Paracelsus' poison
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In the aftermath of the budget, one set of cuts may have been missed. The government is looking to remove the 30 per cent private health insurance rebate for some “alternative” medicines and therapies…
I have been reading an attempted defense of homoeopathy that was published recently. There is a lot that is wrong in this alleged defense of homoeopathy (see here for some background), but one thing that…
Various groups (eg here) have been citing an article currently in press, “Glyphosate induced cell death through apoptotic and autophagic mechanisms” by Gui et al., as evidence that the herbicide [glyphosate](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate…
Today’s article by Caleb Ferguson and Patricia Davidson on the dangers of energy drinks highlights one of the key themes of this blog “Sola dosis facit venenum”. Energy drinks owe their stimulating property…
A common refrain in any discussion of herbal medicines is “it’s been used for hundreds/thousands of years, it must be safe”. Unfortunately this is not necessarily true. If the herbal ingredients cause…
I was intrigued by an all-too-short, short news item reporting that a Queensland research group has won funding to study the use of spider venoms as treatments for cancer. Venoms for cancer? This might…
If, like me, you intend to spend part of the Easter celebration nibbling the ears of chocolate Bilbies, you might be surprised to learn that you are consuming medicine. Xoxalatl was a product of meso and…
In an interesting conjunction of events, I brought home the DVD “Cane Toads; the Conquest” to show our Japanese exchange students something uniquely, if weirdly, Australian, on the weekend of Toad Day…
Global Astronomy Month starts today, April the 1st. An initiative of Astronomers without Borders to raise awarness of our night skies, there will be star parties, image competitions and more. See the Global…
The extraordinary standoff between the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the website Homeopathy Plus! has escalated. Well, a bit. As a bit of background you should know that to be sold in Australia…