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the mms zombie rises to shamble once more

February 17, 2018 | Alison | critical thinking, nature of science

I've written about MMS – the "Miracle Mineral Supplement" – several times beforeA (here and here, for example). I guess it's a useful thing to hold up to show how something can clearly be woo – eg claims that it kills/cures practically everythingB under the sun – and yet people still buy the stuff. Buy […]

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