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Trick Or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine

By: Simon Singh,Edzard Ernst

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Trick Or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine

By: Simon Singh,Edzard Ernst

In this groundbreaking analysis, more than 30 of the most popular alternative healing treatments--acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines--are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. 16 illustrations.

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Chiropractic

Not All That It's Cracked Up to Be

By: Edzard Ernst

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Chiropractic

Not All That It's Cracked Up to Be

By: Edzard Ernst

Of all forms of alternative medicine, chiropractic is the one that is most generally accepted. In the UK, for instance, chiropractors are regulated by statute and even have their own ‘Royal College of Chiropractic’. In the US, chiropractic’s country of origin, most chiropractors carry the title ‘doctor’ and many consumers believe they are medically trained. Despite this high level of acceptance, chiropractic is wide open to criticism. The claims and assumptions made by chiropractors are far from evidence based. Chiropractic manipulations are of doubtful effectiveness and have regularly been associated with severe adverse effects, including multiple fatalities. The advice issued by chiropractors to patients and consumers is often less than responsible. The behaviour of chiropractors and their organisations is frequently less than professional. This book presents and discusses recent evidence in and around chiropractic in a factual and unemotional manner. It amounts to an evidence-based critique of this profession and discloses the often dangerously misleading information published for the lay audience. It thereby contributes to advancing public health and critical thinking.

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303053118X

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Trick or Treatment?

Alternative Medicine on Trial

By: Dr. Simon Singh,Professor Edzard Ernst

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Trick or Treatment?

Alternative Medicine on Trial

By: Dr. Simon Singh,Professor Edzard Ernst

Welcome to the world of alternative medicine. Prince Charles is a staunch defender and millions of people swear by it; most UK doctors consider it to be little more than superstition and a waste of money. But how do you know which treatments really heal and which are potentially harmful? Now at last you can find out, thanks to the formidable partnership of Professor Edzard Ernst and Simon Singh. Edzard Ernst is the world's first professor of complementary medicine, based at Exeter University, where he has spent over a decade analysing meticulously the evidence for and against alternative therapies.He is supported in his findings by Simon Singh, the well-known and highly respected science writer of several international bestsellers. Together they have written the definitive book on the subject. It is honest, impartial but hard-hitting, and provides a thorough examination and judgement of more than thirty of the most popular treatments, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic and herbal medicine.In Trick or Treatment? the ultimate verdict on alternative medicine is delivered for the first time with clarity, scientific rigour and absolute authority.

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140908180X

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So-Called Alternative Medicine (SCAM) for Cancer

By: Edzard Ernst

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So-Called Alternative Medicine (SCAM) for Cancer

By: Edzard Ernst

Cancer victims are bombarded with misleading information about alternative medicine. Many such treatments try to sell false hope at inflated prices, and many promise a cure without side-effects. This book explains why alternative cancer cures are a fallacious concept. However, it also outlines the important role of alternative medicine in supporting cancer patients and improving their quality of life.

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Alternative Medicine

A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities

By: Edzard Ernst

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Alternative Medicine

A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities

By: Edzard Ernst

Alternative medicine (AM) is popular; about 40% of the US general population have used alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers’ pockets. Consumers are bombarded with misleading and false information on AM and therefore prone to making wrong, unwise, or dangerous therapeutic decisions, endangering their health and wasting their money. This book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of AM. This second edition includes over 50 additional treatments as well as updates on many others.

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3031107101

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A Scientist in Wonderland

A Memoir of Searching for Truth and Finding Trouble

By: Edzard Ernst

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A Scientist in Wonderland

A Memoir of Searching for Truth and Finding Trouble

By: Edzard Ernst

This is the story of the author's life as a doctor and a scientist. Despite a youthful ambition to become a jazz musician, he studied medicine and eventually became a medical research scientist, taking up appointments in Germany, Austria and finally in England. His reverence for the pursuit of truth through the application of scientific methods, coupled with a growing interest in the history of medicine during the Nazi era, did not always endear him to others. At the time he was appointed to the world's first chair in alternative medicine, this was an area of health care that had rarely been studied systematically, and was almost entirely dominated by outspokenly evangelic promoters and enthusiasts - among them, famously, HRH Prince Charles - many of whom exhibited an overtly hostile, anti-scientific attitude towards the objective study of their favoured therapies. Clashes were inevitable, but the sheer ferocity with which advocates of alternative medicine would operate in order to protect their field from scrutiny came as a profound surprise. This memoir provides a unique insight into the cutthroat politics of academic life and offers a sobering reflection on the damage already done by pseudoscience in health care.

