Author Archive
‘Laughter Yoga’ and Provocative Therapy
A major article in The New Yorker profiles the life and work of ‘The Laughing Guru’ Madan Kataria. There is little doubt that laughter is good for our health but is there more to it than ‘laughing for no reason’. In Provocative Therapy, patients may indeed laugh at the absurd remarks of the therapist, but they are also provoked into coming up with their own solutions to their problems. Read more »
NHS HOMEOPATHY: The Aftermath and the Whingeing
Critics of NHS homeopathy are livid about the Government’s decision to back NHS homeopathy and will probably regroup and attack again. They cannot understand how democracy has trumped their scientism but democracy is democracy. Read more »
It’s Official! British Government backs NHS Homeopathy
Government officially backs the provision of NHS homeopathy Read more »
I Salute Dr James Le Fanu
In today’s Daily Telegraph, in his Doctor’s Diary, Dr James Le Fanu expresses suspicion of the motives of homeopathy’s vociferous detractors in the United Kingdom.
In a few simple sentences he exposes the tirade against NHS homeopathy as being disingenuous and certainly not in the interests of the people of this country.
I salute this brave doctor/journalist [...] Read more »
Baum, Ernst, me and the American Journal of Medicine
Post about a correspondence between me, Ernst and Baum about an article, highly critical of homeopathy and including a misleading reference to me, published in the American Journal of Medicine. Read more »
The Pie Man is Corrected!
According to the BMJ’s Clinical Evidence, the proportion of medical interventions that are evidence-based has fallen from 13% to 11% while those of ‘Unknown Benefit’ have increased from 4 Read more »
AUTOGENIC THERAPY The one form of CAM that everybody loves! (Vodcast)
Autogenic Therapy (AT) a powerful stress-releasing and stress-proofing technique is introduced. It is helpful in many stress-related medical conditions. Read more »
“Homeopathy is Witchcraft.” Should Homeopaths now be burnt at the stake?
Inane attacks on homeopathy deserve provocative ripostes. The attack on homeopathy is an insult to democracy and liberty. Read more »
‘LAUGHERCISE’: More evidence for the Health Benefits of Laughter.
More evidence for the therapeutic benefits of laughter. Read more »
On Science and Scientism (Vodcast: Evidence based Medicine)
A brief and provocative chat about medicine, homepathy, science and scientism. Read more »
