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Edzard Ernst
Author of Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine
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Works by Edzard Ernst
Healing, Hype, or Harm?: A Critical Analysis of Complementary or Alternative Medicine (Societas) (2008) 12 copies
The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach (2006) 8 copies
Depression: Practical Ways to Restore Health Using Complementary Medicine (Healp Yourself to Health Series) (1998) 4 copies
Hypericum: The genus Hypericum (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles) (2003) 3 copies
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- Canonical name
- Ernst, Edzard
- Birthdate
- 1948-01-30
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Germany (birth)
UK (citizen)
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Statistics
- Works
- 27
- Members
- 650
- Popularity
- #38,841
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 24
- ISBNs
- 55
- Languages
- 9
This account, written by experts on both sides of the fence, is the well-researched and thoroughly readable story of the development of mainstream medical science and of some of the main alternative therapies. The book gives a clear and fascinating account of the history of medication in particular and of the rigorous testing now required for any new drug, and contrasts it with the lack of rigour to which many alternative theapies have been exposed. Its conclusions are shocking. I shan't choose homeopathy or acupuncture again any time in the future.… (more)