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Two lawyers and two journalists squash criticism of chiropractic on TV

September 23rd, 2009 · 16 Comments

Chiropractors are getting very touchy indeed, all over the world. And no wonder, because their claims are being exposed as baseless as never before, in the wake of their attempts to stifle criticism by legal action.. In March, Shaun Holt appeared on Breakfast TV in New Zealand. Holt has done a lot of good work [...]

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Tags: Back pain · David Owen · General Chiropractic Council · N.Z. Chiropractors’ Association · N.Z. College of Chiropractic · NICE · NZMJ · New Zealand · New Zealand Medical Journal · Peter Dixon · Shaun Holt · Simon Singh · badscience · chiropractic · chiropractor · defamation · libel · subluxation

Simon Singh will appeal! Keep the Libel Laws out of Science

June 4th, 2009 · 9 Comments

The battle for freedom of speech is under way. Simon Singh is a great science writer and communicator. He is author of The Big Bang, The Code Book, Fermat’s Last Theorem, and, with Edzard Ernst, Trick or Treatment. They are superb books (buy from Amazon). When Singh had the temerity to express an honest opinion, [...]

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Tags: British Chiropractic Association · Freedom of speech · chiropractic · chiropractor · defamation · lawyers · libel