Quackwatch is a United States-based website, self-described as a "network of people"[1] founded by Stephen Barrett, which aims to "combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct" and to focus on "quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere".[2][3] Since 1996 it has operated the alternative medicine watchdog website quackwatch.org, which advises the public on unproven or ineffective alternative medical remedies.[4] The site contains articles and other information criticizing many forms of alternative medicine.[5][6][7]
Quackwatch cites peer-reviewed journal articles and has received several awards.[8] The site has been developed with the assistance of a worldwide network of volunteers and expert advisors. It has received positive recognition and recommendations from mainstream organizations and sources, although at times it has also received criticism for perceived bias in its coverage. It has been recognized in the media, which cite quackwatch.org as a practical source for online consumer information.[9] The success of Quackwatch has generated the creation of additional affiliated websites;[10] as of 2019[update] there were 21 of them.[11]
^Baldwin, FD (July 19, 2004). "If It Quacks Like a Duck...." MedHunters. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
^Barret, SJ. "Quackwatch.org main page". Quackwatch. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
^Arabella Dymoke (2004). The Good Web Guide. The Good Web Guide Ltd. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-903282-46-5. Retrieved September 4, 2013. Quackwatch is without doubt an important and useful information resource and injects a healthy dose of scepticism into reviewing popular health information. Its aim is to investigate questionable claims made in some sectors of what is now a multi-million pound healthcare industry.
^Politzer, M (September 14, 2007). "Eastern Medicine Goes West". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
^"Awards Received by Quackwatch". Quackwatch. November 7, 2005.
^Jaroff, L (April 22, 2001). "The Man Who Loves To Bust Quacks". Time. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
^Nguyen-Khoa, Bao-Anh (July 1999). "Selected Web Site Reviews — Quackwatch.com". The Consultant Pharmacist. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
^"Recent Additions to Quackwatch". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
Quackwatch is a United States-based website, self-described as a "network of people" founded by Stephen Barrett, which aims to "combat health-related frauds...
the National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF), and the webmaster of Quackwatch. He runs a number of websites dealing with quackery and health fraud....
as a "Dubious Treatment" by the alternative medicine watchdog website Quackwatch. In Issels combination therapy, patients are asked to remove any teeth...
characteristic of aggressive promotion. Psychiatrist and author Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch defines quackery as "the promotion of unsubstantiated methods that lack...
does not endorse any cures, including treatment with sodium bicarbonate. Quackwatch lists sodium bicarbonate injections as a "dubious treatment". Simoncini...
Stephen (16 August 2016). "A Skeptical Look at the Late "Dr. Sebi"". quackwatch.org. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019...
Doesn't Scare Me Anymore" videotape with an infomercial. Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch registered a complaint about the content of the infomercial, and subsequently...
massage Shiatsu Barrett, Stephen (2004-09-25). "Reflexology: A close look". Quackwatch. Retrieved 2007-10-12. Kunz, Kevin; Kunz, Barbara (1993). The Complete...
and untreated leukaemia resulted in the death of a patient. The website Quackwatch posted an analysis of the device by Stephen Barrett which concludes: "The...
its inventor to have cured his cancer. Stephen Barrett has written on Quackwatch: "Although low-fat, high-fiber diets can be healthful, the Hallelujah...
Metabolic Therapy". Quackwatch. Retrieved 3 September 2013. Wilson, Benjamin (February 17, 2004). "The Rise and Fall of Laetrile". Quackwatch. Retrieved September...
Parts of osteopathy, such as craniosacral therapy, have been described by Quackwatch as having no therapeutic value and have been labeled by them as pseudoscience...
NaturoWatch. QuackWatch. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2009. "HEW Report on Naturopathy (1968)". QuackWatch. August 30...
expensive, it can be compounded by pharmacists if prescribed by a physician. Quackwatch lists Prokarin as one of the multiple sclerosis "cures" of which people...
before a meal. Basic Research was given the "Most Outrageous" award for Quackwatch's 2010 Slim Chance Awards, which is awarded to "...promoters of weight...
therapies evaluated for which no clear evidence of effectiveness was found. Quackwatch includes "Neuro-Structural Integration Technique (Bowen Therapy)" in its...
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oncology; according to Quackwatch, his ideas are "largely speculative and invalid." His therapy is not only ineffective, Quackwatch notes, but also causes...
holistic medicine for treating illness and chronic pain. According to Quackwatch, neural therapy is "a bizarre approach claimed to treat pain and disease...
information to the public and professionals Stephen Barrett (4 August 2009). "Reiki Is Nonsense". Retrieved 5 May 2010. Quackwatch article by Stephen Barrett...
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Like many alternative medicines, it may benefit from a placebo effect. Quackwatch says acupressure is a dubious practice and its practitioners use irrational...
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Lund of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which is on Stephen Barrett's Quackwatch list of questionable organizations. Commentators have criticized Emoto...
work has been accused of being a pseudoscience and is listed under the quackwatch index of questionable treatments. A review by the Canadian Agency for...
entities, all of which are listed as "questionable organizations" by Quackwatch, including the American Academy of Preventative Medicine, American Academy...
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