Its just about coming into allergy season again, so today I am turning my attention to a product I’ve seen for sale in a few pharmacies I’v...

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...

Since there's a whole load of people tweeting their reasons for why they've renewed their membership, it seems like a really good ti...

Boyfriend is quite the artist. 

Despite him being one of the most famous people on the planet, we know a suspiciously small amount about Santa Claus's background. I...

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...

I’m sorry, I just could not resist that headline. Whilst working a locum shift the other week, I noticed a couple of new products had l...

I always wanted to be an archaeologist, growing up. I knew, however, that this was probably a pipedream- partly because I dislike creepy cr...

There’s no getting away from it, folks. Its sniffle season. For the next 6 months or so, the sounds of sneezes, coughs, and millions of nos...

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...

Many years ago, in my pre-reg year, I was pulled into an office by my tutor and told that I needed to sober up. She didn't mean that in...

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...

"Phew, I tell you what, I can't move for pharmacies these days. They're everywhere I turn, and I can't walk down a street t...