News and Media Archive - 2016
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CBC: Order of Canada appointees include Paralympian, Supreme Court judge and astrophysicist
The Honourable Madam Justice Ellen Picard named Officer of the Order of Canada
CBC News: Lovers and Liars: CBC Radio series explores deception and devotion
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Science-Based Medicine: Fake treatments for real diseases: A review of allergy and asthma advertisements by naturopaths, chiropractors, homeopaths and acupuncturists
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Edmonton Metro: 'Clean' beauty product trend just pseudo-science, say experts
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Edzaed Ernst: (Canadian) quacks advertise lies
Survey aimed at identifying the frequency and qualitative characteristics of marketing claims made by Canadian chiropractors, naturopaths, homeopaths and acupuncturists relating to the diagnosis and treatment of allergy and asthma. Click on 'This survey' to to view: Selling falsehoods? A cross-sectional study of Canadian naturopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic and acupuncture clinic website claims relating to allergy and asthma. Murdoch, Carr, Caulfield.
Vox: Angelina Jolie's breast cancer op-ed may have cost the health system $14 million in unnecessary tests
No matter how well-intentioned, celebrity health messages can go awry. Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Washington Post: The unintended consequence of Angelina Jolie's viral breast cancer essay
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment on the 'Jolie effect'.
Goodbye Edmonton, hello Adelaide
UAlberta Law bids farewell to the Health Law Institute's Maeghan Toews.
CBC: The U.S. is getting its act together on homeopathy. Your move, Canada
Professor Timothy Caulfield has rightly called for Health Canada to follow the FTC's lead in requiring proper labeling to "ensure the Canadian public gets scientifically accurate information about the health care products and services they are buying."
The Globe and Mail: Health Canada rules ask for science behind natural health products' claims
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Cantech Letter: New Zealand is paying for organ donations. Should Canada do the same?
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Ottawa Citizen: Publisher of fake science news tries to buy Ottawa firm's journal
OMICS International, one of the world's biggest publishers of fake and substandard science studies for cash, is trying to expand into Ottawa. Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Vancouver Sun: Fighting for the 'right to try': Terminally ill Canadians want legal right to access unproven treatments
University of Alberta professor Timothy Caulfield says there is no scientific evidence to show efficacious treatments are being withheld from people who would benefit from them.
Toronto Star: Can a bacon-butter ball diet actually work?
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Hamilton Spectator: Can a bacon-butter ball diet actually work?
"It has kind of a science-y background that may make it seem like it has more legitimacy as a diet for all of us than it really does," said Timothy Caulfield.
USA Today: Body cleanses can't save you from holiday overeating
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Ottawa Citizen: 'I'm going to die anyway': Should terminally ill patients in Canada get 'the right to try'?
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
The National Post: Fighting for the 'right to try': Terminally ill Canadians want legal right to access unproven treatments
More than 30 U.S. states have right-to-try laws. Now, the movement appears to be picking up steam in Canada. 'I'm going to die anyway,' said one proponent. Find out what Professor Caulfield says.
CBC News: Is chocolate really good for you? UBC scientists make new tool to measure antioxidants
'Really what they're trying to do is leverage perceptions of health and create a "health halo" around the product.' Professor Caulfield provides comment.
CBC News: How the family veto creates a grey zone around Canada's organ donation policy
About 1 in 5 registered organ donors in Ontario had their wishes overridden by family members, research shows. Professor Caulfield and Research Associate Maeghan Toews provide expert comment.
CBC News: Health law expert warns of 'pseudo-science' after Alberta child deaths
Professor Timothy Caulfield says there's 'confused messaging' about natural remedies.
The Toronto Star: Trial of Calgary woman who gave holistic medicine to fatally ill son will likely spark debate
Professor Caulfield provides comment.
The National Post: Trial of woman who treated son with holistic medicine will reignite debate over alternative treatments
Professor Caulfield provides comment.
CBC News: Mother who used holistic medicine to treat fatally ill son heading to trial
Professor Caulfield provides comment.
Mims Today: Should research efforts be dedicated to debunking pseudoscience such as TCM?
A massive disagreement that has erupted between two prominent Canadian academics, Dr. Mark Loeb and Professor Tim Caulfield, has put the spotlight on the ethicality of investing research into bunk science.
Healthy Debate: Hey Canada, let's stop the homeopathy lie
Author: Timothy Caulfield.
