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Failings of Nessie Debunkers and of Debunkers in General.
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Journal of Scientific Exploration. Spring2024, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p138-154. 144p.
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Bauer, Henry H.;Watson, Roland
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Journal of Scientific Exploration. Spring2024, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p138-154. 144p.
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The Politics of Pseudoscience : Power and Knowledge in Contemporary Russia.
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Problems of Post-Communism. Mar/Apr2024, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p167-176. 10p.
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Kortukov, Dima
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Problems of Post-Communism. Mar/Apr2024, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p167-176. 10p.
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Baseless Claims and Pseudoscience in Health and Wellness: A Call to Action for the Sports, Exercise, and Nutrition-Science Community.
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Publisher: Adis, Springer International Country of Publication: New Zealand NLM ID: 8412297 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1179-2035 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01121642 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sports Med Subsets: MEDLINE
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Tiller NB;Sullivan JP;Ekkekakis P
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Publisher: Adis, Springer International Country of Publication: New Zealand NLM ID: 8412297 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1179-2035 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01121642 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sports Med Subsets: MEDLINE
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The global health and wellness industry has an estimated value of US$4 trillion. Profi...
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Baseless Claims and Pseudoscience in Health and Wellness: A Call to Action for the Sports, Exercise, and Nutrition-Science Community.
Publisher: Adis, Springer International Country of Publication: New Zealand NLM ID: 8412297 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1179-2035 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01121642 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sports Med Subsets: MEDLINE
The global health and wellness industry has an estimated value of US$4 trillion. Profits derive from heath club memberships, exercise classes, diets, supplements, alternative 'therapies', and thousands of other products and services that are purported to improve health, recovery, and/or sports performance. The industry has expanded at an alarming rate, far outstripping the capacity of federal bodies to regulate the market and protect consumer interests. As a result, many products are sold on baseless or exaggerated claims, feigned scientific legitimacy, and questionable evidence of safety and efficacy. This article is a consciousness raiser. Herein, the implications of the mismatch between extraordinary health and performance claims and the unextraordinary scientific evidence are discussed. Specifically, we explore how pseudoscience and so-called 'quick fix' interventions undermine initiatives aimed at evoking long-term behavior change, impede the ongoing pursuit of sports performance, and lead to serious downstream consequences for clinical practice. Moreover, pseudoscience in health and wellness, if left unchecked and unchallenged, may have profound implications for the reputation of exercise science as a discipline. This is a call to action to unify exercise scientists around the world to more proactively challenge baseless claims and pseudoscience in the commercial health and wellness industry. Furthermore, we must shoulder the burden of ensuring that the next generation of exercise scientists are sufficiently skilled to distinguish science from pseudoscience , and information from mis- and disinformation. Better population health, sports performance, and the very reputation of the discipline may depend on it.
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Science and pseudoscience in social work practice / Bruce A. Thyer, PhD, LCSW, BCBA-D, Monica G. Pignotti, PhD, LMSW.
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Hypnotherapy as a medical treatment: Evidence-based or pseudoscience ?
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Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101225531 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6947 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17443881 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Complement Ther Clin Pract Subsets: MEDLINE
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van Tilburg MAL;Monis EL;Braumann RE;Fleishman K;Lamm K
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Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101225531 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6947 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17443881 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Complement Ther Clin Pract Subsets: MEDLINE
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Hypnotherapy as a medical treatment: Evidence-based or pseudoscience ?
Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101225531 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6947 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17443881 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Complement Ther Clin Pract Subsets: MEDLINE
Background: Hypnotherapy continues to be a controversial practice in medicine. It is surrounded by myth and misuses that instill doubts about its legitimacy and usefulness.
Purpose: In this paper, we will distinguish pseudoscientific claims from evidence-based uses of hypnotherapy.
Results: The use and acceptability of hypnotherapy has varied over history. Pseudoscientific uses, based on outdated theories that it can access the unconscious mind, have delegitimized hypnotherapy. Modern theories that hypnosis uses common social, emotional, and cognitive processes combined with evidence-based methods have re-established the use of hypnotherapy in many physical and mental health disorders and symptoms. Currently it is a widely accepted and recommended treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, with evidence building for many other applications.
Conclusion: Hypnotherapy, as apseudoscience , can become unethical and cause distress for the patient and their families. Hypnotherapy, as an evidence-based treatment, can be used as a powerful tool to treat physical and psychological symptoms related to medical ailments.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors have no conflict of interest to report related to this paper.
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Purpose: In this paper, we will distinguish pseudoscientific claims from evidence-based uses of hypnotherapy.
Results: The use and acceptability of hypnotherapy has varied over history. Pseudoscientific uses, based on outdated theories that it can access the unconscious mind, have delegitimized hypnotherapy. Modern theories that hypnosis uses common social, emotional, and cognitive processes combined with evidence-based methods have re-established the use of hypnotherapy in many physical and mental health disorders and symptoms. Currently it is a widely accepted and recommended treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, with evidence building for many other applications.
Conclusion: Hypnotherapy, as a
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors have no conflict of interest to report related to this paper.
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Good science, bad science, pseudoscience, and just plain bunk : how to tell the difference / Peter A. Daempfle.
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Scientific reasoning is associated with rejection of unfounded health beliefs and adherence to evidence-based regulations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Current Psychology. Mar2024, Vol. 43 Issue 9, p8288-8302. 15p.
