Dipping Into Deceptions Is What I Doop-Dee-Doo-Doo-Do

Prof. Edzard Ernst is, once again, revealing the real skinny:

The alchemists of alternative evidence – part 1: introduction

It is usually BIG PHARMA who stands accused of being less than honest with the evidence, particularly when it runs against commercial interests; and the allegations prove to be correct with depressing regularity. In alternative medicine, commercial interests exist too, but there is usually much less money at stake. So, a common assumption is that conflicts of interest are less relevant in alternative medicine. Like so many assumptions in this area, this notion is clearly and demonstrably erroneous.

The sums of money are definitely smaller, but non-commercial conflicts of interest are potentially more important than the commercial ones. I am thinking of the quasi-religious beliefs that are so very prevalent in alternative medicine. Belief can move mountains, they say – it can surely delude people and make them do the most extraordinary things,....

It's a multipart series - and his integrity is without question: 

 Unlike some other professors I'm familiar with,…