Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, takes part in a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Matt Rourke, File/Associated Press Dr. Oz emailed the White House in March 2020 promoting an anti-malaria drug to treat COVID-19. Oz owns stock in two companies that supply the drug, financial […]
Tag: unproven
‘There is no validity’: Unproven blood tests for food sensitivity widely offered in Canada
Two of Canada’s biggest labs promote and offer something known as IgG food tests at their labs, marketed as a way to test for food sensitivities. But medical experts call these blood tests “irrelevant,” “unvalidated” and “inappropriate” when it comes to tracking food intolerance.
More Canadian clinics are offering unproven stem cell therapies, study finds
Dozens of unlicensed clinics offering stem cell treatments for a wide variety of medical conditions have sprung up in Canada, marketing their services through direct-to-consumer online advertising, a study has found.
‘Treatment’ to remove metals from children with autism unproven and risky, but no clear regulations
A mother’s rejected complaint against a doctor offering chelation therapy for autism reveals there are no clear directives banning it, despite expert consensus that it doesn’t work and can be harmful.
Unproven homeopathic remedies for kids still promising relief despite new label rules
Two years after Marketplace exposed how Health Canada was approving children’s homeopathic remedies that promise relief from for cough, cold and other ailments without any evidence to back up the claims, the government’s promised crackdown is hard to spot on drugstore shelves. CBC | Health News
Patients warned against unproven stem cell treatments after 3 women blinded
Doctors are warning against clinics that provide unproven stem cell therapies, citing the case of three patients who were blinded after undergoing a treatment meant to help with macular degeneration. CBC | Health News
