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Edzard Ernst

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in Wiesbaden, Germany

January 30, 1948

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Science, Medicine, Alternative Medicine

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The destruction of public health in the United States

The US stands on the precipice of the destruction of public health. This might be best exemplified by the loss of its measles-free status. In 2000, the U.S. had been classified as having “eliminated” measles, meaning the virus was no longer constantly circulating within its borders. Following a year of record-breaking outbreaks, the Pan American […]

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	A Scientist in Wonderland: A Memoir for Truth and Finding Trouble 4.12 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 150 Modalities 4.16 avg rating — 50 ratings — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Harm than Good?: The Moral Maze of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Edzard Ernst, Kevin Smith 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scam: So-Called Alternative Medicine 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homeopathy: The Undiluted Facts 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chiropractic: Not All That It's Cracked Up to Be 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach by Edzard Ernst, Max H. Pittler (Editor), Barbara Wider (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charles, the Alternative Prince (Societas Book 75) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bizarre Medical Ideas: ... and the Strange Men Who Invented Them 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Believe What You Think: Arguments for and against SCAM (Societas Book 71) by Edzard Ernst, Stuart Vyse (Foreword) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The fact that any person or institution, however well respected, praises or adopts something never constitutes proof of anything. It might merely illustrate that even well-educated people or powerful institutions can sometimes commit the silliest and most obvious of mistakes.”
― Edzard Ernst, A Scientist in Wonderland: A Memoir of Searching for Truth and Finding Trouble

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“there is no such thing as alternative medicine; there are just treatments that work, and those that don’t.”
― Edzard Ernst, A Scientist in Wonderland: A Memoir of Searching for Truth and Finding Trouble

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“Slowly but surely I became resigned to the fact that, for some alternative medicine zealots, no amount of explanation would ever suffice. To them, alternative medicine seemed to have mutated into a religion, a cult whose central creed must be defended at all costs against the infidel.”
― Edzard Ernst, A Scientist in Wonderland: A Memoir of Searching for Truth and Finding Trouble

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The destruction of public health in the United States

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892 posts
Edzard Ernst's Blog

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Edzard Ernst’s books