Quackwatch cites peer-reviewed journal articles and has received several awards.

In 2003, Quackwatch listed 150 scientific and technical advisors: 67 medical advisors, 12 dental advisors, 13 mental health advisors, 16 nutrition and food science advisors, 3 podiatry advisors, 8 veterinary advisors, and 33 other " scientific and technical advisors " were listed.

Some sources that mention Stephen Barrett's Quackwatch as a useful source for consumer information include website reviews, government agencies, various journals including an article in The Lancet and some libraries.

The Good Web Guide of the United Kingdom said Quackwatch " is without doubt an important and useful information resource and injects a healthy dose of scepticism into reviewing popular health information " but is " firmly anti-holistic medicine ".

Cunningham and Marcason in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association described Quackwatch as " useful ", while Wallace and Kimball, in the Medical Journal of Australia, described the site as " objective ".

Websites of libraries across the United States of America, include links to Quackwatch as a source for consumer information.

Their website also uses Quackwatch extensively as a recommended source on various health-related topics.

A review paper in the Annals of Oncology identified Quackwatch as an outstanding complementary medicine information source for cancer patients.

One good source for information about questionable treatments is Quackwatch. org, a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, and fallacies ( www. quackwatch. org ).

The former U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health named Quackwatch as a credible source for exposing fraudulent online health information in 1999.

The Quackwatch website contains many essays and white papers, intended for the non-specialist consumer, written by Barrett and other writers.

The website also criticizes some practices, such as caloric restriction and the Dean Ornish program, because they are considered to be too difficult for many people to follow, not because they are ineffective ; indeed, Quackwatch states that Dr. Ornish's program has been scientifically proven to work.

Sources that mention Quackwatch. org as a resource for consumer information include the United States Department of Agriculture, the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, The Lancet, the Journal of Marketing Education, the Medical Journal of Australia, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, the U. S. Department of Health & Human Services, the U. S. National Institutes of Health, the Skeptic ’ s Dictionary, and the Diet Channel.

Two sites, Quackwatch and Bandolier, stood out for the quality of the information they provide.

Journalist John MacDonald, writing for the Khaleej Times, called Quackwatch " a voice of reason on everything from the efficacy of alternative medicine to the validity of advice from best-selling diet gurus, and the various forms of medical quackery being perpetrated on gullible consumers ".

In a The Consultant Pharmacist review, pharmacist Bao-Anh Nguyen-Khoa characterized Quackwatch as " relevant for both consumers and professionals ".

Stephen Barrett, MD, of Quackwatch helped Rosa, her mother ( Linda Rosa, RN ), and stepfather ( Larry Sarner ) write up the experiment for JAMA.

Stephen Barrett, who runs the alternative medicine watchdog website, Quackwatch, a consumer information organization with several websites dedicated to exposing quackery, defines the practice this way:

Quackwatch is an American-based website founded by Stephen Barrett M. D., with the stated aim being to " combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct " and with a primary focus on providing " quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere.

In 1998, Quackwatch was recognized by the Journal of the American Medical Association as one of nine " select sites that provide reliable health information and resources.

The Health On the Net Foundation, which confers the HONcode " Code of Conduct " certification to reliable sources of health information in cyberspace, directly recommends Quackwatch, and has stated about Quackwatch:

Detailed information on today's questionable cancer methods is available on the Quackwatch web site ".

Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch and the National Council Against Health Fraud has stated that Naturopathy is " simplistic and that its practices are riddled with quackery.

Other organizations concerned with health care claims include Quackwatch and the National Council Against Health Fraud.

According to its official website, the NCAHF evolved from three separate organizations, the Lehigh Valley Committee Against Health Fraud, Inc. ( LVCAHF, now called Quackwatch ), Southern California Council Against Health Fraud ( SCCAHF ), and an unnamed group in northern California.

In cases of suspected fraudulent websites, or of abuse of the HONcode, HON advises internet users to alert Quackwatch or HON itself: " If you come across a healthcare Web site that you believe is either possibly or blatantly fraudulent and does NOT display the HONcode, please alert Quackwatch.

