Tag: Ernst
The main study showing the effectiveness of homeopathy was a fraud! By Professor Ernst – L’Express
Homeopathy is a placebo therapy: its assumptions run counter to science, its remedies lack active ingredients, and the evidence from clinical trials is uniformly negative. After the United Kingdom and…
The French, prolific creators of alternative medicine, by Professor Edzard Ernst – L’Express
When it comes to alternative medicine, France seems to be the “promised land”. A staggering 45% of the population uses some form of these “therapies”. France is thus ahead of…
Alternative medicine: “I was delighted to meet Charles until the day…”, by Professor Ernst
The interest, even adoration, of my French friends for the British monarchy has long perplexed me. My astonishment diminished, however, when I met the Queen. She came to visit my…
“Magical Worlds, Liberated Worlds” exhibition by Max Ernst in Aix-en-Provence
Subversive and visionary, Max Ernst (1891-1976) is one of the most outstanding and unclassifiable artists of the 20th century. Of German-American-French nationality, this painter and sculptor signs a singular work…
Ernst Kirchsteiger back with a brand new program on TV4
Ernst Kirchsteiger is back!This fall has his brand new program series At home with Ernst premiered on TV4.And it will be something different from what we previously saw him in.…
Percutaneous hydrotomy: French pseudo-therapists overflow with imagination, by Pr Ernst
Every time I come back to France, where I spend about half my time these days, I’m always surprised by the endless variety of nonsense that the alternative scene in…
Energy treatments, very popular but against science, by Pr Ernst
In 1993, my appointment to the chair of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter caused much ink to flow, so much so that the university had organized a press…
What had Ernst Wigforss done for SD? With Henrik Arnstad – Aftonbladet podcast
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Alternative medicine: regulating yes, but how? By Professor Ernst
The treatment of patients by practitioners other than qualified doctors has been illegal in France since the 19th century. Yet tens of thousands of alternative “therapists” from various traditions –…
Alternative medicine: the recipe for identifying biased clinical studies, by Pr Ernst
We hear this almost every day: “A new study has shown that XY treatment is effective”. Usually we don’t question the claim, and we assume that the XY treatment is…