Edmonton Examiner: Petition to remove Deepak Chopra from Edmonton autism conference draws 800 supporters
Deepak Chopra, a famous public speaker and author, is scheduled to speak about well-being at an Edmonton autism conference in January. Alternative medicine critics are petitioning to remove him from the lineup of speakers.
Independent: Homeopathy 'treatments' must be labelled to say they do not work, US government orders
The Federal Trade Commission has demanded that producers of homeopathic treatments say on the label that they do not work. Health policy expert Timothy Caulfield recently said: "To believe homeopathy works … is to believe in magic."
CBC Listen: Tim Caulfield on his talk: Tom Brady is Wrong Too: How Health and Fitness Gets Twisted
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
UofA - Faculty of Law: Buyer Beware? Professor Timothy Caulfield to Investigate Misleading Stem Cell Advertisements
Prof. Caulfield warns that Canadians are increasingly being exposed to ads that inaccurately portray stem cell research.
Slate: Homeopathic Medicines Will Carry Labels Saying They're Unscientific
But for the people buying them, this will make them even more attractive. Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
RAPS (Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society): Using Twitter as an Intelligence Tool: 85 Accounts Worth Following
Professor Timothy Caulfield makes the list of Twitter's 85 Accounts Worth Following, #27 on Academics and Doctors and Lawyers and Lawyer/Doctor Academics!
AskMen: Prostate Health And Cancer Prevention Tips
Professor Caulfield suggests taking celebrity endorsements with a grain of salt.
CBC Marketplace: How celebrities like the Kardashians are bending the advertising rules in the social media age
Kardashians the most prominent example of troubling new marketing trend. Professor Caulfield comments.
CBC Marketplace: The celebrity sell: The new social world of celeb endorsements
From waist trainers to hair vitamins, fat-burning tummy tea wraps, and even pharmaceuticals, the Kardashian family has a long list of products they claim to love on social media. But are they letting people into their lives with these seemingly authentic testimonials, or are they just cashing in? Professor Caulfield provides expert comment - click on link to watch video.
CMAJ News: The DNA-based diet
Can DNA and blood tests reveal which foods are optimal for an individual's health? Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
VCHRI: Star power: how and why celebrity culture influences our health
Professor Caulfield is the guest speaker for this year's Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Evaluation (C2E2) Annual Lecture.
ScienceBlogs: Why do medical conference organizers keep inviting Deepak Chopra to speak?
"He's like the great de-educator. He legitimizes these ideas that have no scientific basis at all and makes them sound scientific. He really is a fountain of meaningless jargon,".
VOX: "Personalized nutrition" isn't going to solve our diet problems
"From a scientific perspective, [personalized nutrition] is problematic,". Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
'Embodiment of pseudoscience': Deepak Chopra bad choice for Edmonton autism conference says expert
'He's like the great de-educator. He legitimizes these ideas that have no scientific basis at all'
Policy Options: Vaccines work and "natural" alternatives are bunk!
Written by Professor Timothy Caulfield.
Irish Times: Brian Boyd: Ben Stiller did more harm than good by talking about his prostate cancer
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Killing the glamour of smoking in the name of health
Advocates say plain packaging is extreme but necessary; Big Tobacco calls it infringement on consumers' rights. Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Neurologica blog: Is It Ethical to Study Homeopathy?
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Stat News: Should researchers study bunk science? Among respected scientists, a debate ensues
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
The National Post: Ben Stiller's plea for controversial early prostate cancer screening has experts fearing 'Jolie effect'
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Health News Review: Ben Stiller's misguided prostate cancer recommendations aren't based on evidence
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Globe and Mail: McMaster study to examine whether nosodes work as vaccine alternative
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Globe and Mail: Should Canadian pharmacies sell natural health products?
Professor Ubaka Ogbogu provides expert comment.
The Hastings Center Report: Ethics Hype?
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Guardian: Are skin serums miracle workers or the purest distillation of beauty industry BS?
