have criticised Quackwatch as being overly biased in its presentation. In February 2020, Quackwatch became part of the Center for Inquiry. CFI maintains its various websites. Publications Barrett's articles include: In 1985, Barrett was the author of the "Commercial hair analysis. Science or scam?" article in the Journal of the American Medical Association that exposed commercial laboratories performing multimineral hair analysis. He commented that in his opinion, "commercial use of hair analysis in this manner is unscientific, economically wasteful, and probably illegal." His report has been cited in later articles, including one which concluded that such testing was "unreliable." "A Close Look at Therapeutic Touch", Rosa L, Rosa E, Sarner L, Barrett SJ. (April 1, 1998). JAMA, Vol. 279, No. 13, pp 1005–1010. His (co)authored and (co)edited books include: Consumer Health: A Guide to Intelligent Decisions, Barrett S, London William, Kroger M, Hall H, Baretz R (2013). (textbook, 9th ed.) McGraw-Hill, Dubious Cancer Treatment, Barrett SJ & Cassileth BR, editors (2001). Florida Division of the American Cancer Society Chemical Sensitivity: The Truth About Environmental Illness (Consumer Health Library), Barrett, SJ & Gots, Ronald E. (1998). Prometheus Books. The Health Robbers: A Close Look at Quackery in America, Barrett SJ, Jarvis WT, eds. (1993). Prometheus Books, Health Schemes, Scams, and Frauds, Barrett SJ (1991). Consumer Reports Books, Reader's Guide to Alternative Health Methods, Zwicky JF, Hafner AW, Barrett S, Jarvis WT (1993). American Medical Association, The Vitamin Pushers: How the "Health Food" Industry Is Selling America a Bill of Goods, Barrett SJ, Herbert V (1991). Prometheus Books, Vitamins and Minerals: Help or Harm?, Marshall CW (1983). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (edited by Barrett, won the American Medical Writers Association award for best book of 1983 for the general public, republished by Consumer Reports Books). Collections of articles: Paranormal Claims: A Critical Analysis, 2007, edited by Bryan Farha, University Press of America, . Three of the eighteen chapters are written by Barrett. See also Barrett v. Rosenthal Consumer protection Debunker Evidence-based medicine Pseudoscience References External links Quackwatch.org 1933 births American health activists American psychiatrists American science writers American skeptics Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni Critics of alternative medicine La Salle Extension University alumni Living people Pennsylvania State University faculty Writers from Allentown, Pennsylvania Writers from New York City