/oss/taxonomy/term/1927/all en /oss/article/did-you-know/quack-medicine-used-be-taken-very-literally <p>Inhaling the breath of a duck that was captured in a test tube was once used to treat disorders of the mouth and throat in children. Talk about quack medicine!<br />  </p> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 18:03:15 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2410 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-health-news-quackery/if-it-quacks <p>If it quacks …well it can’t quack anymore because its liver was removed by a homeopathic “remedy” producer. And that duck liver is enough to provide the world with “Oscillococcinum” for years. Hopefully those sales will be impaired in the future. I've been informed that the lawsuit that was launched last year against Shoppers Drug Mart and Boiron labs for false labeling of homeopathic products is set to go before the courts in Ontario next year. It is a bit of a roundabout way of getting these scientifically bankrupt products out of pharmacies.</p> Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:28:03 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2222 at /oss