{"product_id":"9780552157629","title":"Trick or Treatment? : Alternative Medicine on Trial","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Singh, Dr. Simon, Ernst, Professor Edzard \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/05\/2009,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 416 pages, Pix throughout, black and white photos and line drawings,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780552157629,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the world of alternative medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrince Charles is a staunch defender and millions of people swear by it; most UK doctors consider it to be little more than superstition and a waste of money. But how do you know which treatments really heal and which are potentially harmful?Now at last you can find out, thanks to the formidable partnership of Professor Edzard Ernst and Simon Singh. Edzard Ernst is the world's first professor of complementary medicine, based at Exeter University, where he has spent over a decade analysing meticulously the evidence for and against alternative therapies.He is supported in his findings by Simon Singh, the well-known and highly respected science writer of several international bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether they have written the definitive book on the subject. It is honest, impartial but hard-hitting, and provides a thorough examination and judgement of more than thirty of the most popular treatments, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic and herbal medicine.In Trick or Treatment? the ultimate verdict on alternative medicine is delivered for the first time with clarity, scientific rigour and absolute authority.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697975001132,"sku":"9780552157629","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780552157629.jpg?v=1722609946","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780552157629","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}