "Antiaging Medicine" (posted 8/26/04)
- Aromatherapy: Making Dollars out of Scents (updated 8/22/01)
- Ayurvedic Mumbo-Jumbo (updated 7/14/12)
- "Bio-Identical" Hormones (updated 1/19/08)
- Cancer: Questionable Therapies (index to many articles, updated 9/16/07) FEATURE TOPIC
- "Calorie-Blockers" (posted 7/5/01)
- "Candidiasis Hypersensitivity/Yeast Allergy" (updated 10/8/05)
- "Cellulite" Removers (updated 8/10/00)
- Chelation Therapy (updated 7/24/07) FEATURE
- Chinese Medicine (updated 1/29/04)
- Chiropractic: FEATURE TOPIC - ALSO VISIT CHIROBASE
- Don't Be Fooled (updated 7/31/98)
- Chiropractic's Dirty Secret: Neck Manipulation and Strokes (updated 11/26/16)
- Advertising Gimmicks (posted 5/20/97)
- Steer Clear of Chiropractic Nutrition (updated 2/28/15))
- "Chiropractic Pediatrics" (to be posted)
- Subluxations: Chiropractic's Elusive Buzzword (updated 7/11/08)
- Undercover Investigations (updated 12/12/03)
- How Chiropractors Oversell Themselves (updated 11/20/98)
- My Visit to a "Straight" Chiropractor (updated 9/11/98)
- Inside View of a Chiropractic Office (posted 7/14/97)
- Applied Kinesiology (updated 3/10/09)
- Contact Reflex Analysis (updated 8/27/09)
- What a Rational Chiropractor Can Do for You (link to Chirobase)
- Does the Bad Outweigh the Good? (posted 3/23/01)
- "Veterinary Chiropractic" (link to Chirobase)
- Chiropractic Victim Support Group (posted 6/13/98)
- Colloidal Minerals (posted 12/11/98)
- Colloidal Silver (updated 10/10/02)
- Colon Therapy and Related Quackery (updated 8/4/10)
- Craniosacral Therapy (updated 1/11/18)
- Dentistry: Dubious Care
- "Holistic Dentistry" / "Biologic Dentistry" (updated 1/26/168)
- The "Mercury Toxicity" Scam (updated 3/2/06)
- Neuralgia Inducing Cavitational Osteonecrosis (NICO) (updated 2/3/08)
- "Detoxification" Schemes and Scams (updated 6/11/11) FEATURE TOPIC
- DHEA: Ignore the Hype (updated 10/12/98)
- Dietary Supplements, Herbs, and Hormones (index to many articles) FEATURE TOPIC
- Dubious Diagnostic Tests (index to many articles) FEATURE TOPIC
- Ear Candling (updated 4/15/05/03)
- Electrodiagnostic Device Quackery (updated 6/4/16) FEATURE TOPIC
- "Ergogenic Aids" (updated 8/14/00)
- Eye-Related Quackery (updated 9/13/07)
- Fad Diagnoses (updated 5/17/15) FEATURE TOPIC
- Faith Healing (updated 12/27/09)
- Genetic Testing Scams (updated 1/22/03)
- Gerovital (posted 2/24/11)
- Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Arthritis (updated 12/14/08) MAJOR UPDATE
- Gamma-hydroxybutyric Acid: A Growing Danger (posted 7/17/98)
- Growth Hormone Schemes and Scams (updated 10/16/07)
- Hair Analysis: A Cardinal Sign of Quackery (updated 7/29/10)
- Hair Removal Methods: What Works and What Doesn't (updated 8/21/01)
- Herbal Practices and Products
- The Herbal Minefield (updated 8/19/12)
- Paraherbalism: Ten False Tenets (posted 8/31/99)
- "Natural Product" of the Month: Garcinia
- Homeopathy: FEATURE TOPIC - ALSO VISIT HOMEOWATCH
- The Ultimate Fake (updated 8/25/16) FEATURE
- Essay by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1842) (posted 3/26/99)
- Hyperbaric Medicine: What Works and What Does Not? (partially posted 4/21/01)
- Insurance Fraud and Abuse (updated 11/17/05)
- Ionic Cleansing (link to Device Watch)
- Iridology (updated 3/28/08)
- Juice Plus+® (link to MLM Watch)
- Juicing (updated 9/7/99)
- Low-Carbohydrate Diets (including Atkins Diet) (major update 7/13/08)
- Lyme Disease: Questionable Diagnosis and Treatment (updated 3/12/07)
- Macrobiotics (posted 9/27/01)
- Mail-Order Quackery (updated 7/11/01)
- Magnet Therapy: A Skeptical View (updated 6/29/08)
- Massage Therapy: Riddled with Quackery (updated 3/9/06)
- Mental Help, Questionable Approaches
- Feingold Diet (updated 3/11/02)
- Nutritional Supplements for Down Syndrome (updated 10/18/98)
- Orthomolecular Therapy (updated 7/12/00)
- Procedures to Avoid (updated 11/9/08)
- Psychomotor Patterning (posted 7/6/01)
- Psychotherapy Mismanagement (updated 3/22/11)
- Self-Help Products (updated 8/18/04)
- Index to Mental Help Topics (updated 2/6/04)
