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.

The chiropractic profession has not been very effective at defending itself from sceptics

December 12, 2006
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It embarrass me that the chiropractic profession is so inept at rebuting Edzard Ernst. He reminds me of those holocaust deniers who attended a conference in Tehran last week. They were given media coverage because their ideas are so preposterous it sells newspapers. The BBC showed us some orthodox Jews who were attending the...

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Edzard Ernst Presents his views to the GCC

August 6, 2006
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Edzard Ernst Presents his views to the GCC

In March 2006 chiropractors were shocked by the negative headlines in many newspapers promoting an article by Professor Ernst in the Journal of The Royal Society of Medicine. The GCC responded in a press release stating that it was “extremely concerned” about the accuracy of the RSM’s media release and about the paper itself....

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Some things are not measured by science

July 12, 2006
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Some things are not measured by science

Below a cancer specialist  warns people with cancer of being "exploited by alternative therapists" in the British Medical Journal.  I would remind him that There are crooks in all professions and hope and love are therapeutic interventions. Some may call it placebo, I would say that is what the body has been designed to...

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GCC Fiddles While Edzard Ernst Burns

February 2, 2006
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In March 2006 chiropractors were shocked by the negative headlines in many newspapers promoting an article by Professor Ernst in the Journal of The Royal Society of Medicine. The GCC responded in a press release stating that it was “extremely concerned” about the accuracy of the RSM’s media release and about the paper itself....

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Stroke! The Chirpractors nightmare

January 1, 2006
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Do a Google search of “chiropractic uk” in sixth place is www.chiropracticvictims.org.uk The home page states; “Action for Victims of Chiropractic was started by Chiropractic Victim Mrs Frances S Denoon on the 20th March 2001. This site represent the only known support and pressure group in the UK for victims of Complimentary Therapies and...

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My Tweets

  • @Blue_Wode I see you have been busy last few days,Guardian, Telegraph, I make a living from chiropractic & dont spend as much time on it asU Time ago 3 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode movement is vital for wellbeing how people get their bodies moving is up to them.Some people dont like exercise,its not risk free Time ago 3 Days via Twitter
  • RT @DrEvanHarris: @bengoldacre after all if we criticise a cleric/journalist 4 their views - & we do - we wld reject complnts of bei ... Time ago 5 Days via Twitter
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  • @bengoldacre RCTs suggest that an average person should respond in an average way to an intervention. Tail of bell curve for clinicians Time ago 6 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode @Oscap_ @youtube Thats photoshop Time ago 6 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode some do (catholics) and you believe chiropractors use a form of faith healing, some do, majority dont, we use anatomy &physiology Time ago 7 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode fair enough, lots of christian MDs,surely believing, loving god will get you into heaven, is more odd than anything I believe in Time ago 7 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode thats like me making judgement about you because "skepticalhealh" made idiotic comments to me. Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode I focus on correcting spinal dysfunction and if they have medical conditions, I send them to their GPs for medical treatment Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode well taught at AECC, would love to compare my knowledge of differential diagnosis for spinal conditions with any medical doc Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode This is the point I am making to you, pathology and differential diagnosis are for the practice of medicine not chiropractic Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode the S word is not used at AECC, a very medicalised education,which I strongly opposed,however compares favourably with med school Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @Blue_Wode something for your website my tutors in these subjects all had medical backgrounds t.co/sw5Tgsh4 Time ago 8 Days via Twitter
  • @bengoldacre @SLSingh shows how little you know about chiropractic profession& politics in general if you think Joe Blogs hs much influence Time ago 8 Days via Twitter

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