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.
I see loads of patients with arthritis. Before Andy (the author of Quakometer reports me to the Advertising Standards Authority) let me say there is no cure for osteoarthritis, however chiropractic, osteopathy and physiotherapy can help people cope better with…
The McTimoney advice to its members has to have been the worst advice in chiropractic history. ‘Witch hunt’ forces chiropractors to take down their websites 20 Jun 2009: A chiropractic association has told its members to remove websites and…
This posting had 1,700 views after only two days and over 200 blogs were linked to it on my old blog platform. This e-mail was the shot of adrenaline supporters of the campaign to grant Simon Sing leave of appeal…
The Real World Sadly, the world is not full of well-intended people all working for the common good. This is reflected in all walks of life, including research, medicine, bureaucracies and chiropractic. I worked in medical research, in a public…
Nature News Complaints converge on chiropractors – June 15, 2009 At least two bloggers have taken credit for independently making hundreds of formal complaints against British chiropractors for false advertising. British chiropractors have drawn extra attention in the wake…
Think tank: Costly libel suits are stifling science Simon Singhs article in the Sunday Times 14/6/09: Last year I published an article in The Guardian about chiropractors who claim to treat childhood conditions such as asthma, colic and ear infection.…
It would be funny if it was not so tragic for the chiropractic profession, and the BCA leadership will not have the sense to call off their dogs. On the other hand it could turn out that the BCA council…
New Scientist INCE the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) decided to sue science writer Simon Singh for libel, scientists and journalists have unleashed a torrent of criticism against chiropractic. Much of this is misinformed and needs to be corrected. Many critics…
Chiropractic has been been the recommended for the management of back pain in Denmark for over 15 years, in Cuba acupuncture is usually the primary intervention, the blockade forbids American chiropractors to go to Cuba, some Europeans like myself have…
ASA Adjudications Dr Carl Irwin & Associates 96 Edgware Way Edgware Middlesex HA8 8JS Number of complaints: 1 Date: 20 May 2009 Media: Magazine Sector: Health and beauty Ad A magazine ad, for Chiropractors, stated "Dr Carl Irwin and Associates…