KENTUCKY COUNCIL AGAINST HEALTH FRAUD
KENTUCKY COUNCIL AGAINST HEALTH FRAUD
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ARTICLES on complementary and alternative medicine
WHAT'S NEW ON THIS SITE
August 10 - JULY 2025 NEWS has been added. Featuring: political developments (Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, mercury/thimerosal and aluminum, vaccines (other), Vinay Prasad, FDA); homeopathy (six posts from Edzard Ernst); germ theory denial, wet cupping, spinal decompression, feverfew, LifeWave patches, UV blood irradiation, zone training, carnivore diet, Eria jarensis, turmeric, osteopathy, COVID school closures, electrolytes, kratom, probiotics
July 14 - JUNE 2025 NEWS has been added. Featuring: Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (firings, new members, first meeting); political developments (vaccines, Marty Makary, Vinay Prasad, David Geier, fluoride, global health, stem cells, Bethesda Declaration, Aseem Malhotra, Harvard); vitamin K, seed oils, oregano oil, dry cupping, homeopathy, acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathy, Gerson therapy, laughter therapy, functional medicine, mouth taping, chocolate, Biomat, yogurt, vitamin D, lycopene, cold plunges, ivermectin, Gardasil
June 9 - MAY 2025 NEWS has been added. Featuring: COVID vaccines (including new guidelines); vaccines (general) (including David Geier, Vinay Prasad, placebo trials, mRNA vaccines); political developments (including budget cuts, CDC, lab leak, fluoridation, MAHA report); brainspotting, cancer quackery, acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, singing bowl therapy, choline, central tendency fallacy, reiki, teen wellness influencers, tianeptine, food sensitivity tests, Bredesen’s Alzheimer program, seed oils, red light therapy, creatine, Telepathy Tapes, chia seed water
May 12 - APRIL 2025 NEWS has been added. Featuring: measles (including current outbreak, antivaccination, vitamin A); autism (including claimed epidemic and RFK Jr.'s research program); political developments (including budget cuts, vaccines, fluoride, lab leak, ivermectin, chronic diseases); chiropractic (dangers of neck manipulation); homeopathy (five posts by Edzard Ernst); acupuncture, shockwave therapy, PP353, wet cupping, detox, shiatsu, creatine, helminthic therapy, seed oils, intermittent fasting, jujubes, alternative medicine for heart failure, fish oil supplements, green tea for weight loss, stem cells, carnivore diet, reflexology, vitamin D for heart disease
April 7 - MARCH 2025 NEWS has been added. Featuring: measles (including RFK, Jr., vaccine hesitancy, vitamin A); political developments (including budget cuts and firings, vaccines and autism, "medical freedom," fluoride); Islamic medicine and prophetic medicine, hyperbaric oxygen, Joe Mercola, COVID, Tik Tok, placebos, reiki, black seed oil, back pain, full-body MRI, olive oil, carnivore diet, probiotics
March 7 - FEBRUARY 2025 NEWS has been added. Featuring: political developments (including RFK, Jr., NIH, CDC, MAHA, USAID, measles, flu, Dr. Oz); antivaccination (misinformation journal, square one fallacy, vaccine safety, Louisiana, autism, COVID); electrolytes, Telepathy Tapes, appeal to nature fallacy, hyperbaric oxygen, Urtica dioica, foot reflexology, Medicinal Garden Kit, mitochondrial dysfunction, aphrodisiacs, black salve, yogurt, longevity, Apple Cider Vinegar, creatine, medical tests, Lyme therapies, CBD supplements
February 27 - Paul Offit's Substack, Beyond the Noise, has been added to the LINKS page. It deals with medical misinformation, focusing on vaccines.
February 7 - JANUARY 2025 NEWS has been added. Featuring: presidential appointments (including RFK, Jr., Martin Kulldorff, Vinay Prasad); Semmelweis gambit, homeopathy, injury from Kampo, chiropractic, prebiotics, reflexology, yoga, "herbal Viagra," auricular acupuncture, Quantum University, oil pulling, magnesium, Wim Hof Method, psyllium, tea, raw milk, elderberry, Havana Syndrome, hot lemon water, supplements for dementia
January 13 - DECEMBER 2024 NEWS has been added. Featuring: presidential appointments (including RFK, Jr., Marty Makary, Jay Bhattacharya, Joseph Marine, Kash Patel, Mark McAfee, Aaron Siri, Dave Weldon, vaccines, measles, polio, obesity, fluoride, autism); homeopathy, Pycnogenol, NIH study sections, hypnosis, reiki, telepathy, TikTok videos, yellow oleander, dark chocolate, Prevagen, hydroxychloroquine, vitamin D and calcium for falls, Mark Hyman, tianeptine, influencers, foot detox bath, raw water, saunas
December 12, 2024 - NOVEMBER 2024 NEWS has been added. Featuring: presidential appointments (including RFK, Jr., Mehmet Oz, Jay Bhattacharya, Dave Weldon, Marty Makary, and Janette Nesheiwat); COVID-19 (including vaccine safety, hesitancy, and misinformation); Oatzempic, homeopathy, reflexology, dry needling, linoleic acid, Nutrafol, Sobrenix, melatonin, raw milk, alternative cancer therapies
ABOUT KCAHF
KCAHF was founded in 1996 as a private nonprofit, voluntary health agency that focused upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems. Its positions were based upon the principles of science that underlie consumer protection law.
KCAHF advocated:
(a) adequate disclosure in labeling and other warranties to enable consumers to make truly informed choices;
(b) pre-marketing proof of safety and effectiveness for products and services claimed to prevent, alleviate, or cure any health problem; and,
(c) accountability for those who violate the law.
The organization dissolved in 2017. This website continues in order to promote science-based medicine and the positions advocated by KCAHF.
IN MEMORIAM
Nancy Tullis, R.D., died on July 20, 2013. Nancy was a founding member of KCAHF and was the driving force behind the group for many years. At various times she served as President, Secretary, and Treasurer. From her published obituary:
"As President of the Louisville Dietetic Association, she formed Dial-a-Dietitian, a service for the public, which continued for five years. She was on the Board of the Kentucky Dietetic Association for more than ten years, and was chairman of the legislative committee which achieved passage of the certification of dietitians and nutritionists in the Kentucky legislature. When licensure was achieved she served on the first Board of Licensure for Dietitians and Nutritionists by appointment of Governor Brereton Jones.
"Mrs. Tullis volunteered in the office of two Kentucky Attorneys General in planning and coordinating two Health Fraud Conferences for health professionals across the state. She was a founding member of the not-profit Kentucky Council Against Health Fraud, which continues in existence. She was a five-year board member of the National Council Against Health Fraud."
William T. Jarvis, Ph.D., died on March 1, 2016. Dr. Jarvis was Professor of Health Promotion and Education at Loma Linda University. He was one of the founders of the National Council Against Health Fraud and a leader in the antiquackery movement.
Harriet Hall, M.D., died on January 11, 2023. She was one of the leading critics of unscientific health claims. Dr. Hall wrote regularly for Science-Based Medicine, Skeptical Inquirer, and Skeptic magazine, and she had her own SkepDoc newsletter. The News pages and Articles on the KCAHF website have cited her writings hundreds of times. Her contributions were described by Steven Novella on Science-Based Medicine, by William London and Susan Gerbic on Skeptical Inquirer, and by Michael Shermer on Skeptic.