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Byline: Loretta Marron

Loretta Marron OAM BSc

From a Skeptics Perspective: Loretta Marron, a science graduate with a business background, was Australian Skeptic of the Year for 2007 and in 2011. She is the Chief Executive Officer of the Friends of Science in Medicine and that organisation won Australian Skeptic of the Year for 2012. On Australia Day 2014 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM ) for “service to community health” Loretta edits the websites www.healthinformation.com.au & www.scienceinmedicine.org.au

Is Chelation an ‘integrative’ SCAM?

February 2, 2015 <a href="http://i2p.com.au/authors/loretta-marron/" rel="tag">Loretta Marron</a> 1

An increasing number of medically trained ‘integrative‘ doctors are targeting older patients with offers of chelation for improved blood circulation and for other illnesses. Does […]

Magnets – good for your home and car but what about you?

January 12, 2015 <a href="http://i2p.com.au/authors/loretta-marron/" rel="tag">Loretta Marron</a> 0

In our homes, there are hundreds of uses for magnets: from securing photos onto the fridge, keeping your cupboard doors shut, to the switches in […]

Will “Complementary Medicines (CMs)” save us billions?

December 1, 2014 <a href="http://i2p.com.au/authors/loretta-marron/" rel="tag">Loretta Marron</a> 1

A pharmacy journal headline recently proclaimed “$1.8b benefit from [Complementary Medicine] CM”.Based on Potential Health Outcomes & Cost Savings in Australia, a report funded by […]

Is it ‘Wellness’ or ‘ Wellne$$’?

November 3, 2014 <a href="http://i2p.com.au/authors/loretta-marron/" rel="tag">Loretta Marron</a> 1

I was introduced to the concepts of ‘well-being’, and ‘wellness’ after my cancer was diagnosed 10 years ago. Have these terms, intended to guide patients […]

Fighting Quackery

September 29, 2014 <a href="http://i2p.com.au/authors/loretta-marron/" rel="tag">Loretta Marron</a> 2

I’m not popular with many cancer patients, particularly those who love their alternative practitioners. Many of us seem to want to believe in voodoo and […]

Is AHPRA Failing To Protect Us?

September 7, 2014 <a href="http://i2p.com.au/authors/loretta-marron/" rel="tag">Loretta Marron</a> 0

Submitting a complaint against false and misleading claims for therapeutic goods is easy, but the same cannot be said for therapeutic services. While there is […]

Just Who’s Targeting our Toddlers?

July 29, 2014 <a href="http://i2p.com.au/authors/loretta-marron/" rel="tag">Loretta Marron</a> 1

Ear infection (acute otitis media), causing pain and deafness, is one of commonest childhood infections. One parent, whose child had an earache, brought this up […]

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