I was always wondering when he'd finally weigh in on alternative medicine, and now Sid has.
It's a slapdown worthy of Orac, Dr. R.W., or Panda Bear MD.
Go forth and read it. Not quite as snarky as Orac (but, then, Sid's a classy guy), but every bit as outraged.
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Thanks. And, in a lighter vein, there was this one, too.
Hey, I KNOW Homeopathy works! I tried it once, a few years back. I was taking a radically dilute remedy to balance my body's humors, and I accidentaly missed taking one treatment. I almost died of overdose!