Hulda Clark — Cancer Quack
Claimed she could cure all cancers within five days using a low-voltage device and herbs. Died of cancer herself in 2009.
Cancer Quackery
Bill O'Neill & the Cancer Research Group
Ottawa clinic raided by police and the CPSO in May 2007; exposed by CTV's Dr. Hope documentary. O'Neill died in March 2013.
Tyrell Dueck — Lured to Tijuana
A 13-year-old Saskatchewan boy steered away from curative treatment toward a Tijuana clinic; his death prompted national outrage.
Adam Dreamhealer — Flim-Flam in Vancouver
Claimed remote cancer healing by photograph; a CBC appearance with no critical questions, and an unclaimed $1 million Randi challenge.
Global Frontline Nurses & the CNO Discipline Cases
Two Ontario nurses at the January 6, 2021 Capitol rally later faced College of Nurses discipline that cost them their licences.
Synergy / Truehope & EMPowerplus
Discovery Health & the Synergy Group
How a Discovery Health documentary promoted EMPowerplus to 50 countries five months after Health Canada's formal warning, while Truehope was actively suing Health Canada.
Full Synergy/Truehope Archive
The complete archive of investigation pages related to Truehope, Synergy Group, and EMPowerplus.
Chiropractic Risks
Lana Dale Lewis — Death After Neck Manipulation
Stroked out and died after chiropractic neck manipulation; a coroner's inquest took nearly two years, and the family waited seven to learn the cause.
Pediatric Chiropractic — Weekend Courses
Chiropractors train each other in unproven pediatric techniques at weekend hotel seminars, marketed for colic, ear infections, bedwetting, and asthma.
CMCC Fails Bid to Join York University
The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College's attempted $25 million affiliation with York University failed after sustained scientific opposition.
Anti-Vaccine Chiropractors
Regulatory delays in acting against chiropractors circulating anti-vaccine material in waiting rooms.
Skin Cancer & Sunbed Industry (ISCAN)
ISCAN — The Sunbed Industry's Tactics
How the tanning industry targets teenagers, funds favourable research, and has resisted regulation for decades.
Diet Fraud & Herbal Dangers
Diet Fraud Archive
FTC actions, phony testimonials, dangerous ingredients, and repeat offenders rebranding after enforcement.
Herbal Watch
Herb-drug interactions, contaminated products, mislabelled supplements, and unlawful disease-cure claims.
Resources
Pig Pills, Inc.
Co-authored by Dr. Polevoy, Marvin Ross, and Ron Reinhold — the EMPowerplus investigation in book form.