Science Squirrels Club to the rescue

About five months ago, Zhao Dongxing, a medical student at Shanghai Jiaotong University, started taking notice of the popular health writer Ma Yueling, who is now under investigation by the Nanjing health authorities.

"She showed up on a TV program and what she said appeared to be utter nonsense," Zhao says.

"Anyone with medical training will realize she is completely wrong, although initially they may think she sounds reasonable."