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Health News Review: Fact-checking the Trump - Oz health sitdown
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
BuzzFeedNews: Going On Dr. Oz Is A Genius Play By Donald Trump
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Bustle: Donald Trump & Dr. Oz Have The Same Specific Strategy For Solving Problems. It Doesn't Work
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Brock Press: Health Canada announces stricter regulations for natural medicine
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Washington Post: Stem-cell clinics face new scrutiny from federal regulators
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Globe and Mail: Health Canada to change standards for natural health products
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Globe and Mail: Be wary of clinics offering stem-cell treatment
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Ottawa Citizen: Patients without borders: Medical tourism trade show comes to Ottawa
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Stuff: Celebrities and their lucrative lifestyle advice
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Star: How Oh She Glows author Angela Liddon does it
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
CBC Radio: Naturopathy goes mainstream: What's the harm?
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Hollywood Reporter: How Hollywood Stars, Trump and Scientologists Inflame the Vaccine Wars: "It's Spurious but Effective"
Professor Caulfield provides expert comment.
Health News Review: Selling stem cell claims via sponsored TV news – "horribly wrong" health news
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment
Health News Review: Poking holes in Pokémon Go health benefit claims-including a study that didn't exist
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
PBS News Hour: Olympic athletes use them, but do these recovery therapies really work?
Professor Timothy Caulfield comments on cupping, the traditional eastern medicine technique, soaring in recent days.
NPR: How The Placebo Effect Could Boost An Olympic Performance
Professor Timothy Caulfield recently compiled a list of athletic performance aids that, though popular, have little or no evidence to back up their use.
Stat: Unproven dietary supplements get a new champion: Olympic teams
Professor Timothy Caulfield is quoted.
Edmonton Examiner: Twenty Questions
A Q&A with Professor Timothy Caulfield.
The Irish Times: It's time to call a halt to celebrity cupping
Professor Timothy Caulfield's work is referenced.
Elle Canada: Why are Olympians cupping?
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Vice - Motherboard: Why the Olympics are an 'International Festival of Sports Pseudoscience'
Professor Timothy Caulfield on Olympic pseudoscience.
Los Angeles Times: These new stem cell treatments are expensive - and unproven
The proliferation of clinics nationwide offering stem cell therapies unnerves many researchers, who fear that unrealistic public expectations could undermine their own credibility. Professor Timothy Caulfield comments on the influence of celebrities who promote such treatments.
MarketWatch: Michael Phelps does cupping - is it something worth paying for?
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
CBC News: 'Very little evidence to support it': Why some scientists give cupping a poor score
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Policy Options: Olympic debunk!
Article by Professor Timothy Caulfield.
Toronto Star: Alkaline diet a bit basic, experts say
Professor Timothy Caulfield debunks the alkaline diet fad as evidence free. Appears in other Torstar newspapers, including the Waterloo Record and Guelph Mercury.
The Guardian: Can this woman cure ageing with gene therapy?
Elizabeth Parrish is CEO of BioViva, a Seattle-based biotech company working to develop treatments to slow the ageing process. In April, the company revealed that Parrish herself had undergone "the first gene therapy successful against human ageing". The treatment, it claimed, had reversed the biological age of her immune cells by 20 years. Professor Timothy Caulfield is concerned that Parrish's work lacks scientific rigour and is at risk of being picked up by unscrupulous practitioners aware of the selling power of anti-ageing treatments.
The Sydney Morning Herald: PS: Doctors slam advice served up by chef Pete Evans and his celebrity chums
Professor Timothy Caulfield's new book is referenced.
The Globe and Mail: Meningitis death could turn parents into anti-vaccination 'martyrs': prof
Professor Timothy Caulfield worries Stephan case could turn them into anti-vaccination "martyrs". Coverage also runs in the Medicine Hat News, Huffington Post, and the National Post.
Vox: The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists
Professor Timothy Caulfield is quoted.
Toronto Star: Alkaline diet a bit basic, experts say
Professor Timothy Caulfield is quoted.
'Vaxxed' Film Screens In Alberta, Despite Doctors' Concerns
Professor Timothy Caulfield comments on the new controversial film, 'Vaxxed'.
ScienceBlogs: The dangers of stem cell tourism
Professor Timothy Caulfield is quoted.
Bloomberg: High Court: A sanctuary of 'intelligent leisure' for urban elites
A mix of wellness, luxury, and exclusivity will soon be available to New Yorkers at the inaugural location of High Court in lower Manhattan. Described by its co-founders, sisters Colleen and Hailey Brooks, as "the third personal space, after home and office," it will be the place where "intelligent leisure" reigns. Professor Timothy Caulfield comments on the "framing of wellness as a luxury item."
