Edzard Ernst, based at the University of Exeter, is the world’s first professor of complementary medicine. He is the author of numerous books for professionals, including The Oxford Handbook of Complementary Medicine. Simon Singh, science journalist, tv producer, and best-selling author, lives in London. His books include Trick or Treatment, Fermat’s Enigma, The Code Book, and Big Bang.
"Entertaining as well as informative…The examination of evidence is
comprehensive, forensic, and for champions of these therapies,
damning."
*Toby Murcott - Nature*
"Clear and vivid, and the historical anecdotes provide a valuable
perspective on the subject…Meets the need for a current,
evidence-based survey of alternative therapies."
*New England Journal of Medicine*
"A powerful indictment of medical treatments based on anecdotes and
conjectures rather than on established science. The book describes
scientific evaluation of all forms of conventional and alternative
medical treatments, with fully developed chapters about
acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic therapy and herbal
medicine…Vital."
*Fred Bortz - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*
"Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst sort fact from hype in Trick or
Treatment…Why is it, the authors ask, that smart people believe the
oddest things? In this question lies a welcome assumption: Readers
are smart. And this diagnosis sets Trick or Treatment apart from
the multitude of books about alternative medicine on the market
today."
*Holly Tucker - San Francisco Chronicle*
"This is a stimulating and informative account that will be
indispensable to anyone considering an alternative treatment."
*Publishers Weekly*
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