- Metabolic Therapy (posted 7/1/01)
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) (updated 3/18/11)
- Multiple Sclerosis "Cures" (updated 8/1/16)
- Multilevel Marketing: Mostly a Mirage (updated 5/4/14) ALSO VISIT MLM WATCH
- Natural Hygiene: A Critical Look (posted 12/31/07)
- Naturopathy
ALSO VISIT NATUROWATCH
- A Close Look (updated 1/4/12)
- Opposition to Immunization (posted 12/29/01)
- HEW Report (1968) (updated 8/30/99)
- Medicare Testimony (1970) (posted 5/25/99)
- Nutrition Insurance: A Skeptical View (posted 12/12/01)
- Organic Foods: Certification Does Not Protect Consumers (updated 7/17/06)
- Osteopathy's Dubious Aspects (updated 2/1/18)
- Pharmacists
- Unethical and Ignorant Behavior (major update 7/19/11)
- Misuse of Compounding (updated 10/14/02)
- Pneumatic Trabeculoplasty (PNT) for Glaucoma (updated 1/15/06)
- Power Lines and Cancer: Nothing to Fear (updated 5/17/01)
- Psychic Practices (Astrology, Tarot, Palm Reading, Tarot, etc.) (posted 5/1/03)
- Qigong (updated 7/30/99)
- Reiki is Nonsense (updated 8/22/15)
- Reflexology: A Close Look (updated 3/28/15)
- Therapeutic Touch (several articles, updated 2/3/08)
- Top Health Frauds (FDA list, updated 4/5/99)
- Unnecessary Surgery (posted 2/22/99)
- Vitamin C: The Dark Side of Linus Pauling's Legacy (updated 9/14/14)
- Water-Related Frauds and Quackery (index to several articles, posted 12/2/01)
- Weight Control Gimmicks and Frauds (updated 2/7/99)
Questionable
Advertisements
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- "80% of Doctors Take Antioxidants" (updated 12/6/97)
- Can Florsheim Shoes Cure Your Magnetic Deficiency? (updated 8/8/00)
- "Chiropractic Healing Successfully Treats Cancer" (link to Chirobase)
- Clarified Butter (Ghee): Is It a health food? (updated 9/1/98)
- Dr. Oz Makes Wacky Claims for Pyjamas (updated 7/26/12)
- Dubious Claims Made for DZ10 Enzyme Supplement (updated 7/26/15)
- Eckerd Drugs' "Personalized Vitamins" (posted 7/4/01)
- Enzyte Marketers Sued (posted 9/28/04)
- "Enzyme Deficiency" (updated 3/11/03)
- Gero Vita, A. Glenn Braswell, and the 'Journal' of Longevity (updated 2/6/06) FEATURE
- Homeopathic Hype (posted 2/15/98)
- Impossible Weight-Loss Claims: Summary of an FTC Report (posted 12/16/03)
- Life Force Energy Discs (posted 10/25/97)
- Magnetic Bracelet (posted 8/13/99)
- Magnetize Your Beverages? (posted 9/19/98)
- "Mommy My Ears Hurt" (updated 6/9/06)
- "Oxygenated Water" Device (updated 7/3/06)
- More Oxygen Hype:"Magnesium-Based Oxygen Therapy" (posted 1/19/08)
- Phytopharma/Plant Macerat Weight-Loss Plan (updated 9/14/01)
- "Recommend Centrum to Bridge Nutrition Gaps" (updated 8/9/98)
- Recovery™: An "Amazing" Story (posted 11/30/01)
- Reflexology Steering Wheel Cover (posted 9/16/97)
- Slim Slippers: A Precautionary Tale (posted 2/28/02)
- "Free Preliminary Spinal Examination" (posted 10/11/97)
Nonrecommended
Sources of Health Advice
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- Books (updated 10/29/17)
- Degree Mills (updated 6/2/00)
- Health-Food-Store Advice: Don't Trust It! (updated 11/1/16)
- Individuals
- Robert Atkins, MD
- Robert Barefoot (updated 6/13/03)
- Peter R. Breggin, MD (posted 9/12/02)
- Jeffrey Bland, PhD (updated 4/19/04)
- Patrick T. "Tim" Bolen (updated 7/3/13)
- Hulda Clark's Bizarre Claims (updated 10/23/09)
- Adelle Davis (updated 1/15/06)
- Lorraine Day, MD (updated 3/16/13)
- Kurt W. Donsbach (updated 4/17/11)
- David Eisenberg, MD (posted 3/16/02)
- James S. Gordon, MD (posted 2/14/02)
- Earl Mindell (posted 3/14/05)
- Gary Null (updated 1/29/12)
- Memhet Oz, MD (link to another site)
- David W. Rowland (updated 5/6/00)
- Jordan S. Rubin (posted 3/13/06)
- Robert Sears, MD (link to another site)
- Andrew Weil, MD (posted 3/10/02)
- Julian Whitaker, MD (link to another site)
- Robert O. Young (updated 9/22/17)
- Other Individuals (Index) (updated 6/5/16)
- Questionable
Organizations: An Overview (updated 2/10/15)
- American Association of Nutritional Consultants (updated 10/18/05)
