Consumer information Stephen Barrett

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the quackwatch website barrett s main platform describing , exposing , other contributors consider quackery , health fraud. website part of quackwatch, inc., nonprofit corporation founded barrett aims combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, , misconduct. non-profit dissolved in 2008. barrett s writing supplemented contributions many scientific, technical, , lay volunteers , includes numerous references published research articles. barrett defines quackery involving overpromotion in field of health, , reserves word fraud situations in deliberate deception involved. barrett has become lightning rod controversy result of criticisms of alternative medicine theories , practitioners. barrett says not criticize conventional medicine because way outside [his] scope. states not give equal time subjects, , has written on web site quackery , fraud don t involve legitimate controversy , not balanced subjects. don t believe helpful publish balanced articles unbalanced subjects. barrett @ forefront of exposing questionable aspects of chiropractic.


barrett strong supporter of honcode , has made efforts improve compliance rules , expose abuse it. in whole special washington post , extensive coverage of views on subject provided, including criticisms of many named abusers.


a number of practitioners , supporters of alternative medicine oppose barrett , quackwatch criticism of alternative medicine. donna ladd, journalist village voice, says barrett relies on negative research criticize alternative medicine, rejecting positive case studies unreliable due methodological flaws. further writes barrett insists alternative therapies should disregarded without further research. lot of things don t need tested [because] don t make sense, says, pointing homeopathy, chiropractic, , acupuncture examples of alternative treatments no plausible mechanism of action.


some sources mention stephen barrett s quackwatch useful source consumer information include website reviews, government agencies, various journals including article in lancet , libraries.








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