ONCE again the medical profession has made a mess of its relations with the public, and I’m not talking about Gisborne smear takers.
Continue readingUFOS & Alien Contact
UFOs & ALIEN CONTACT: Two Centuries Of Mystery, Robert Bartholomew and George Howard. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, USA.
Continue readingOf War and Medicine
WINTER is here, and it’s time for all good skeptics to heed the call and flock to Auckland for the annual conference, where illuminating conversation and inspired addresses await. And then the same good skeptics can generate battle strategies to cope with all the fuss about the Millennium and the imminent end of the world. In the meantime, here’s a copy of the Skeptic to read while making these important plans.
Continue readingCan Sharks Save the Human Race?
A RELATIVELY recent development in Western society has been the increased popularity of health foods and dietary supplements. While initially these health foods could only be purchased through a sparse number of “alternative retail outlets” manned by the converted, as sales have grown and the realisation of the potential profit has become obvious to more people, availability has become easier. There has been a mushrooming of “Health Food Shops”, an increasing number of supermarkets have established “Health Food Bars” and many conventional pharmacies have made the sale of these products a feature of their business.
Continue readingA Day To Remember: The Missing Regiment
Did a British regiment really vanish mysteriously at Gallipoli?
Continue readingStandards, Authorities and Complaints
CHINESE CANCER THERAPY. This title of a modest advertisement in the Sunday Star-Times last September caught my eye. Two statements in the ad surprised me: the first, that “usually only three treatments are needed”, ie, it is implied that the therapy is a cancer cure, and the second, “…we are currently arranging a scientific Control Group with the Ministry of Health”.
Continue readingInto the Lions’ Den
Three sketpics go head to head with a creationist lecturer.
Continue readingStrange Days
From a medical member, recently moved to a rural practice:
Continue readingA costly alternative to glue sniffing
John Riddell looks at a costly alternative to glue sniffing.
Continue readingScience and Ink
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