Does Religion Make you Happier
Professor Timothy Caulfield comments.
healthydebate.ca: Is organic food healthier?
Article co-authored by Professor Timothy Caulfield.
Slate: Don't Dismiss the Star Power
The scientific community can't ignore celebrity culture. (Article co-authored by Professor Timothy Caulfield.)
CMAJ: Is most clinical research useless?
Professor Timothy Caulfield comments about a new paper published in PLOS Medicine that found that most clinical research findings are false and even true findings are not very helpful. Caulfield calls the study "fascinating" and "provocative."
National Post: The scientific community can't ignore celebrity culture.
Article by Professor Timothy Caulfield.
The Star: Alkaline diet a bit basic, experts say
Human blood is naturally slightly alkaline, with a pH of around 7.4, and the human body's systems work to maintain a very small range.
Sydney Morning Herald: PS: Doctors slam advice served up by chef Pete Evans and his celebrity chums
Celebrities have become a primary source of health information, Professor Timothy Caulfield comments.
National Post: Timothy Caulfield: The IV therapy myth
Professor Timothy Caulfield comments.
The Star: U.S. overlooked in debate over 'stem-cell tourism'
Study finds a wild west of unregulated operations; there are 351 businesses in the United States, operating at least 570 stem-cell clinics all told. Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix: What's the harm in naturopathic medicine?
Professor Timothy Caulfield comments.
Bloomberg: Stem Cell Clinics Selling Risky Treatments Explode Across the U.S.
Study finds 570 outposts marketing cures for spinal cord injuries, cardiac problems, and more. The FDA is trying to catch up. ISSCR guidelines, co-authored by Professor Timothy Caulfield, are referenced.
The Conversation: How social media can distort and misinform when communicating science
Professor Timothy Caulfield's work is referenced.
CBC Radio - White Coat, Black Art: Stem cell hype and risk
A study by Kalina Kamenova and Professor Tim Caulfield is referenced, that found major daily news papers in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. have given overly-optimistic projections of how soon stem cells would be available.
Global News: Edmonton theatre defends showing of controversial anti-vaccination documentary
Public health officials are voicing concern over the showing of a controversial film at an Edmonton theatre. Professor Timothy Caulfield comments.
CBC News: IV vitamin therapy: celebrities love it but 'no evidence' it works
Interest in IV therapy is accelerating, but there's no scientific basis for claims it improves health. Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Stat News: Drive to get more patients experimental stem cell treatments stirs concern
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Vice: Coffee & Cancer
Caulfield comments on the flip-flopping nature of observational nutritional studies.
Paula Simons: Quackademics
Magical thinking shouldn't be taught at a university, says Professor Timothy Caulfield.
Stat News: Science Process
The scientific process and the invisible hand of hype. Professor Timothy Caulfield comments.
KQED Science: Stem cell hype
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment in this story about stem cell research.
Science Daily: Transplantation
Law reform in Canada may help curb organ transplant tourism, says Professor Timothy Caulfield.
CBC News: Deluge of studies leaves coffee lovers dizzy
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment on the confusion surrounding a new report that says coffee poses an 'unclassifiable' health risk.
New York Times: A Cautionary Tale of 'Stem Cell Tourism'
Professor Timothy Caulfield is quoted.
CBC News: NIPT Sex Selection
Professor Timothy Caulfield on a simple blood test that could determine entire genome of unborn child.
Vox: Stem Cell MS Treatment
Professor Timothy Caulfield comments on a new development in stem cell treatments for MS.
How the Media Botched the Gordie Howe Stem-Cell Story
Professor Caulfield and other experts have been concerned for awhile about just how susceptible to exaggeration and hype the subject of stem cells is.
Law reform in Canada may help curb organ transplant tourism
Professor Timothy Caulfield and Amy Zarzeczny on patients traveling abroad to obtain organs through commercial transactions.
'Spoon bending' workshop for doctors offered at University of Alberta
Professor Timothy Caulfield calls out the school's faculty of medicine for scheduling a workshop called "Spoon Bending and the Power of the Mind."
A Milestone for the PhD Program in Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies
The Health Law Institute's Christen Rachul is the first Carleton student to graduate with a PhD in Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies.
Medicine Hat News (via Canadian Press): Baloney Meter: will "exemption opportunity" for assisted dying end on June 6?
