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Health Canada Sends in Helicopters and S.W.A.T. Teams to Clear Health Food Store Shelves of Life Saving Vitamins, Herbs and Supplements… Or Not

15 January 2013 by Dianne Sousa

Regular readers of Skeptic North will know that we have been consistently critical of Health Canada and how it regulates the natural health products industry in Canada. In short, we have argued that the regulation is far too permissive, consequently putting Canadians at unacceptable risk of harm. Unsurprisingly there are those that disagree. These folks [...]

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Posted in Canada, Health, Health Policy, Skepticism4 Comments

Naturopathy and Prostate Cancer

23 November 2012 by John Underhay

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men. It has been said that if you are male and you live long enough you will develop the disease. That’s somewhat hyperbolic, but not much. Along with age, risk factors include race/ethnicity, nationality, family history, and socio-economic status. Prostate cancer occurs more often in [...]

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Posted in Alternative Medicine, Atlantic, Skepticism5 Comments

Climate Misinformation Spread on Canadian Air-Waves by Charles Adler

05 November 2012 by Shawn Brooks

When it comes to getting scientifically reputable information on climate change, it can be a daunting task because of the politicization that has surrounded this issue. No arguments there. However, on October 16th, when Charles Adler heard about an article published in the Daily Mail in the UK with the extraordinary title “Global warming stopped [...]

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Posted in Canada, Environment, Media, Science, Skepticism3 Comments

Call for Authors

10 October 2012 by Erik Davis

Got something to say? Want to add your voice to those calling for science and reason in Canada? Over the last three years, Skeptic North has become a central Canadian hub for scientific skepticism, with authors hailing from PEI to BC and most parts in between. To fill some recent vacancies in our roll, we’re [...]

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Alt-Med or Alt-Menace? Iva Lloyd on Cancer

01 October 2012 by Erik Davis

Practitioner Iva Lloyd (Markham, Ontario) Qualifications Naturopathic Doctor (ND), Registered Polarity Therapist & Educator (RPE), and Reiki Master Founder of Naturopathic Foundations Health Clinic Claims That… Intravenous Vitamin C kills cancer. Cancer can be fed by the food that you eat. Infra-red saunas can eliminate chemicals that promote cancer growth. Homeopathy and hydrotherapy are useful [...]

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Posted in Alt-Med or Alt-Menace?, Alternative Medicine, Ontario, Skepticism7 Comments

Skepticism in a Small Town

28 September 2012 by Scott Gavura

The following is a cross-post from Science-Based Pharmacy, contributed by a Canadian pharmacist who blogs under the pseudonym “Sara Russell”. In my last post, I introduced myself as a pharmacist in a small-ish town, eager to combat the growing acceptance of pseudoscience into the mainstream. I love living where I live for a multitude of [...]

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Posted in Canada, Culture, Environment, Featured, Guest Post, Pseudoscience, Skepticism3 Comments

A Tale of Alphagetti Credentials – Part 2: “Registered BioEnergetics Practitioners”

19 September 2012 by Dianne Sousa

To read part one of this post, click here. Please take the time to do so; this post lacks critical background information that’s provided there. The information about “Registered Holistic Allergists” (R.h.A’s) and the purported allergy treatment they offered, “BioEnergetic Intolerance Elimination” (BIE), that was presented in part one was gathered by me all within [...]

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Posted in Alternative Medicine, Canada, Health19 Comments

A Tale of Alphaghetti Credentials: “Registered Holistic Allergists” and “BioEnergetic Intolerance Elimination”

17 September 2012 by Dianne Sousa

About a year ago I decided to independently take on a group of alternative medicine practitioners who were marketing themselves as “Registered Holistic Allergists” and using the designation “R.h.A” in addition to other, equally dubious credentials such as “Registered Holistic Nutritionist” and “Naturopathic Doctor”. Today, there are no longer any “Registered Holistic Allergists”, though as [...]

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Posted in Alternative Medicine, Canada, Skepticism7 Comments

Paging Health Canada – Part 3

10 September 2012 by Kim Hebert

Screenshot taken summer 2011 from here. For context, see Part 1 and Part 2. I have outlined some general issues with the alternative medicine industry, I have described Bell Lifestyle Products as an example of the apparent futility of Health Canada’s Natural Health Products Database registration, and I will now describe the complaints I submitted [...]

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Posted in Alternative Medicine, Canada, Health, Medicinal Advertising3 Comments

Alt-Med or Alt-Menace? Sat Dharam Kaur on Breast Cancer

07 September 2012 by Erik Davis

Practitioner Sat Dharam Kaur (Owen Sound, Ontario) Qualifications Naturopathic Doctor Claims That… Teenagers can prevent breast cancer by wearing a looser bra, spending an hour a week in the sauna, filtering their shower water, not Scotchgarding their furniture, celebrating Rachel Carson Day, and 60 other easy to implement strategies.

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Posted in Alt-Med or Alt-Menace?, Alternative Medicine, Ontario, Skepticism1 Comment

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Health Canada Sends in Helicopters and S.W.A.T. Teams to Clear Health Food Store Shelves of Life Saving Vitamins, Herbs and Supplements… Or Not

Naturopathy and Prostate Cancer

Climate Misinformation Spread on Canadian Air-Waves by Charles Adler

Call for Authors

Alt-Med or Alt-Menace? Iva Lloyd on Cancer

Skepticism in a Small Town

A Tale of Alphagetti Credentials – Part 2: “Registered BioEnergetics Practitioners”

A Tale of Alphaghetti Credentials: “Registered Holistic Allergists” and “BioEnergetic Intolerance Elimination”

Paging Health Canada – Part 3

Alt-Med or Alt-Menace? Sat Dharam Kaur on Breast Cancer

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