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The BCA: Dodging the Issues1 comment

Chris Kavanagh wrote 15 hours ago: Just when you think the British Chiropractic Association might have learnt that every time it offers … more →

Tags: Skepticism, Science, Simon Singh, British Chiropractic Association, libel, Richard Brown, British Medical Journal

Edzard Ernst causing Trouble in Paradise for the British Chiropractic Association?1 comment

beatis wrote 6 days ago: In Belgium you can call a quack for what he is: a quack. In the United Kingdom however, you cannot. … more →

Tags: Health Fraud, manual therapy, Quackery, Cam, Alternative Medicine, Echinacea, Holistic, Science, Evidence based Medicine

Alan Breen in praise of chiropractic and democracy

oatmealts wrote 2 weeks ago: We were pleased to see a call from Prof Alan Breen (at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, a … more →

Tags: Chiropractic, Alan Breen, BCA, British Chiropractic Association, Evidence, Evidence based Medicine, libel, Simon Singh

Lewith lashes out1 comment

apgaylard wrote 3 weeks ago: From his letter published in this week’s New Scientist it is clear that Professor George Lewith doe … more →

Tags: Chiropractic, George Lewth, New Scientist

What Was The Question Again? Or: The GCC Respond To My Email1 comment

jdc325 wrote 1 month ago: I emailed the GCC to ask for clarification on a point that relates to my correspondence with Bassett … more →

Tags: Alternative Medicine, Chiropractic, Chiropractors, Simon Singh, British Chiropractic Association, BCA, Trick or Treatment, Bassett Chiropractic Clinics, bcc

Bartlett Joshua Palmer - Profiteur Par Excellence2 comments

jdc325 wrote 2 months ago: The son of Daniel David Palmer, Bartlett Joshua Palmer was the leader of the “Universal Chirop … more →

Tags: Alternative Medicine, Chiropractic, Simon Singh, Bartlett Joshua Palmer, Daniel David Palmer, Universal Chiropractic Association, Neurocalometer, thermocouple, Trick or Treatment

Singh and Ernst's book 'Trick or Treatment?' "has no validity as a scientific examination of alternative medicine."

homeopathy4health wrote 2 months ago: From H:MC21: ‘Halloween Science’ A critique of Trick or Treatment? by Simon Singh and Ed … more →

Tags: bad science, Evidence, Homeopathy, Alternative Medicine, H:MC21, Meta-analysis, PLACEBO, prejudice, Proof

Grow Your Own Drugs and the missing herbalist1 comment

Max Drake wrote 4 months ago: The most notable thing about the new BBC programme ‘Grow Your Own Drugs’ is the complete … more →

Tags: herbal medicine on TV, grow your own drugs, Herbal Medicine, James Wong

trick or treatment

alison wrote 4 months ago: Written by a respected science journalist Simon Singh, and Britain’s first professor of comple … more →

Tags: Non-Fiction, Alternative Medicine, Simon Singh

"Homeopathy Works - So Show Us The Money..."10 comments

jdc325 wrote 4 months ago: A quick post just to point to this comedy gold here on Pulse: “As our news story elsewhere on … more →

Tags: bad science, Homeopathy, media, Alternative Medicine, Customer Satisfaction Survey, David Colquhoun, Homeopathy Awareness Week, homeopathy works, NHS Trial

Debunking the detox myth11 comments

scepdoll wrote 6 months ago: The silly season has ended for another year and many of us are feeling the effects of overindulgence … more →

Tags: Skeptic Zone Reports, Special Reports, detox, Debunk, detox foot baths, Detox Foot Pads, Ben Goldacre, bad science, Guardian

News From Around The Blogosphere 8.26.081 comment

mjr256 wrote 10 months ago: Australian government drops pursuit of anti-vaccine couple- The couple has refused to vaccinate the … more →

Tags: Alternative Medicine, Conspiracy Theories, General Science, Humor, Medicine, Religion, Religion and Public Policy, 9/11 Truthers, ALEX JONES

The Elmhurst Epidemic: classic example of the cultural and scientific clash between CAM and medicine9 comments

dvnutrix wrote 11 months ago: Dr Scott Gottleib has reviewed Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial for Wall Street Jou … more →

Tags: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Research, Cancer, Cam, Science, BPSDB, Simon Singh, Scott Gottleib, Elmhurst Epidemic

British Chiropractic Association: Afraid of Criticism10 comments

jdc325 wrote 11 months ago:  Well I’m late to the party, but I’ve never been one to turn down an opportunity to highlight the co … more →

Tags: Alternative Medicine, woo, Chiropractic, Legal Chill, criticism, legal chill, Chiropractors, Holford Watch, woos

The £10,000 homeopathic challenge!

Skepdude wrote 1 year ago: Following in the footsteps of Randi’s million dollar challenge, a British professor by the nam … more →

Tags: Critical Thinking, Pseudo-Science, Homeopathy

Randomised Controlled Trials are the worst of medicine19 comments

homeopathy4health wrote 1 year ago: Over at spiked-online there is a debate on the Best and Worst of Medicine.  Unsurprisingly, skeptics … more →

Tags: Homeopathy, Alternative Medicine, Complementary medicine, Evidence, Evidence based Medicine, homoeopathy, Medicine, prejudice, rct

Edzard Ernst's uncritical endorsement of EBM is 'empirical quackery'8 comments

homeopathy4health wrote 1 year ago: Dr Michael Fitzpatrick’s review of the book ’Trick or Treatment’ by Simon Singh an … more →

Tags: Homeopathy, Medicine, Skeptic, sceptic, Scientism, Alternative Medicine, Evidence, Research, homoeopathy

Are We Being Hoodwinked by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst?2 comments

doctorlimpy wrote 1 year ago: In the Daily Mail, under a similar title, these two state: “And yet it is only comparatively … more →

Tags: Alternative Health, bad science, Cam, Homeopathy, Pharmaceutical, Science based medicine, Skeptic, Society of Homeopaths, Complimentary medicine

Unabashed Bias in "Sense about Science"- How to Shill for Your Sponsors

doctorlimpy wrote 1 year ago: Well, it is not surprising that Sense about Science has come out against alternative health methods … more →

Tags: Alternative Health, bad science, Cam, Homeopathy, Pharmaceutical, Science based medicine, Skeptic, Society of Homeopaths, agra business


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