This guy has been president of the World federation of Chiropractic and this comment will always make me laugh. To be honest I did not think the case would be as big as it became, but the BCA people must…
Month: April 2010
Simon Singhs Guardian article and my analysis
Last summer Sense about Science asked bloggers around the world to reproduce the article Simon Singh wrote in the Guardian in April 2008 as a show of solidarity with the campaign to keep Libel out of Science. In asking bloggers…
When will the BCA realise they will not win this argument.
“BCA Chiropractors” expert Richard Brown goes head to head with Professor Edzard Ernst in the current issue of the BMJ. Is Richard Brown the best the chiropractic profession has to offer or simply the best the BCA council has to…
How can Edzart Ernst be considered an expert on clinical Chiropractic?
Professor Edzart Ernst is proclaimed as the first professor of complementary medicine and the “expert” usually quoted in negative articles about chiropractic. It took me five years to train as a a chiropractor and another five years in practise before…
Last June Jack of Kent summarised the BCA’s decision to sue Simon Singh.
My Comment was spot on: Jack of Kent is a member of the Legal profession and has been blogging about the BCA libel case from the start. Simon Singh and Jack of Kent will come out of this with a…
Evidence based chiropractic: Fad folly or Fascism By Chris Kent
by Dr. Christopher Kent Evidence‑based practice (EBP) is the hot buzzword today. The concept is simple, and as old as the healing arts. Sackett defines evidence‑based practice as "The conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of the current best evidence…
The BCA has form in the way they try to deal with critics
This is an e-mail I sent to BCA members after I left the association in 2004. The told members they were seeking legal advice after my comments but did nothing. It would appear from the agenda for this years BCA…
The British Chiropractic Association have perfected the art of putting heads in sand.
In July I quoted from the BCA members Newsletter “In Touch” when the President of the BCA Tony Metcalfe reassured members and advises them to keep the Simon Singh issue “in perspective”. He asked “how many of your patients are…
How the General Chiropractic Council uses Private Investigators to regulate. In 2007 Peter Dixon denied the GCC used PIs?
Having received the answers to my Freedom of Information requests from the GCC and CHRE, I was not disappointed, as I said in an earlier posting what Margaret Coats would refuse to reveal would tell you more than what she…
Ezard Ernst is blaming Prince Charles for costing him his job? Seems Ernst can dish it out, but not so good at taking it.
Professor Ezard Ernst states in Saturdays Guardian that the field of complementary medicine would benefit greatly, if “the Foundation for Integrated Health ceased to exist and the funds thus freed were directed towards rigorous research." Presumably this would enable professor…