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Čavojová, Vladimíra;Šrol, Jakub;Ballová Mikušková, Eva
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Current Psychology. Mar2024, Vol. 43 Issue 9, p8288-8302. 15p.
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Scientific reasoning is associated with rejection of unfounded health beliefs and adherence to evidence-based regulations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Current Psychology. Mar2024, Vol. 43 Issue 9, p8288-8302. 15p.
Scientific reasoning and trust in science are two facets of science understanding. This paper examines the contribution of science understanding, over and above analytic thinking, to the endorsement of conspiracy and pseudoscientific beliefs about COVID-19 and behavioral intentions to engage in the recommended preventive behavior. We examined the direct and indirect effects of science understanding on normative health behavior in a representative sample of the Slovak population (N = 1024). The results showed more support for the indirect pathway: individuals with a better understanding of science generally had fewer epistemically suspect beliefs and as a consequence tended to behave more in line with the evidence-based guidelines and get vaccinated. Neither scientific reasoning nor trust in science directly predicted non-compliance with preventive measures, but analytic thinking correlated positively with non-compliance with preventive measures. The strongest predictor of epistemically suspect beliefs was trust in science, which also directly predicted the intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Therefore, reasoning about which experts or sources to believe (second-order scientific reasoning) has become more important than directly evaluating the original evidence (first-order scientific reasoning). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Obeying Authority: Should We Trust Them or Not?
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Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science. Sep2023, Vol. 57 Issue 3, p878-887. 10p.
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Walker, Daniel
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Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science. Sep2023, Vol. 57 Issue 3, p878-887. 10p.
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Obeying Authority: Should We Trust Them or Not?
Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science. Sep2023, Vol. 57 Issue 3, p878-887. 10p.
Researchers claim impartiality when conducting research and suggest their motives are to improve knowledge. However, when investigating the history of research into obedience to authority, propaganda and power-knowledge are present as well as emotional ties that affect the motives and methods of investigating these areas. With published work from US President Woodrow Wilson proposing obeying authority is necessary to functional societies and the Vatican displaying power-knowledge when censoring heliocentric views, it seems some researchers have ulterior motives. Although researchers like Piaget and Milgram appear to be more integral researchers, Piaget like many utilised observational methods that lack replicability, and Milgram's family history with the events of the Holocaust pose additional issues. Therefore, considering the General Demarcation Problem, it is difficult to distinguish between science and pseudoscience , given all researchers will consider the research they conduct in the present day to be the correct way of doing so. However, adopting a critical mind as to who is conducting the research and the wider implications of who it serves and who it does not serve, would be beneficial for academia and wider society. This comes in a time where many reject the science of critical world issues such as COVID-19 and climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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WILSON, Woodrow, 1856-1924 - TRUST - PSEUDOSCIENCE - CLIMATE change - OBEDIENCE - FAMILY history (Sociology) - FAIRNESS - VATICAN CityContent provider:
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Paulon, Moreno
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Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum. Autumn2023, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p3-31. 29p.
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Refuting the sensational claim of a Hopewell-ending cosmic airburst.
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Scientific Reports. 8/9/2023, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-6. 6p.
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Nolan, Kevin C.;Weiland, Andrew;Lepper, Bradley T.;Aultman, Jennifer;Murphy...
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Scientific Reports. 8/9/2023, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-6. 6p.
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Distinguishing science from pseudoscience in commercial respiratory interventions: an evidence-based guide for health and exercise professionals.
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Publisher: Springer-Verlag Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 100954790 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1439-6327 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14396319 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Appl Physiol Subsets: MEDLINE
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Illidi CR;Romer LM;Johnson MA;Williams NC;Rossiter HB;Casaburi R;Tiller NB
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Publisher: Springer-Verlag Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 100954790 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1439-6327 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14396319 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Appl Physiol Subsets: MEDLINE
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Respiratory function has become a global health priority. Not only is chronic respirat...
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Distinguishing science from pseudoscience in commercial respiratory interventions: an evidence-based guide for health and exercise professionals.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 100954790 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1439-6327 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14396319 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Appl Physiol Subsets: MEDLINE
Respiratory function has become a global health priority. Not only is chronic respiratory disease a leading cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality, but the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened attention on respiratory health and the means of enhancing it. Subsequently, and inevitably, the respiratory system has become a target of the multi-trillion-dollar health and wellness industry. Numerous commercial, respiratory-related interventions are now coupled to therapeutic and/or ergogenic claims that vary in their plausibility: from the reasonable to the absurd. Moreover, legitimate and illegitimate claims are often conflated in a wellness space that lacks regulation. The abundance of interventions, the range of potential therapeutic targets in the respiratory system, and the wealth of research that varies in quality, all confound the ability for health and exercise professionals to make informed risk-to-benefit assessments with their patients and clients. This review focuses on numerous commercial interventions that purport to improve respiratory health, including nasal dilators, nasal breathing, and systematized breathing interventions (such as pursed-lips breathing), respiratory muscle training, canned oxygen, nutritional supplements, and inhaled L-menthol. For each intervention we describe the premise, examine the plausibility, and systematically contrast commercial claims against the published literature. The overarching aim is to assist health and exercise professionals to distinguish science from pseudoscience and make pragmatic and safe risk-to-benefit decisions.
(© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
(© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