Assistant Professor Ubaka Ogbogu says the absence of legislation for assisted dying will simply mean no one can be prosecuted as of June 6 for doing exactly what the Supreme Court ruled can be done. Also appears in the Brandon Sun, Thompson Citizen, Yorkton This Week and more.
Both province and patients pay for tests at Copeman Clinic
Professor Erin Nelson says private health-care provider, Copeland clinic, is operating in a grey area of the law, and that public should be concerned.
CBC News: Reality TV's Scott Disick posts sponsor instructions to Instagram
Professor Timothy Caulfield says a reality TV star's use of Instagram to endorse health products contravenes the Canadian ban on direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs.
Business Insider: Why cleanses are so popular, even though they don't work
Article by Professor Timothy Caulfield.
Metro Edmonton: Science of stem cells significantly overhyped: Edmonton researcher
The International Society for Stem Cell Research released new guidelines on the ethical conduct of stem cell research Thursday, and for the first time, they included a section on toning down the hype. The new advice was written by a team of health ethics researchers, including the University of Alberta's Tim Caulfield, who specializes in health law.
University of Alberta: Don't believe the stem cell hype
Professor Tim Caulfield contributes myth-busting expertise to new stem cell ethics guidelines.
EurekAlert: New ISSCR guidelines for stem cell research and translation outline best practices
New guidelines co-authored by the Health Law Institute are featured.
Daily Gazette: Stop hyping stem cell science, scientists in the field say
"Increasingly it's portrayed as though these treatments are ready for the clinic," said Tim Caulfield, research director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, who helped write the guidelines.
Globe and Mail: Studies touted as breakthroughs aren't always what they seem
"Lots of research has shown that the funding sources matter to results," notes Tim Caulfield, a professor of health law and science policy at the University of Alberta who has written extensively about direct-to-consumer genetic testing. "Conflicts of interest - operating largely unconsciously - can impact data collection, interpretation, and reporting."
Business Insider - Former model Elle Macpherson says an alkaline diet keeps her young - here's why scientists disagree
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed.
New York Magazine: Supplements
An article by Professor Timothy Caulfield and Assistant Professor Ubaka Ogbogu is referenced.
CBC Radio Edmonton: Risks of scientists overselling stem cell research
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed.
"Translating Stem Cell-Based Interventions Ethically: The ISSCR Guidelines" (Lancet) by Kimmelman and colleagues
The Health Law Institute contributes to guidelines for the clinical translation of stem cell research.
"Setting Global Standards for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation: The 2016 Guidelines" (Available at noon ET, May 12, Stem Cell Reports; StemCellReports.cell.com) by Daley and colleagues
The new ISSCR guidelines, co-authored by members of the Health Law Institute, is featured in Stem Cell Reports.
Vox: Science hype is too common. Stem cell researchers say it needs to stop.
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
The Globe and Mail: When we hype our science, discoveries are diminished
Op-ed by Professor Timothy Caulfield.
"Global Standards for Stem Cell Research" (Nature) by Kimmelman and colleagues.
The new ISSCR guidelines, co-authored by members of the Health Law Institute, is covered by Nature magazine.
"Confronting Stem Cell Hype" (Science) by Caulfield and colleagues
New ISSCR guidelines, co-authored by the Health Law Institute, are featured in Science Magazine.
Bloomberg: Stop Hyping Stem Cell Science, Say Stem Cell Scientists
In a rare public rebuke, researchers, including those from the Health Law Institute, urge caution when talking about theoretical cures that may never become real.
Global TV: Naturopaths
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed.
CBC's Cross Country Checkup: Should alternative healing be more tightly regulated?
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed (at 49:20).
Business Insider: Elle MacPherson alkaline diet
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed.
CBC News: Cross Country Check-up: Should alternative healing be more tightly regulated?
Professor Tim Caulfield comments on the lack of regulation of alternative remedies and treatments in Canada, as well as the role complementary medicine plays in treating children, and when parents have the right to refuse conventional medicine.
Global News: Alberta meningitis death trial shines light on natural medicine
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed.
Globe and Mail: 'Like a religion': Researchers explain why some believe in natural healing
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed.
Tech Insider: There's no such thing as 'alternative' medicine
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Toronto Star: Choosing cancer treatment based on celebs? You're not alone, study suggests
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Vice.com: We Need to Stop Treating Naturopaths Like They're Medical Doctors
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment.