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1845408004

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Don't Believe What You Think

Argument For and Against SCAM

By: Edzard Ernst

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Don't Believe What You Think

Argument For and Against SCAM

By: Edzard Ernst

So-called alternative medicine (SCAM*) is largely useless; very few SCAMs demonstrably generate more good than harm. Yet, SCAM is popular and has grown into a huge business. Spending on SCAM in Australia (2016) was estimated to be AUS$3.9bn, in the UK (2008) £4.5bn, and in the US (2012) US $30.2bn. Why is something that is expensive and useless nevertheless popular? One answer is that consumers are constantly being misled about SCAM. Consequently, many of us have come to believe things that are quite simply not true. Currently, over 50,000,000 websites promote SCAM, and consumers are being bombarded with information not just via the internet, but also via newspapers, magazines, books and many other sources. This situation has the potential of separating us from our cash or even of damaging our health. There is little that protects us from greedy SCAM-entrepreneurs and over-enthusiastic SCAM-therapists. Therefore, we ought to protect ourselves. This book offers this protection for anyone who is willing to reconsider their own beliefs. It discloses the errors and lies that misled you into believing things about SCAM that are untrue. It analyses the many falsehoods used in the promotion of SCAM, explains the erroneous thinking behind them, and presents the scientific evidence in easily understandable terms. In a way, Ernst's new book amounts to a course in critical thinking, a skill that should prove to be helpful far beyond the realm of healthcare. *Ernst’s previous book was entitled SCAM: So-Called Alternative Medicine.

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SCAM

So-Called Alternative Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst

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So-Called Alternative Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst

So-called alternative medicine (SCAM) is popular and therefore important, no matter whether we love or loathe it. Consequently, an impressive number of books about SCAM are already available. Most of them, however, are woefully uncritical, overtly promotional and dangerously misleading. Not so this one! This book was written by someone who received SCAM as a patient, practised SCAM as a doctor, and researched SCAM as a scientist. It provides an insider's perspective by covering aspects of SCAM which most other books avoid, and by questioning the many tacitly accepted assumptions and wild extrapolations that underpin SCAM. The text is factual, occasionally dosed with a touch of humour or satire. The aim is not only to inform but also to entertain. It is written principally for members of the general public who have an interest in healthcare and are tired of the promotional counter-knowledge produced by SCAM enthusiasts. It is an exercise in critical thinking that might prevent you from wasting your money on (or endangering your health with) bogus treatments.

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Charles, the Alternative King

An Unauthorised Biography

By: Edzard Ernst

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Charles, the Alternative King

An Unauthorised Biography

By: Edzard Ernst

King Charles has entertained a long-standing love affair with alternative medicine. This book describes his passion as it developed during the last 40 years. The King's beliefs, opinions, and ambitions are critically assessed against the background of the scientific evidence. In most instances, the contrast could not be starker. Thus, Charles' tenacious promotion of unproven, disproven, and occasionally harmful alternative therapies turns out to be little more than the pipe dream of a self-declared enemy of the Enlightenment. The book portrays our king, reviews the evidence on alternative medicine, and inspires critical thinking.

