We need this voice to fight quackery
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:33:31 PM
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| Professor Edzard Ernst, the UK's only professor of complementary medicine, is in danger of losing his job because it seems lobbying has won over evidence-based science, especially medicine. |
Back pain guidelines touch a raw nerve | Edzard Ernst
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:33:31 PM
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| Edzard Ernst: Nice's recommendation of chiropractors for back pain overestimates the benefits and underestimates the risks |
Ben Rothke's book review of Trick or Treatment
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:33:31 PM
Posted by admin / Under Edzard Ernst
| Rothke's book review of 'Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine' by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst - ISBN-13: 978-0393066616Book peels away the fallacies of acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic and herbal medicine.Rothke is the author of Computer Security: 20 Things Every Employee Should Know. ISBN 978-007226282 |
Prof. Edzard Ernst: Homöopathie ist heute widerlegt
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:33:31 PM
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| (gwup) Im Mai stimmen die Schweizer über einen Verfassungsartikel zur Förderung der Komplementärmedizin ab. Im "Tagesanzeiger" erklärt der Mediziner Prof. Edzard Ernst, warum er nach jahrelanger Forschung die Homöopathie heute als widerlegt betrachtet. Doch das war nicht immer so: Prof. Ernst war einst von der Wirkung der Globuli überzeugt ... |
Prince exploiting public with detox, claims Exeter professor
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:33:31 PM
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| Exeter Edzard Ernst professor attacks Prince Charles' Duchy Original's detox tincture as promoting ill public health as well as exploiting the poor saps who believe him - and would buy Duchy Products in the first place |
Also of interest ... in funny business
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:33:31 PM
Posted by admin / Under Edzard Ernst
| Books of definite interest:Trick or Treatment by Simon Singh and Edzard ErnstWhat medicines can you trust? Which ones are just placebos?The Spy Bedside Book edited by Graham Greene and Hugh GreeneSpy messages in boiled eggs and hidden messages in butterflies. Interested yet? |
£10,000 To First Person To Prove Homeopathy Works
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:33:31 PM
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| Professor Edzard Ernst says he will award £10,000 to the first person who can show the controversial treatment is better than a placebo in a scientifically controlled trial. |
NHS homeopathy prescriptions falling
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:33:31 PM
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| GP prescriptions for homeopathy have nearly halved in two years. Professor Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at Peninsula Medical School in Exeter and a vocal critic of homeopathy, said the huge drop in prescribing reflected a shift in attitude within the medical profession. |
Hey! Therapists, this guy will pay you $10000. Just prove it
Thursday 11th of March 2010 01:33:31 PM
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| PROFESSOR CHALLENGES HOMEOPATHS TO PROVE THEIR TREATMENT WORKSA £10,000 challenge set up by a city professor has angered homeopaths. Edzard Ernst, who researches complementary medicine at Exeter University, is offering a cash prize to anyone who can prove that homeopathy can be successful.Prof Ernst says the £10,000 reward will go ... |



