Something that I see a lot in on-line debates about alternative medicine is phrases like “I did my own research” or “people should be allow...

Welcome to the first installment in what is likely to be a very sporadic series. As you've probably guessed by now, I have a tendency to...

Holistic. It's one of those words that's sure to set any skeptic’s teeth on edge. It's basically a codename for woo, bandied ab...

My friend Nancy and I are doing another Skeptics In The Pub talk this Thursday, and as a result, I’ve been delving back into the world of h...

Oh Omega Pharma. Once again you provide me with some juicy blog fodder. XLS - Medical Fat Binder has been on my radar for some time, but ...

It's funny how variable working in a community pharmacy can be. Nowadays, I locum here and there, and I tend to really enjoy it. I usua...

You know of Rescue Remedy, right? You probably had an aunt who would constantly swig a drop for her nerves, or might have even taken some be...

The other week, the lovely folks at The Pharmacy Show Community (they are really lovely, my flattery of them is nothing whatsoever to do wit...

This morning BBC News are running with this rather terrifying looking story about the dangers of antidepressants in pregnancy. This is an ...

Here is a little story of something that made me proud to be a pharmacist. It works as a sort of counterpoint to all the talk of pharmacy as...

If you're buying a new TV, how do you go about it? My guess is that you probably have a look around the shops or internet, find a model ...

This morning, I needed to go and buy some medicines. So, on my way into work, I popped into the nearest pharmacy to my route into work: a ...

I shouldn't be having to write this blog. We shouldn't still be having to see news stories about measles outbreaks in 2013. We have ...

In February 2013, my friend Nancy and I delivered a Newcastle Skeptics in the Pub talk entitled Homeopathy: Where's The Harm? As a fol...