- Center for Medical Consumers
- Citizens for Health
- Council for Responsible Nutrition
- Foundation for the Advancement of Innovative Medicine (updated 9/21/99)
- National Health Federation (posted 7/18/03)
- People's Medical Society (updated 8/23/06)
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (link to another site)
- Periodicals (updated 10/23/15)
- "Psychic" Advice by Mail or Telephone (updated 8/2/01)
- Publishers That Promote Quackery
- Avery Publishing Group
- Bottom Line Books
- EBSCO (Natural & Alternative Treatments Database)
- Future Medicine Publishing
- Keats Publishing
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
- Rodale Press
- Nonrecommended Web Sites (updated 3/18/04)
Consumer
Protection
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- Intelligent Consumer Behavior (posted 5/1/97)
- Doctor-Patient Communication Tips (updated 10/9/06)
- How to Spot a Personal Injury Mill (posted 7/25/02)
- Antiquackery Organizations (updated 4/29/07)
- Where to Complain or Seek Help (updated 2/11/04)
- Online Scams: A Message from the FTC (posted 5/20/97)
- Legal Help for Quackery Victims (revised 3/23/10)
- Dealing with Telephone Pests (posted 5/15/02)
- Spam Messages
- Some Strategies to Prevent Spams (updated 10/29/02)
- FTC Names "Dirty Dozen" Spam Scams (posted 4/6/00)
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Our Laws (updated 9/15/01)
- How Congress Weakened the FDA in 1994 (updated 5/18/02)
- Genetically Engineered Foods Should NOT Bear Special Labels (posted 1/2/00)
- Why Nutritionist Licensing Is Important (updated 8/16/11)
- AMA Discourages Product Sales in Medical Offices (updated 11/23/99)
- NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs Health Food Stores Investigation (1983) (posted 11/29/14)
- Viatical Settlements (posted 8/16/00)
- FDA Warning Letters (indexed by year on Casewatch)
- The Dr. Rinse Case: An Inside Look at FDA Dietary Supplement Regulation in the 1980s (posted 6/19/11)
- Other Important Regulatory Actions
- Enzymatic Therapy (posted 8/15/00)
- General Nutrition (updated 11/29/14)
- Home Shopping Network (posted 4/17/99)
Consumer Strategy: Health Promotion
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- Antioxidants and other Phytochemicals: Current Scientific Perspective (updated 1/22/10)
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Risk Factors (updated 12/20/00)
- Does Lowering Homocysteine Prevent Cardiovascular Disease? (updated 5/6/10)
- Dietary Supplements: Appropriate Use (updated 11/12/10)
- Exercise: Choosing and Using Equipment (posted 11/7/97)
- Fluoridation: Don't Let the Poisonmongers Scare You! (4 articles, updated 3/4/01)
- Food Irradiation (link to another site)
- Immunization: Common Misconceptions (updated 4/20/13)
- Tobacco-Related News (updated 4/7/00)
- Vegetarianism: Healthful But Not Necessary (updated 3/17/00)
- Vitamin K Injections Needed to Prevent Bleeding in Infants (posted 11/23/13)
Consumer
Strategy: Tips for Provider Selection
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- Choosing a Dentist (posted 1/31/01)
- Where to Get Mental Help (updated 11/14/02)
- Where to Get Professional Nutrition Advice (updated 1/3/10)
- Choosing an Osteopathic Physician (updated 4/24/01)
- Choosing a Chiropractor (updated 10/13/00)
- Be Wary of "Free Foot Exam" Ads (updated 12/20/98)
- Board Certification: What Does It Mean? (updated 12/5/00)
- How to Check a Physician's Credentials (updated 1/14/08)
- Choosing a Personal Trainer (updated 7/30/08)
- Choosing a Health Club (posted 1/2/17)
- Personal Emergency Response Systems (posted 4/20/02)
- Nonrecommended Treatment Facilities (posted 4/13/02)
Consumer
Strategy: Disease Management
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- Drugs
- Tips for Prudent Use (posted 10/25/99)
- Generic Drugs: What You Need to Know (posted 9/22/02)
- Glaucoma Patients: Don't Waste Money on Overpriced Eyedrops (posted 5/1/00)
- Fibromyalgia Strategies (8 articles, updated 2/13/00) FEATURE TOPIC
