Science and pseudoscience

A very interesting blog today by Poneke

"My findings were clear. The media were very sceptical, and sometimes overtly hostile, to claims being made by doctors, health authorities and drug companies. I felt this was healthy, because journalists should be sceptical of the claims of experts and government authorities. But in sharp contrast, there was precious little scepticism, or even questioning, of the fantastic claims being made on behalf of “alternative medicine.” I felt that was unhealthy, because, while most “alternative medicines,” such as homeopathic preparations, have no active ingredients at all and thus cannot harm anyone, people who turn to it when they need effective medical treatment can do themselves real harm. Journalists need to be aware of this, but my research found most were not."

To quote one of the rats currentely featuring on our TV's - I concur.