Pharmacy delusion: Flogging detox tonics, bogus immunity ‘boosters’, vitamins and other therapeutic junk
How do we do it? How do we allow the blindingly obvious to be so readily denied, or at least ignored? For our purposes, and…
Tag: Complementary and alternative medicine
GP sued by naturopath reveals his $1 million defamation defence Â
A GP accused of defaming a naturopath has lodged a 358-page legal defence in the Supreme Court of Victoria claiming that patients died after following…
Warning after turmeric-based supplement linked to perforated gallbladder: case study
US doctors are highlighting the dangers of turmeric-based supplements, especially in patients with biliary conditions, after treating a rare case of a perforated gallbladder linked…
Fish oil, garlic and turmeric have ‘no effect’ on lowering cholesterolÂ
Six commonly used dietary supplements marketed as cholesterol-busting therapies, including fish oil, garlic and turmeric, have no effect on any lipid biomarkers, a small randomised…
Professor Ken Harvey retires from anti-quackery crusade
The quacks, the shonks, the fraudsters, the medically deluded and maybe even the TGA itself can sigh with relief.  One of their fiercest critics, Associate…
Got COVID-19? Flushing out nasal passages could cut severity
Battling COVID-19 and eager to do anything that will limit you to a mild infection? Grab a neti pot, a new study advises. × Welcome…
GP alert after patient has lead poisoning from erectile dysfunction remedy
GPs are being urged to ask patients if they use complementary medicines purchased online after a man experienced lead poisoning from taking an Ayurvedic remedy for…
Doctors warned over supplement use in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Several brands of Mucuna pruriens contain levodopa levels on par with prescription medications, US researchers say.
Dear specialist, I am a GP, not your community intern!
Dear non-GP specialists, With COVID-19 rampant in the community, alongside all the other diseases that GPs manage, we are truly under the pump. × Welcome…
Patient scarfs 400 times recommended daily vitamin D: case
UK doctors are calling for greater regulation of OTC supplements after a middle-aged man presented with vit D intoxication with hypercalcaemia.
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