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ICB: Using homeopathy for radiation poisoning

by Tory Shepherd

17 Mar 12:00pm

Filed under: Alternative Medicine, Homeopathy, I Call Bullshit, Icb, Quackery, Radiation

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Welcome to a new regular Punch piece – I Call Bullshit!

(We’ve used this one before, but it really is supremely funny)

It’ll be dedicated to all the quackery, bullshenanigans and bogus science out there, everywhere.

Today’s was going to be all about psychics. Then I saw this piece in The Australian about a homeopathy clinic offering remedies for radiation sickness. They thoughtfully spruiked their wares at a time when so many people in Japan are scared out of their wits as the radiation threat worsens.

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braunman says:

03:12pm | 21/03/11

Richard, I would like to point out that in that last message you’re basically saying “I don’t need facts, all I need is my opinion!” I don’t normally like to put words in peoples’ mouths but…really, that sums up your entire post. Read more »
acotrel says:

07:03am | 19/03/11

@Faz The other day someone on this forum picked up the line thast ‘Rachel Carson was a misanthrop’. They said that her campaign to ban DDT led to millions of deaths due to malaria. They neglected to mention that every insect species which has been almost killed off by pesticides… Read more »

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