Hello everyone! As you might know, Marianne aka @noodlemaz and I have started a podcast, Super-Duper Woo-Fighting Duo (with capes!). You can also find us on iTunes here Super-Duper Woo-Fighting Duo (with capes!) (reviews much appreciated!) In this podcast, we are reviewing and reading Jim Humble’s book, The Miracle Mineral Solution of the 21st Century […]
Category archives: quackery
Small update on Bleachgate
Hello all! As I mentioned in an earlier blogpost, Councillor Woodman promised to write a letter to the Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Dr Tony Jewell. Today I received a copy of the reply. First – the FSA have concluded that MMS is injurious to health and deemed it unsafe under Article 14 of Regulation […]
Bleachgate: More on MMS in the UK
Hello again all! Well, I’ve been rather busy over the past week. A lot has happened since I last blogged. Last Thursday, I went and listened to the response to my public question to Cardiff Council about Trading Standards and MMS. Thank you to @JohnLDixon for all the help with doing this. The response was […]
Homeopathy in Cardiff
A few weeks ago, I decided to send an email to the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board regarding homeopathy on the NHS. I asked them if they had any information about spending on it, and if they had it, to send it on to me under the FOIA. First response was “We’re not sure, […]
Bleachgate: The Response
Wow. What just happened? I think Bleachgate went viral. So far, I have received loads of messages of support from folks including Ben Goldacre (@BenGoldacre), Simon Singh (@SLSingh), Tom Chivers (@TomChivers) and John Dixon (@JohnLDixon). I’ve done interviews for The Pod Delusion and Skeptics Guide to the Universe, and a video production company in Yorkshire […]
Bleachgate
Hello everyone. This is a text adaptation of my video which you can find here: http://twitvid.com/Z7TOH Today, I am going to write about Crohn’s Forum.com and what went down on Monday and Tuesday of this week. I’ll start by giving a brief background to Crohn’s Forum. It’s a support forum for those who suffer from […]