James Delingpole is a journalist who I believe appeared on Horizon a few days ago questioning whether Global Warming was being exaggerated. I disagree with his views but I have the same opinion I had with Simon Singh no…
Month: January 2011
Communication between General Chiropractic Council’s Peter Dixon and the associations after they made the case that Coats position as Registrar was untenable
This correspondence has been released by the GCC under Freedom of Information. The first letter is Peter Dixons response to the meeting the GCC had with the associations in November when they outlined in detail why Margaret Coats was not…
Another little pearl from Edzard Ernst
Edzard Ernst tweets his followers that he has published an update of his systematic review of reflexology (below) In February the professor stated in Pulse that systematic reviews" “have to include a strong element of critical evaluation of the primary…
Professor Edzard Ernst discovers the biopsychosocial model of health care 40 years after George Engle.
The latest news from Professor Ernst in his Pulse column is hardly new, just more anecdotes being regurgitated for his ill-informed disciples as new. The “political correctness” Ernst is referring to came out of the recommendations of the Bristol Inquiry …
Whats the difference between confirmation bias and just being biased.
Skeptic Andy Lewis announced on Twitter yesterday how the Chiropractic & Osteopathy journal had recently changed its name, with the comment “Ideal for conflating evidence”. He criticises the chiropractic profession for a lack of evidence, then when some try do…
Another example of how General Chiropractic Council wastes registrants money.
A new graduate usually starts work in August/September of the year of graduation and are expected to pay £1,250 for the full year even though they may only work two or three months of that year. Then new graduates are…
AECC has removed all reference to chiropractic helping children with colic, otis media and flies the flag for the orthodox approach to children’s health.
Blue Wode tells me he is not always anti chiropractic, he has praised the AECCs stance on Vaccination. Ten years ago the AECC was promoting meningitis vaccines for their students so they fact they endorse vaccination is hardly a revelation.…
Prescribing is not an exact science and the chiropractic profession should stay well away from it.
From the daily Telegraph Millions taking statins ‘needlessly’ why it took the scientists so long to figure this out beats me. Up to 3 million people are taking statins needlessly, doctors warn today in a…
In 1895 Harvey Lillard had his hearing improved after a spinal adjustment by DD Palmer, scientists may be closer to understanding the mechanism.
Research in rats suggests that stimulating the vagus nerve could help stop persistent ringing in the ears. Question for lover of science is would the stimulation of mechano receptors in the spinal joints of the cervical spine or pelvis…
Skeptics do more to “promote” chiropractic than most chiropractors do.
For two year now I have resisted the temptation of twittering, seeing no reason to share my thoughts as I take a peek at page three on the table next to me. A friend who is a big honcho in…