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Back 'cures', a brave scientist and an epic court battle: How Britain's libel laws are threatening free speech

Skepdude wrote 2 weeks ago: READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT THE MAIL ONLINE With his round, John Lennon-style specs and nerdish good lo … more →

Tags: News, BCA, British Chiropractic Association, British libel law, censorship, Censure, Chiropractic, Chiropractor, Daniel David Palmer

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, Edzard Ernst, British Chiropractic Association, BCA, Bassett Chiropractic Clinics, bcc

Is it utterly a placebo effect?

rirakim wrote 1 month ago: What Do Science communicators Think about acupunture in the UK? The people’s interest in acupu … more →

Tags: Acupuncture in Britain, Science writings, Acupuncture, British acupuncturist, Cam, PLACEBO

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, Edzard Ernst, Bartlett Joshua Palmer, Daniel David Palmer, Universal Chiropractic Association, Neurocalometer, thermocouple

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, Edzard Ernst, H:MC21, Meta-analysis, PLACEBO, prejudice

Acupuncture has no real benefit10 comments

skepticdetective wrote 5 months ago: Apparently fake acupuncture is as effective as real acupuncture. Unfortunately Michael Kahn of news2 … more →

Tags: Acupuncture, health, bad science, Bandolier Journal, Cochrane Collaboration, Dr Ben Goldacre, placebo effect, sham acupuncture, Simon Singh

Healthcare Standardization and Rationing

drnic wrote 5 months ago: The knee jerk reaction’s are out – this one from Bloomberg that suggests the Stimulus pa … more →

Tags: Healthcare Policy, AHRQ, Alternative Medicine, end of life, Health Care Costs, Heart Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Nationalizing Healthcare, Nice

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, bad science, Ben Goldacre, colonic irrigation, Debunk, detox, detox foot baths, Detox Foot Pads

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

Simon Singh sued by The British Chiropractic Association1 comment

homoeconomicusnet wrote 11 months ago: The Daily Telegraph reported: Simon Singh expected to arouse controversy when he claimed that chiro … more →

Tags: Science, Freedom of Speech, Simon Singh, The British Chiropractic Association

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

News From Around The Blogosphere 8.18.08

mjr256 wrote 11 months ago: Chiropractors sue critic – Simon Singh, author of the new book,Trick or Treatment, is being su … more →

Tags: General Skepticism, General Science, Religion, media, Alternative Medicine, Humor, Lori Lipman Brown, Secular Coalition, Jeff Medkeff

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, Alternative Medicine, Cam, Complementary medicine, EBM, Edzard Ernst, Evidence, Evidence based Medicine, homoeopathy

Wholesale scorn on complementary medicine is unscientific.

homeopathy4health wrote 1 year ago: Madeleine Bunting (at my least favourite newspaper ‘The Guardian’ since ‘I’m … more →

Tags: Alternative Health, Ben Goldacre, health, holism, Holistic, Homeopathy, homoeopathy, Medicine, sceptic


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