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Science-Based Medicine is a group blog written and edited by several physicians and scientists, many of whom are well-noted for their criticism of alternative medicine. It is currently ranked 36th in eDrugSearch ranking of health blogs, and 13th in the Wikio ranking of science blogs.

Founding editor Steven Novella is president of the New England Skeptical Society and host of the popular The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast. The blog takes on controversial issues such as the benefits of chiropractic and homeopathy, alternative cancer treatments, the controversy about vaccines and autism, the proliferation of integrative medicine classes in medical schools, and funding for research into alternative medicine. It is a frequent critic of other media outlets, such as the Huffington Post.

Its contributors and editors are frequently interviewed by media for stories about alternative medicine,

Influence
In April of 2010, the editors of Science-Based Medicine were invited to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine to meet with Director Josephine Briggs to discuss their extensive critiques of the government agency.

Contributors
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/646830