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Alternative Medicine

A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities

By: Edzard Ernst

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A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities

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Complementary Therapies for Pain Management E-Book

By: Edzard Ernst

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Complementary Therapies for Pain Management E-Book

By: Edzard Ernst

Pain is the single most common reason for patients to consult a CAM practitioner. This essential new book provides concise evidence-based information on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in relation to pain. Each section has a clear and accessible design to enable quick decision-making, and includes an analysis of the most up-to-date research available. - Provides a single authoritative reference source on CAM for pain for healthcare professionals - Takes a systematic and evidence-based approach - Offers concise information on CAM diagnostic methods and treatments for pain - Summarises clinical trial data on the effectiveness of CAM for specific areas of pain - Alerts readers to areas where CAM may present risks - Weighs the benefits and risks of each CAM treatment in relation to pain - Includes CD-ROM for easy searching of the text

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0723437491

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Chiropractic

Not All That It's Cracked Up to Be

By: Edzard Ernst

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Not All That It's Cracked Up to Be

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More Harm than Good?

The Moral Maze of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst,Kevin Smith

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The Moral Maze of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst,Kevin Smith

This book reveals the numerous ways in which moral, ethical and legal principles are being violated by those who provide, recommend or sell ‘complementary and alternative medicine’ (CAM). The book analyses both academic literature and internet sources that promote CAM. Additionally the book presents a number of brief scenarios, both hypothetical and real-life, about individuals who use CAM or who fall prey to ethically dubious CAM practitioners. The events and conundrums described in these scenarios could happen to almost anyone. Professor emeritus of complementary medicine Edzard Ernst together with bioethicist Kevin Smith provide a thorough and authoritative ethical analysis of a range of CAM modalities, including acupuncture, chiropractic, herbalism, and homeopathy. This book could and should interest all medical professionals who have contact to complementary medicine and will be an invaluable reference for patients deliberating which course of treatment to adopt.

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So-Called Alternative Medicine (SCAM) for Cancer

By: Edzard Ernst

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Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst,Simon Singh

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Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst,Simon Singh

The truth about the potions, lotions, pills and needles, pummelling and energizing that lie beyond the realms of conventional medicine. Whether you are an ardent believer in alternative medicine, a skeptic, or are simply baffled by the range of services and opinions, this guide lays to rest doubts and contradictions with authority, integrity, and clarity. In this groundbreaking analysis, over thirty of the most popular treatments—acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines—are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. Questions answered include: What works and what doesn't? What are the secrets, and what are the lies? Who can you trust, and who is ripping you off? Can science decide what is best, or do the old wives' tales really tap into ancient, superior wisdom?In their scrutiny of alternative and complementary cures, authors Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst also strive to reassert the primacy of the scientific method as a means for determining public health practice and policy.

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Alternative Medicine

A Critical Assessment of 150 Modalities

By: Edzard Ernst

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A Critical Assessment of 150 Modalities

By: Edzard Ernst

Alternative medicine (AM) is hugely popular; about 40% of the US general population have used at least one type of alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The money spent on AM is considerable: the global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers’ pockets. The reasons for this popularity are complex, but misinformation is certainly a prominent factor. The media seem to have an insatiable appetite for the subject and often report uncritically on it. Misinformation about AM on the Internet (currently about 50 million websites are focused on AM) is much more the rule than the exception. Consumers are thus being bombarded with misinformation on AM, and they are ill-protected from such misinformation and therefore prone to making wrong, unwise or dangerous therapeutic decisions, endangering their health and wasting their money. This book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of AM. The concept of the book is straightforward. It has two main parts. The first, short section provides essential background on AM, explaining in simple terms what is (and what is not) good, reliable evidence, and addressing other relevant issues like, for instance, the placebo response, informed consent, integrative medicine, etc. The second and main part consists of 150 short chapters, topically grouped and each dedicated to one single alternative therapeutic or diagnostic method. In each of them, seven critical points are raised. These points relate to issues that are important for consumers’ decisions whether it is worth trying the method in question. Restricting the discussion to just seven points means that issues must be prioritized to those themes which are most relevant in the context of each given modality.

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3030126013

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Homer’s Iliad

By: Marina Coray,Martha Krieter-Spiro,Edzard Visser

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Homer’s Iliad

By: Marina Coray,Martha Krieter-Spiro,Edzard Visser

The renowned Basler Homer-Kommentar of the Iliad, edited by Anton Bierl and Joachim Latacz and originally published in German, presents the latest developments in Homeric scholarship. Through the English translation of this ground-breaking reference work, edited by S. Douglas Olson, its valuable findings are now made accessible to students and scholars worldwide.