* Stephen Barrett founded Quackwatch and writes on medical quackery.

Stephen Barrett, organizer of the nonprofit organization Quackwatch, whose website describes itself as a " Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions ," lists the Institute of Noetic Sciences as one of the 729 organizations that he views " with considerable distrust.

Stephen Joel Barrett ( born 1933 ) is a retired American psychiatrist, author, co-founder of the National Council Against Health Fraud ( NCAHF ), and the webmaster of Quackwatch.

The success of Quackwatch has generated the creation of 21 other related sites.

In 1996, the corporation began the website quackwatch. org, and the organization itself was renamed Quackwatch, Inc. in 1997 as its website attracted attention.

Quackwatch is closely affiliated with the National Council Against Health Fraud.

Quackwatch is overseen by Barrett, its owner, with input from advisors and help from volunteers, including a number of medical professionals.

Quackwatch states that there are no salaried employees, and a total cost of operating all of Quackwatch's sites is approximately $ 7, 000 per year.

The articles discuss health-related products, treatments, enterprises, and providers that Quackwatch deems to be misleading, fraudulent, and / or ineffective.

By 2003 in the US, an estimated 3. 21 million patients received antipsychotics, worth an estimated $ 2. 82 billion.

In 2003, the NZBS further extended restrictions to preclude permanently donors who had received a blood transfusion in the United Kingdom since January 1980, and in April 2006, restrictions were further extended to include the Republic of Ireland and France.

In 2003 a publication in Science received a large amount of press attention when it suggested that early humans may have practiced extensive cannibalism.

Another popular early project was Jonathon Fowler's JFDuke3D, which in December 2003 received backing from the original author of Build, programmer Ken Silverman.

Having lost their academic home in May 2003, they increasingly cross genres and print write-ups of all books and media received, as well as of events that feature creative works that imaginatively challenge gender such as intentional communities, performance events, and film festivals.

On 15 May 2003 he received two life sentences for murder as well as three years for breaking into Marike de Klerk's apartment.

In 2003 an unofficial, but well received conclusion to the series was published under the title GW11 Omega Project-see Gap material below.

In 2003, Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

He received the 2003 Praemium Imperiale ( lit.

Chinese automobile maker Geely Automobile received much press in 2003 for being the first to equip a car, their Beauty Leopard, with a karaoke machine as standard equipment.

Their first three albums were reissued on CD by Universal Records in 2003 and received critical acclaim.

The largest snow event since 2000 was on January 16, 2003, when Nashville received of snow in a single storm ; the largest on record was, received on March 17, 1892.

" Cruz's performance in Fanfan la Tulipe, also in 2003, was not well received, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian commenting that Cruz " deserves a special Cannes Razzie for a performance of purest teak.

PTP is a non-profit organization in the state of Oregon, and received its 501 ( c )( 3 ) status ( a federal tax exemption granted to charitable organizations ) in early 2003.

He also served as Speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2003 – 2007 and was his party's nominee in the 2012 Finnish presidential election but received only 6. 7 % of the votes, making it the biggest defeat the Social Democratic Party has ever had in Finnish Presidential elections.

A critically acclaimed 2001 Chicago Shakespeare Theater production, directed by Gary Griffin, transferred to the West End Donmar Warehouse, where it ran from June 30, 2003 until September 6, 2003 and received the 2003 Olivier Award for Best Musical Production.

Scott received a knighthood, in honor of his substantial contribution to the British film industry, from Queen Elizabeth II on 8 July 2003.

In 2003, she received international acclaim for her biography Zoya ’ s Story-An Afghan Woman ’ s Battle for Freedom.

The Roppongi area received a major economic boost in 2002 – 2003 when the Izumi Garden Tower and the Roppongi Hills high-rise complexes were completed.

Abrikosov and Ginzburg were awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize for their work ( Landau had received the 1962 Nobel Prize for other work, and died in 1968 ).

In the elections of 2003, the People's Party received ( effective January 1, 2004 ) a second seat in the Federal Council, reducing the share of the Christian Democratic Party to one seat.

In 2003, Stephen received an honorary doctorate from the University of Nebraska in Kearney.