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Can chiropractic help your child's asthma? Edzard Ernst says 'nope'

August 26, 2009 by BlueGenes

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If you're a skeptic, particularly if you're interested in the fight against pseudoscience and fuzzy logic in health care, Professor Edzard Ernst is a man you should listen to closely. This post discusses his latest papers: two systematic reviews examining the evidence for chiropractic in treating asthma and colic, which may be quite important in the ongoing trial of Simon Singh. Click here to go on an incredible journey through the ether, leading you to the original version of this post at Blue Genes.net.

Americans spent $33.9 billion out-of-pocket on complementary and alternative medicine

Americans spent $33.9 billion out-of-pocket on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) over the previous 12 months, according to a 2007 government survey1. CAM is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products such as herbal supplements, meditation, chiropractic, and acupuncture that are not generally considered to be part of conventional medicine.

The BCA "Plethora of evidence": The Fallon Paper

July 3, 2009 by BlueGenes

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After a long, long wait, the BCA published its list of 'evidence' on the Simon Singh case. There was one paper that no-one could find for a while that has finally emerged into public view, and it doesn't look good. For those of you who haven't been following the BCA-Simon Singh libel case, I recommend Sense About Science, who also run a petition that you should definitely sign; Jack Of Kent for the legal side; and the Lay Scientist and Gimpy for their ongoing coverage. This post investigates the conflicts of interest in the paper by Joan M Fallon D.C. F.I.C.C.P., and is taken from my regular blog at Blue-Genes. Click here to view the original (it's prettier).



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