Having created this mess by not consulting the profession BCA leaders will put their head in the sand hoping the problem will go away. I suspect this is just the beginning rather than the end. Reading articles like Nick Cohen’s…
Category: Scepticism or Prejudice
There is nothing wrong with people asking questions and being sceptical. People should be able to express their opinions with out fear of a writ from lawyers of people who do not want to be held to account. On the other hand bigots should not be allowed to pass off their prejudices as scepticism because the right to freedom of speech will suffer because of it.
If your infant has Colic why not try spinal care? ( dare I say chiropractic)
I read chiropractic sceptics Simon Sing and Andy Lewis have recently become parents. Simon anounced the birth by stating on Twitter, that if the baby had colic he would not be going to a chiropractor, I am interested to know…
Last summer BCA president Tony Metcalfe tried to calm members concerns about Simon Singh by telling them“How many of your patients are aware of what is going on”
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…
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…
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…
“Straw men” lacking integrity.
One of the things that makes amuses when reading sceptic blogs is the impression they seem to have that all CAM practitioners must be delusional and the public should go to “real doctors” for treatment, because all their interventions…