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (posted 6/7/00)
- Latex Allergy Epidemic (updated 1/23/00)
- Low Back Pain (updated 5/18/99)
- Refractive Surgery (updated 8/23/05)
- Scoliosis: A Sensible Approach (posted 1/14/98)
Education for
Consumers and Health Professionals
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- A Smoking Gun: How the Tobacco Industry Gets Away with Murder (1984) posted 11/3/13)
- Consumer Health Library: Recommended Reference Books (updated 8/7/09)
- Evidence vs. Nonsense: A Guide to the Scientific Method (posted 2/11/05)
- Handling Challenges to Skepticism (posted 9/30/99)
- HONcode Principles: What Do They Signify? (updated 8/10/14)
- Internet Health Scares (posted 9/12/99)
- Internet Search Strategies (posted 8/25/01)
- Media Watch: Critiques of Prominent Articles
and Broadcasts
- Consumer Reports' Attack on Pesticides Criticized (posted 4/30/99)
- The Unfounded Vaccination/Autism Scare (updated 11/17/02)
- News Briefs (many topics, updated 12/18/01)
- Questions and Answers (updated 3/31/03)
- Quiz: What's Your Consumer Health IQ? (posted 9/19/97)
- Reliable Agencies and Organizations (updated 1/15/09)
- Urban Legends, Rumors, and Hoaxes (updated 3/3/02)
- Web Site Evaluations (updated 3/18/04)
Research
Projects (Volunteers Needed)
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- Dubious Advertising
- Multilevel Marketing through the Internet (updated 3/9/00)
- Questionable Methods Project (updated 4/1/03)
Legal and
Political Activities (How You Can Help)
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- Fighting Quackery: Tips for Activists (revised 3/11/04)
- Scientific Activism for Cosmetic Chemists (and Others) (posted 5/18/15)
- Qui Tam Suits against Health Care Fraud (posted 8/23/00)
- Why Psychologists Should Not Be Licensed to Prescribe Psychiatric Drugs (posted 4/15/02)
Recommended Links
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- ALS Untangled (Investigates clinics claiming to treat ALS)
- American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)
- Aquascams (Water-related scams and quackery)
- Bad Science (Ben Goldacre, M.D. blog)
- Bad Science Watch
- Campaign for Science-Based Healthcare
- Chirobase (Quackwatch's skeptical guide to chiropractic history, theories, and current practices) FEATURE
- Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health
- Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)
- Current Issues in Alternative Medicine (CINAM) (Quackery viewed from a Christian perspective)
- Dental Watch (Quackwatch's guide to intelligent dental care) FEATURE
- ebm-first.com (What "alternative" medical practitioners might not tell you)
- Dr. Bill of Health.com
- Edzard Ernst's CAM Blog (scroll down to see articles)
- Enclyclopedia of American Loons
- Friends of Science in Medicine
- Genomics, Medicine, and Pseudoscience (Steven Saltzberg's blog)
- H2O dot con (water-related pseudoscience and quackery)
- Hair quackery.com
- Homeowatch (Quackwatch's skeptical guide to homeopathy's history, theories, and current practices) FEATURE
- James Randi Educational Foundation
- MLM Watch (Quackwatch's guide to multilevel marketing) FEATURE
- Museum of Questionable Medical Devices
- The Nightingale Collaboration (consumer protection campaigns)
- PainScience.com (science-based medicine for aches, pains, and injuries)
- The Quack-Files
- Quackcast (skeptical evaluations of "alternative" medicine)
- Quackometer (efficient Web search for critical information)
- RatbagsDotCom (fighting quackery with humor)
- Sense about Science
- Science Based Medicine (antiquackery blog)
- Society for Science-Based Healthcare (New Zealand)
- Society for Science-Based Medicine (United States)
- Skeptical Information Sources (updated 4/11/07)
- Skeptics Circle Blogspot
- Skeptics Dictionary (over 400 topics)
- Skeptic North
- The SkepDoc (Harriet Hall, M.D.)
- The SkeptVet
- What's the Harm?
- Other Valuable Sites (About 200 links, updated 11/18/17) FEATURE
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