Even more quackery at--where else?--The Huffington Post

I'll let you in on a secret. Whenever and where-ever you see the term "wellness" these days you know you are dealing with pseudo-scientific bullshit. Don't say you weren't warned. From Respectful Insolence: Khhaaaaaannnn! I mean, Arriiiaaaaannaaa! Ever since its very inception, I've been--shall we say?--less than enthusiastic about the Huffington Post's medical blogging. Indeed, the level of anti-vaccine rhetoric there from the very beginning, back in 2005, astounded me. If anything, HuffPo's record has gotten even worse over the last four years, be it Deepak Chopra, or, in 2009, the addition of a variety of quacks to its roster, not to mention a brain-blisteringly stupid anti-vaccine rant by Fire Marshal Bill--I mean Jim Carrey--the promotion of "functional medicine" quackery by Mark Hyman, "detox" woo, or several different varieties of swine flu quackery. (Speaking of swine flu quackery, there's been some more at HuffPo just the other day. Fortunately, PalMD's on the case.) Heck, there's even at least one post advocating "distant healing." In any case, it seems to me that the quackery quotient of HuffPo has been escalating ever since Patricia Fitzgerald, acupuncturist and homeopath, was hired as HuffPo's "Wellness Editor." The trend has continued since Dr. Dean Ornish was hired to become HuffPo's medical editor.

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