Chief Executive of the British Homeopathic Society, Cristal Sumner, states with regard to the Parliamentary Science committee’s devastating report on homeopathy:
‘It does seem an irresponsible way of decision-making for a Committee of four voting members to draw conclusions that impact the health and welfare of thousands of patients from just four and half hours [...]
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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain appears to have changed its opinion on homeopathy. The poor quality information on the RPSGB’s website is to be pulled and replaced.
On Monday the Council of the Society decided it did not endorse homeopathy, due to the lack of scientific evidence to demonstrate its effectiveness, and agreed to [...]
Godwin’s justly celebrated law states that as an online debate grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Nazis or Hitler approaches one.
After having explained Godwin’s Law Nick Cohen goes on to give an example of Godwin’s law in The Daily Mail, where AN Wilson attempts to equate the recently sacked Nutt with [...]
Ben Goldacre of the Bad Science blog, The Guardian, and author of Bad Science will be delivering a lecture at Aston University in Birmingham on the 21st October 2009, at 7.30pm. It is a free meeting, open to all. To book your attendance at this event please email j.hassonATaston.ac.uk.
Sarris, J., Kavanagh, D., Byrne, G., Bone, K., Adams, J., & Deed, G. (2009). The Kava Anxiety Depression Spectrum Study (KADSS): a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial using an aqueous extract of Piper methysticum Psychopharmacology DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1549-9
The Pharmaceutical Journal recently reported on a study, published online in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, with the headline Banned kava [...]
Do you turn from a scientist who publishes an important paper on cell membranes that is cited by thousands of other papers into a man standing in front of an “Expose the 9/11 Cover-Up” poster talking about vaccine conspiracies?
Fans of Battlestar Galactica will be pleased to know that the Asssociation of Teachers and Lecturers are taking action to protect UK schools from a Cylon attack. Colin “Adama” Kinney, from Cookstown High School in Northern Ireland, is aware of the Cylon’s ability to hijack wireless networks.
‘Let’s stick to wired computers and other wired devices [...]
The hypothesis that vaccines are causally linked to autism was dealt another blow today in the US today. After the channeling of millions of dollars through lawyers, three judges have handed down their verdicts in three separate cases. The verdicts are here.
Arthur Allen writes about the cases and notes the judges devastating verdict on the [...]