/oss/taxonomy/term/3741/all en /oss/article/health-pseudoscience/product-will-not-cure-your-cancer-consumer-watchdog-raises-alarm-illegal-claims-made-natural-health <p>The Canadian market is awash with claims that some natural health products (NHPs) can treat or cure cancer even though these claims are illegal, a <a href="https://badsciencewatch.ca/natural-health-product-retailers-sell-cancer-cures/">new study</a> from the consumer protection organization Bad Science Watch reveals. Twenty percent of the NHPs surveyed by the group made direct claims (such as “anti-cancerous” or “important in the treatment of breast and colon cancer”), while 30% of the products evaluated made similar but indirect claims (e.g.</p> Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:06:50 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8158 at /oss /oss/article/quackery/quebec-pharmacies-show-signs-progress-homeopathy <p>If you walk into a Quebec pharmacy and reach the “cold and flu” section, you may see a sign you’ve never seen before. The green-blue notice will tell you, “dear customer”, that there is “generally” no scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of homeopathic products. In one store (perhaps in an act of quiet vindication), the pharmacy staff slapped the notice over a pull-out display meant to help you figure out which homeopathic product may be right for you. The notice essentially answers, “None.”</p> Fri, 17 May 2019 01:15:39 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 7767 at /oss /oss/article/health/calling-pharmacists-back-order-homeopathy <p>Did you know that some of our Montreal pharmacies employ naturopaths who give advice to customers, even though this is forbidden? This is one of the many upsetting facts uncovered by Philippe Mercure for his<a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sante/201903/14/01-5218188-homeopathie-du-sucre-contre-la-grippe.php"> <i>La Presse </i>investigation</a> on the sale of homeopathy in drugstores.</p> Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:50:58 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7650 at /oss