Toronto Life: Six pills, powders and potions that promise beauty from the inside out
Professor Timothy Caulfield's recent book is referenced.
CBC News: Why naturopaths should not be your primary care provider
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed.
Policy Options: Time to stop legitimizing pseudoscientific health remedies
Article by Professor Timothy Caulfield.
Metro News: Choosing cancer treatment based on celebs? You're not alone, study suggests
Professor Timothy Caulfield is quoted.
Motherboard: UPDATE: Parents Who Gave Natural Cures to Dying Toddler Found Guilty
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed.
Salon: Daylight Savings kills sleep: Will it kill you?
Salon speaks to Professor Timothy Caulfield about what we know about time changes, sleeping well, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
The Atlantic: The Limits of Personalized Medicine
Professor Timothy Caulfield comments on a new study suggesting that one's awareness of a genetic predisposition to a disease isn't sufficient to motivate a change in behavior.
Vice News: These anti-vaccination parents are now on trial for their son's death
Professor Timothy Caulfield comments in a story about the criminal trial of a Canadian couple whose 19-month-old baby died of meningitis after being treated with only home remedies.
Global Edmonton: Debunking celebrity diet trends: The most unusual, extreme fads
Professor Timothy Caulfield, extensive researcher of celebrity trends, is interviewed about the most unusual and extreme trends he has seen, including cryotherapy and waist cinchers - a.k.a girdles.
Professor Jacob Shelley on The Duty to Warn as a Public Health Tool
Shelley spoke at the University of Alberta on February 22, an event organized by the University of Alberta's Law Faculty Visiting Speakers Committee
Dr. Gilbert Welch on Less Medicine and More Health
A summary of Dr. Welch's well-attended talk on February 3rd, 2016 at the University of Alberta as part of the Health Law Institute's Lecture Series 2016.
Policy Options: The world is flat! Bring on reiki, homeopathy and all that other bunk!
Professor Timothy Caulfield writes about "pseudoscience correctness", and the persistence of useless and misleading products and treatments that have no basis in science, such as reiki, homeopathy, and detoxing.
630 Ched: The Ryan Jespersen Show: Gene Editing
Professor Timothy Caufield chats about human gene editing and whether or not it can actually happen.
Global TV: Exercise Myths
Professor Timothy Caulfield, debunking celebrity diet trends: Why you can't tone 'just' your abs.
CBC Radio Canada International: Editing The Human Gene: Science and Ethics
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed about gene editing, including "germ line" editing that would have the ability to permanently alter human genetic evolution.
National Post: Class-action lawsuit reveals company sat on 2004 study indicating Cold-FX does nothing to fight colds
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment on hidden study that debunks ColdFX.
Will gene editing create designer babies?
Now that a British researcher can legally use the new Crispr gene editing technique on human embryos, what does it mean for Canada and the world? Professor Timothy Caulfield weighs in on the debate.
CBC News: Oprah endorses bread
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed about Oprah's recent endorsement of bread.
Debunking celebrity diet trends: Why going Gluten-free isn't always a good thing
Professor Timothy Caulfield is interviewed on his extensive research into celebrity diet trends, and on going gluten-free.
Tackling Obesity: Top 100 Influencers and Brands
Onalytica names Professor Timothy Caulfield among the top 100 influencers in the discussion around obesity.
Market Watch: Why juicing, gluten-free and the Tom and Gisele diet's gotta go
Professor Timothy Caulfield's guide to telling junk from real science.
Elle Canada: Is a detox REALLY worth it? The ELLE Canada team tests it out
A handful of ELLE Canada team members are taking part in a month-long detox. Professor Timothy Caulfield is asked whether cleanses work.
thestar.com: Man moisturizer and other bogus beauty treatments
Professor Timothy Caulfield provides expert comment on how over-the-top potions remain popular even with no evidence-based medicine behind them.
St. Albert Gazette: Debunking celebrity culture
Preview of Professor Timothy Caulfield's presentation at the Arden Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 16.
Salon: 2015 was a banner year for nonfiction - here are 10 books you don't want to miss
Professor Timothy Caulfield's book, "Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?" is named among the ten top notable books of 2015.
Stat News: The BS detector: @CaulfieldTim
Professor Tim Caulfield is mentioned as a "must-follow" on Twitter.