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Will Science Blogging Absolve the Mainstream Media of the Need to Provide Science Coverage?
Nick Davies’ corruscating Flat Earth News: An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media was warmly received by some readers and commended by some co… more »
Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science
Praising Homeopathy
goodscience wrote 4 days ago: I ran across an interview with Roger Daltry regarding his fund raising efforts for the Teenage Cance … more »
Brain Gym redux: I don't know whether to laugh or cry
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arthurvandelay wrote 1 week ago: A couple of weeks ago I blogged on the Brain Gym phenomenon, a series of physical exercises that pr … more »
Society of Homeopaths' press complaint against Goldacre and The Guardian
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homeopathy4health wrote 1 week ago: The Society of Homeopaths has sent an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission concerni … more »
Unabashed Bias in "Sense about Science"- How to Shill for Your Sponsors
doctorlimpy wrote 2 weeks ago: Well, it is not surprising that Sense about Science has come out against alternative health methods … more »
Homeopathy Worked for Me
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goodscience wrote 2 weeks ago: Homeopathy worked for me is a campaign to preserve the right for consumers to choose their preferr … more »
What Online Pro-Drug and Anti-CAM, Anti-Homeopathy Blogs Don't Want You to Know
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doctorlimpy wrote 2 weeks ago: Here is something that appeared in the Nursing Online DataBase. These are just a few excerpts to see … more »
Kill The Brain - Or Get Smart About Ghoulish Psychics
podblack wrote 3 weeks ago: Just popping in this Guardian article by Ben Goldacre - remember my little mention on April 8th abou … more »
Selling Drugs Under the Guise of "Science-Based Medicine"
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doctorlimpy wrote 3 weeks ago: There are blogs that have been started by various parties interested in promoting drug based medicin … more »
Anonymous Gimpy's Blog Written by a Drug Company Representative?
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doctorlimpy wrote 1 month ago: Is one of the most vociferous voices against alternative health practitioners on the internet, actua … more »
Drug Companies Attack Alternatives and Homeopathy Through the Internet
doctorlimpy wrote 1 month ago: Important - Read this- your health and well being depends on it. There are some internet blogs and w … more »
Quactitioners II - The mystery of medical history
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Aphra Behn wrote 1 month ago: The Jobbing Doctor has an excellent quote on his blog: One reason why medical history is not much ta … more »
Clay Shirky and Nick Carr: A Tangent on Science Blogging
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menefreghismo wrote 1 month ago: HolfordWatch is considering the weighty proposition: Will Science Blogging Absolve the Mainstream Me … more »
Will Science Blogging Absolve the Mainstream Media of the Need to Provide Science Coverage?
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dvnutrix wrote 1 month ago: Nick Davies’ corruscating Flat Earth News: An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distor … more »
Quactitioners I - Sincerely WooWoo
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Aphra Behn wrote 1 month ago: Ben Goldacre’s recent Radio 4 programme seeks to place current food faddists (I assume he … more »
Paxo Stuffs Brain Gym
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kelvinthroop wrote 1 month ago: The ludicrous “Brain Gym” got the Paxman treatment on “Newsnight”. You can w … more »
Ben Goldacre Usually Gets The Science Wrong: Patrick Holford Speaks From His Own Reality
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dvnutrix wrote 1 month ago: A long time ago, MythBusters tested a scenario that recreated the classic vandalised police car sce … more »
Patrick Holford Responds to Radio 4 Programme and Misses the Point: Part 1
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dvnutrix wrote 1 month ago: We are not entirely sure that Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University and also Head of Scie … more »
Another Holford Response
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jdc325 wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday I covered Patrick’s response to criticism of his comments on the Gladys Block paper. … more »
Holford's Full Responses
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jdc325 wrote 1 month ago: Having listened to part two of the Radio 4 show The Rise of the Lifestyle Nutritionists, I followed … more »
