This particular topic deserves its own page. Quackwatch has been around for quite some time and is very negative towards non-allopathic (Non-conventional) medicine. They even have a page dedicated to Colloidal Silver. The results of their "Research" states that taking Colloidal Silver has high risk for low health benefits.

On first impressions, the site seems authoritative and has the aire of respect. All is not what it seems. From the information I have read, it seems that Stephen Barrett (Quackwatch) is accused of being funded by certain industries, who wish to shut down non-conventional practitioners and manufacturers. If this is true, then I think it gives us credibility as there are obviously some worried people out there who are prepared to resort to underhand tactics. Although Quackwatch is in the USA, we still have to contend with the EU directive on food and mineral supplements, which came into force in July 2005.

Allopathic Medicine philosophies fit the "Germanic (follow my orders)" way. "Alternative Medicine" is for people who think for themselves

To get a better understanding of the information in the links below, here is a list of those involved and a brief description.

Person or Organisation		Description
Quackwatch		Website run by Stephen Barrett claiming to be "Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions".
Quack Busters		Organized group, against alternative & natural medicine.
Quackpot Watch		Tim Bolen's sites uncovering & exposing Quackbusters and Quackwatch.
Dr Tedd Korren DC		A chiropractor unsuccessfully accused of making false claims by the FTC (Stephen Barrett)
Tim Bolen		A Crisis Management Consultant, and a Consumer Advocate, in the Health Care Industry. He has two web sites bolenreport.net and quackpotwatch.org. He is primarily responsible for exposing organised defamation of alternative & natural medicine.
Stephen Barrett		Runs the Quackwatch website. He is a retired psychiatrist and his medical license was handed in in 1993. He is listed in Pennsylvania as "Not in good standing" & has lost many legal cases.

Read these links in order, so that you can get a fuller understanding. Use you browsers BACK button to return.

Note:- These links tend to change as Tim moves them into his archives. If they do not work please let me know.


Quackwatch article on Colloidal Silver		Damning report on Colloidal Silver By Stephen Barrett MD
Failed MD Stephen Barrett		What kind of man would drop out of the medical profession and dedicate his life to STOPPING advancement in the health sciences?
Who are the"Quackbusters" ?		Americans have known, or suspected, for some time, that there has been an organized assault by a group, against companies, and practitioners, offering alternatives to the drugs/surgery paradigm.
Quackpot Watch - "THE LAST DAYS OF THE QUACKBUSTERS		The "Quackbuster" operation is a conspiracy. It is a propaganda enterprise, one part crackpot, two parts evil. It's sole purpose is to discredit, and suppress, in an "anything goes" attack mode, what is wrongfully named "Alternative Medicine." It has declared war on reality. The conspirators are acting in the interests of, and are being paid, directly and indirectly, by the "conventional" medical-industrial complex.
Feds Drop Dr. Tedd Koren's Case		"All indications are that the case was generated by the National Council Against Health Fraud, led by the formerly licensed Dr. Steven Barrett, who often consults with the FTC. Barrett, known for his rabidly "anti-chiropractic" rhetoric"
Tim Bolen (Bolen Report) article regarding Koren v FTC (Stephen Barrett)		A couple years back, top "Quackbuster" propagandist Stephen Barrett, a failed MD who describes himself as "a retired Psychiatrist," took it upon himself to attack the age-old Chiropractic profession.
Barrett loses case against Tim Bolen		Quackbuster Barrett BROKEN in "Home Town" Court

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