Black Salve - Cancer 'Treatment' That Burns Holes in You!

A cottage industry has developed online selling alternative treatments that, unlike the high-street shops, is not bound by the Trade Description or Medicines Act. This has led to a lot of vulnerable people being exposed to some truly insidious products that have the potential to cause a lot of pain and suffering. Perhaps one of the more shocking examples of this is the promotion of a paste called Black Salve (also known as Casema) to people suffering from cancer.



Black Salve is an escharotic substance meaning that when applied directly to the skin, it causes the cells to die – creating a thick black dry clump of necrotic tissue called an “eschar”. This often causes scarring and can potentially cause serious injury and disfigurement. The paste itself is made from a mixture of bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) extract and zinc chloride.

CORRECTION!!! I made a mistake and put a picture of Gail Bumpus and not Ruth Conrad in this video. Sorry about that.

Storm by Tim Minchin

Storm by Tim Minchin



Filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo in London in 2009. From the Ready For This?

Teacher Punishes 7 Year Old For Not Believing In God

A lawsuit recently filed against a teacher at Forest Park Elementary School in Indiana alleged that a 7-year-old student was “banished” from sitting with other students at lunch after he revealed that he did not believe in God.

According to the lawsuit obtained by The Washington Post, second grade teacher Michelle Myer interrogated the student, who was identified with the initials A.B., about his religious beliefs after he told his classmates on the playground that he did not go to church because he did not believe in God.

As a result, the child was ordered to sit by himself during lunch for a three-day period.



Indiana public school punishes 7-year-old with ‘banishment’ for not believing in God: lawsuit

An Indiana public school is facing a lawsuit after a teacher punished a student for not believing in God. Ana Kasparian (The Point), Becca Frucht (Pop Sugar), and Karamo Brown hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Psychic stones

Alex and Paul are in disguise as spiritual men selling some empowering magical stones, but as always the Hustle is on and these stones are little more than garden stones.



Stone alignment technique testimonials

The Alternative - The Real Hustle

The Growing Presence of CAM in Veterinary Medicine

As part of the TAM 2012 Sunday paper presentation series, veterinarian Dr. Martha Keller exposes the rising tide of pseudoscience in veterinary medicine.



Homeopathy, acupuncture, and more "Alternative Medicine."

With an introduction by James Randi Educational Foundation research fellow Dr. Ray Hall.

After the Storm - Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Edzard Ernst, the world's first professor of complementary medicine, with his talk "After the Storm". Edzard Ernst also receives the CSI "In Praise of Reason Award". Introduction by Ray Hyman.



World Skeptics Congress 2012