Let's once and for all throw some light on some of the canards that self-appointed "skeptics" have relied on to bash the alternative health community. For too long, they've been allowed to get away with "strange beliefs and un-amusing deceptions" by claiming that science and logic support them.  As you will see in the case of Robert Carroll's Skeptic Dictionary, they don't.

New research has found that HPV can be carried within the mouth, and may be present there in approximately seven percent of Americans.

Researchers at Stanford University in California have uncovered an interesting connection between good eating habits and a longer life span in not only the consumers of the diet, but their progeny for several generations as well.

Research has shown time and again that being admitted to a hospital intensive care unit during weekends and evenings translates to an 8 to 13 percent increased chance of mortality compared to a weekday admission.

There is a new strain of deer tick-borne illness that's been discovered, and like Lyme disease, it too can strike humans. The most common symptoms of the disease, which usually appear about a week after the initial contact with the tick, are chills, fever, headache, muscle aches, and nausea.

The May 19th issue of The Economist ran TWO stories debunking alternative medicine. The first story carried a subheading that read, "Virtually all alternative medicine is bunk." And then later on in the issue, it expounded on the same theme as the main science story of the week, with the subheading, "Alternative medical treatments rarely work. Personally, I love The Economist, but these stories are way off base and filled with innuendo, not to mention a good bit of distortion.  Learn the other side of the story...

On September 11th, Dr. Joseph Mercola published an article on alkaline water titled: If You Fall for This "Water Fad" - You Could Do Some Major Damage. Amazingly, Dr.

Are you able to get a good night's sleep on a regular basis? The National Sleep Foundation conducted a survey asking 1,000 whites, African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics between the ages of 25 and 60 about their sleep and bedtime routines. Results showed that while all groups report that they don't get enough sleep, there were interesting differences among ethnicities. Find out what techniques benefit sleep and what issues have been found to stifle sleeping habits.

Should you buy organic? New British research implies that consumers are wasting their money on organic produce. In this stunning podcast, learn about the study's faulty methodology, the biased reporting, and discover the truth behind the research.