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**COMPETITION** Good examples of the scale of dilution in Homeopathy

Does any one have (or can work out) some fun and easy to remember examples of how diluted a homeopathy remedy is. The below example is fine written down but not easy to explain ov …
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What is ayur veda? Is it pseudo-science or pre-science?

Just today, an Indian friend of mine asked me what I thought of Ayur Veda as I've established myself quite strongly as "The Skeptic" among my colleagues at university. I don't know …
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What is the Bowen Technique?

I know that the Bowen technique is supposedly a soft tissue remedial therapy, named after its innovator Tom Bowen and involves the therapist using fingers or thumbs to move over mu …
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Should placebos be regulated and/or prescribed?

I heard recently on a podcast (sorry, I can't recall which) a member of the skeptical community suggesting that treatments that are only as effective as placebos, such as homeopath …
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Does eating fish increase testostorone?

I was wondering if there is any research or biological plausibility to eating fish can increase your testostorone.
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Differences between Nutritionist and Dietitian

What are the main differences between a trained Dietitian and Nutritionist? Or are they two words for the same profession?
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Is it wrong to be aginst a Politician for just being an acupuncturist?

Is it wrong to be aginst a Politician for just being an acupuncturist? The person who is running for state senate in my district is a practicing acupuncturist. also what would yo …
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Brewers Yeast incenct repellent

I have a co-worker who says he takes Brewers Yeast to make his blood bitter to bugs to reduce insect bits. where does this idea come from and is there any studies positive or negat …
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What’s the harm in Homeopathy?

If Homeopathic remedies contain no active ingredients and provide the user with a positive placebo effect, then what is the harm?
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Why do we use the term “alternative medicine”?

We use "pseudoscience", not "alternative science", so why "alternative medicine"? Wouldn't it be more reflective and better PR-wise to use "pseudomedicine"? Is there a factual diff …
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What is a Nosode?

Homeopathy literature like to compare Nosode remedies with traditional vaccinations, does this have any validity?
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Homeopathy, a trail blazing industry?

Assuming homeopathy could be true via the explaintion of "water memory", what other applications could it have? if a homeopathic medicine is a small dose of a certain subsance (a …
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How are homeopathic tablets made?

I understand what the theory of water memory prescribes, but how is the watered down solution put into pill form?
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What homeopathic credentials and/or certifications are there?

Do you need any specific degrees, credentials or certifications to call your self a Homeopath?
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“Masking” symptons in alternative medicine

I've been reading a lot about alternative medicines lately, and I keep coming across the idea that modern medicine only "masks" symptoms rather than "treating the entire problem." …