Pseudoscience on the Science Channel
Kimball Atwood wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
Last week, I criticized Walgreen’s for selling unscientific, untested supplements (Airborne and Homeopathy) in their store. It was particularly disturbing to see these items being sold in the legitimate pharmacy where I go when I need real medicine. Last night, I was disturbed to see pseudoscience on The Science Channel. It wasn’t one of their programs, but rather on a commercial during the program. The commercial was for Dr. Frank’s No Pain Spray. First they claimed that the spray would cure pain from Arthritis, Stiffness, Fibromyalgia, Carpal Tunnel, and a lot more. Second, the commercial was littered with personal testimonials. The ability to cure multiple conditions and anecdotal evidence is what peddlers of pseudo-scientific crap use when there is no real evidence that their product works. But as it turns out, I didn’t need these red flags. Right away they tout it as “Dr. Frank’s Homeopathic joint and […]
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