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In contrast, modern medicine is (or seeks to be) evidence-based. Access Consciousness is an alternative medicine technique similar to a combination of phrenology, reiki, energy therepies and theraputic touch, where health and wellness can be improved by touching the 32 "Energy Bars" on a person's head. [69]
Traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses, such as imbalances in yin and yang and blockages in the flow of qi [43] "Vaccine overload" , a non-medical term for the notion that giving many vaccines at once may overwhelm or weaken a child's immature immune system and lead to adverse effects, [ 44 ] [ 45 ] is strongly contradicted by scientific evidence.
In January 2014 prominent live blood proponent and teacher Robert O. Young was arrested and charged for practising medicine without a license, [9] and in March 2014 Errol Denton, a former student of his, a UK live blood practitioner, was convicted on nine counts in a rare prosecution under the Cancer Act 1939, [7] followed in May 2014 by ...
Phrenology is a pseudoscience that involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules. [ 3 ]
A common thread among many alternative medicine proponents is opposition to vaccines, and some use their disbelief in germ theory to justify their claims. [12] Germ theory deniers make many claims about the biological underpinnings of the theory and the historical record [13] [14] that are at odds with what most modern scientists and historians ...
The first is titled ‘Important pseudoscientific concepts’, which is an alphabetically arranged section of 59 subject analyses conducted by scientists and researchers, exploring alternative medicine, astrology, handwriting analysis, hypnosis, reincarnation, séances, spiritualism, UFOs, witchcraft, etc.
The history of pseudoscience is the study of pseudoscientific theories over time. A pseudoscience is a set of ideas that presents itself as science, while it does not meet the criteria to be properly called such. [38] [39] Distinguishing between proper science and pseudoscience is sometimes difficult. [40]
Magnetic therapy is a pseudoscientific alternative medicine practice involving the weak static magnetic field produced by a permanent magnet which is placed on the body. It is similar to the alternative medicine practice of electromagnetic therapy, which uses a magnetic field generated by an electrically powered device. [1]