Posts Tagged ‘chiropractic’
Health and insurance plans usually cover the cost of anti-inflammatory drugs. But what about acupuncture? Should it be an insured benefit? How about chiropractic? Health insurance providers and medicare programs worldwide are scrutinizing health spending. Devoting dollars to one area (say, hospitals) is effectively a decision not to spend on something else, (perhaps public health […]
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Tags: acupuncture, chiropractic, energy therapy, homeopathy, naturopathy
What’s the icon above about? You may have noticed it on the Science-Based Pharmacy website for the past several weeks. Simon Singh is a science writer who wrote about the British Chiropractic Association, and their stated claim that chiropractors can treat childhood conditions, like colic. His comment, published in the British newspaper The Guardian, was […]
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Tags: chiropractic, singhbca
Singh vs. the BCA: A Libel Reform Update
I’ve blogged in the past about the case of Simon Singh who has been sued by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) for making the following statement: The British Chiropractic Association claims that their members can help treat children with colic, sleeping and feeding problems, frequent ear infections, asthma and prolonged crying, even though there is […]
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Tags: chiropractic, libel, Simon Singh