It's sad to see another scientifically illiterate "celebrity" make a fool of himself on national television. As Richard Dawkins said so well, "Alternative medicine is defined as that set of practices which cannot be tested, refuse to be tested, or consistently fail tests". Professor Dawkins goes further in discussing the shortfalls of alternative medicine in his brilliant foreword to the book SNAKE OIL AND OTHER PREOCCUPATIONS by John Diamond. Maher's comments suggests that he is unaware of the writings of Dawkins, Diamond, Singh and Ernst (Trick or Treatment) or Bausell (Snake Oil Science). Maybe it's time for him to read up on this important subject before he leads others astray.