Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Big Placebo Versus Big Pharma



Some proponents of pseudoscientific treatments and products claim Big Pharma is evil because they keep cures from us. That, to them, must mean that Big Placebo (homeopathy) must be the answer with all the misleading claims, yet by their logic, if all of homeopathy' cures work, then why isn't Big Pharma keeping those from us too - or making big money from them? 

Here are a few on the woo listed on this meme.

On Amber Necklace Woo: 
http://scienceornot.net/2012/10/30/amber-necklaces-and-teething-babies/
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/amber-waves-of-woo/

Lack of Evidence for Homeopathy:
https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines-publications/cam02
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/reference/homeopathy/

On Reiki Woo:
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/reiki/

On eating 300 bananas per day:
It's just a small reminder to check up on ridiculous claims (Freelee, anyone?) :D

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