What to do about a friend involved in quackery (Theta Healing)? [more inside]
posted by kaat on Jul 24, 2009 - 14 answers

What is the best way to "out" a self-plagiarising quack? I found two scientific journal articles with different titles and slightly different author lists (but the first author is the same on both), both published within the last three months, that have nearly identical (word-for-word) text & figures. I've e-mailed the editors of the journals, but is there any way to get more publicity for this? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 10, 2008 - 18 answers

Have any of you had any experience with biorhythm readings, or any other such quackery where you were hooked up to a "computer" and completely diagnosed? [more inside]
posted by JonnyRotten on Jul 30, 2007 - 9 answers

Naturopathy: What are your experiences with naturopaths? [more inside]
posted by sdis on May 22, 2007 - 19 answers

I think my friend's "doctor" is a dangerous quack. Do I tell her? How? [more inside]
posted by Biblio on Jan 16, 2007 - 26 answers

Is chelation, as a therapy for atherosclerosis, only recommended by quacks? [more inside]
posted by bshort on Jul 20, 2006 - 7 answers