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More Harm than Good?

The Moral Maze of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst,Kevin Smith

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SCAM

So-Called Alternative Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst

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So-Called Alternative Medicine

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1845409833

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Sleep

Practical Ways to Restore Health Using Complementary Medicine

By: Adrian White,Edzard Ernst

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Practical Ways to Restore Health Using Complementary Medicine

By: Adrian White,Edzard Ernst

Practical ways to restore health using complementary medicine: acupuncture, homeopathy, reflexology, yoga, massage, relaxation therapy, herbal remedies, and aromatherapy.

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Back Pain

Practical Ways to Restore Health Using Complementary Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst

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Back Pain

Practical Ways to Restore Health Using Complementary Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst

While back pain is the most common reason people see a physician, conventional treatments very often are not enough. Thus back pain is also the most common reason people seek out alternative, or complementary, therapies. Find out about the most effective mainstream approaches, and also the most promising complementary ones.

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Don't Believe What You Think

Argument For and Against SCAM

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Argument For and Against SCAM

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Charles, the Alternative King

An Unauthorised Biography

By: Edzard Ernst

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Healing, Hype or Harm?

A Critical Analysis of Complementary or Alternative Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst

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A Critical Analysis of Complementary or Alternative Medicine

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The scientists, academics and practitioners writing this book are not 'against' complementary or alternative medicine (CAM), but they are very much 'for' evidence-based medicine and single standards. They aim to counter-balance the many uncritical books on CAM and to stimulate intelligent, well-informed public debate. TOPICS INCLUDE: What is CAM? Why is it so popular? Patient choice; Reclaiming compassion; Teaching CAM at university; Research on CAM; CAM in court; Ethics and CAM; Politics and CAM; Homeopathy in context; Concepts of holism in medicine; Placebo, deceit and CAM; Healing but not curing; CAM and the media.

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Oxford Handbook of Complementary Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst,Max H Pittler,Barbara Wider,Kate Boddy

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Oxford Handbook of Complementary Medicine

By: Edzard Ernst,Max H Pittler,Barbara Wider,Kate Boddy

The Oxford Handbook of Complementary Medicine presents evidence-based information on CAM in an easily accessible form, thereby enabling hospital doctors, GPs, nurses, medical students and other healthcare professionals to competently advise patients about CAM treatments. The book covers definitions, cost, safety, regulation, legal and ethical questions and a range of practical issues, diagnostic techniques, and risk-benefit assessments of CAM modalities. The main part of the book is organised by condition, outlining for each the CAM treatments available, ranked according to level of evidence of effectiveness, followed by a concise clinical bottom line assessing risks and benefits, also in relation to conventional treatment. The information is presented in a concise, matter-of-fact fashion, avoiding the obscure jargon sometimes used in CAM. Many issues surrounding CAM remain controversial and this handbook discusses them openly and critically.

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0191039608

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Don't Believe What You Think

Arguments for and Against Scam

By: Edzard Ernst

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Arguments for and Against Scam

By: Edzard Ernst

This book discloses the errors and lies that misled you into believing things about so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) that are untrue. It analyses the many falsehoods used in the promotion of SCAM, explains the erroneous thinking behind them, and presents the scientific evidence in easily understandable terms.

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1788360087

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Charles, the Alternative Prince

An Unauthorised Biography

By: Edzard Ernst

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Charles, the Alternative Prince

An Unauthorised Biography

By: Edzard Ernst

Prince Charles has entertained a long-standing love affair with alternative medicine. This book describes his passion as it developed during the last 40 years. The Prince's beliefs, opinions, and ambitions are critically assessed against the background of the scientific evidence. In most instances, the contrast could not be starker. Thus, Charles' tenacious promotion of unproven, disproven, and occasionally harmful alternative therapies turns out to be little more than the pipe dream of a self-declared enemy of the Enlightenment. The book portrays our future king, reviews the evidence on alternative medicine, and inspires critical thinking.

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