homeopathy
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If It Has No Side Effects, It Probably Doesn’t Work
If a drug or supplement or treatment actually works, it will carry risks as well as benefits. That’s why TGA-approved drugs carry inserts listing their side effects, for example. But sketchy wellness treatments rarely have any such thing.
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‘Immune-Boosting’ Supplements Won’t Protect You From Back-to-School Germs
This is the season when we send our kids off to school with shiny new backpacks, and every year, they bring home the same thing: The first round of back-to-school colds. In our house, with a two-year-old intent on drooling on everyone he touches and a six-year-old still perfecting her personal hygiene practices, pathogens are…
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The Placebo Effect Is No Excuse To Buy Junk
We all swear by something that we know probably doesn’t work. Maybe it’s vitamin C when everyone at work has a cold, or #bootea while we diet, or compression socks while we run. “Even if it doesn’t work, what’s the harm?” we tell ourselves. The truth is, it’s not harmless, and we’re only fooling ourselves.
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Homeopathy Site Busted For Stupid Claims About Vaccination
Companies claiming that homeopathy — an approach to medical treatment which has zero scientific credibility — is an acceptable alternative to vaccination put us all at risk. The Federal Court agrees, having found that claims made by an outfit known as Homeopathy Plus! are in violation of Australian consumer law.