With all the cutbacks to NHS services, it’s worrying to note this job for a homoeopath in Dundee. Thanks to DC for drawing my attention to it – and applying …
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From the category archives:
Complementary and alternative medicine
I am aware of several clinics offering these with the promise of easing colic, even asthma: or preventing problems allegedly caused by birth……so well played, to the journal of Chiropractic and Osteopathy, which concludes, after reviewing the evidence, that a lack of evidence for chiropractic in children has been noted since the 1940s, and almost [...]
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a practitioner of ‘live-blood analysis’ is to attend a Fitness to Practice enquiry this week. A quick google reveals quite a few other medical practitioners offering this non evidence based test in the UK; for example “Every person should have this test because it is the ultimate preventative medicine tool available today”; it costs about 150 pounds. [...]
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You couldn’t make it up. The Princes Foundation for Integrated Health is closing as a result of fraud investigation. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of fraud. Rather amusingly, the trustees are claiming that the aims of the Foundation (integration of what we might term non evidence into versus evidence based treatments) have been [...]
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They are all signatories to an open letter (as are FT Science Editor Clive Cookson and myself), condemning the use of English libel law to silence the critical discussion of medical practice and scientific evidence. This is in response to the Simon Singh case, where the British Chiropractic Association has sued him for libel: he has announced that he is to appeal.
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Unfortunately, last week’s column of acupuncture seems to have upset a few people.
On the one hand, those who believe in acupuncture have accused me of being unfair to complementary medicine. At the other end of the scale, alternative medicine sceptics have said I am too interested in what acupuncture has to offer.
In order to solve this long-running debate once and for all, I’d like to see [...]
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Britain’s backs are in terrible shape. We spend more time off work because of back pain than for any other ailment, according to the NHS. So it’s not surprising that we are keen to relieve our suffering. A new study on acupuncture and back pain tries to do just this, though in truth it is [...]
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Simon Singh, as mentioned before, was in the High Court last week facing the British Chiropractic Association over an article he wrote for the Guardian (which is no longer available to read on their website.)
In court, the Judge held that the phrase Singh used – ”happily promotes bogus treatments” – was capable of bearing the meaning that the [...]
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…and his Foundation for Integrated Health. An excellent analysis of a recent meeting held at the King’s Fund in London at David Colquhoun’s website.
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This starts in the Royal Courts of Justice today. There are restrictions on what can be reported currently. I am reliably informed that this legal blog http://jackofkent.blogspot.com/ will have updates.
Best wishes, Simon.
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