Nutty naturopaths
• Miracle Cures, Health Quackery
Chris Mooney in Reason writes about "The pitfalls of seeking a scientific foundation for alternative medicine."
Naturopaths aren’t just any alternative healers. They are notoriously suspicious of childhood vaccinations; the group’s founder, Benedict Lust, rejected the germ theory of disease; their view of cancer, heart attacks, and many other such conditions differs markedly from that of mainstream medicine. By empaneling a special state commission whose majority then recommended the licensure of this group, the state of Massachusetts itself has lent legitimacy to their practices in the public eye ...