Posts Tagged ‘children’

CFI on Radio on Chiropractic Treatment for Children/Infants

Monday, June 7, 2010 12:48 1 Comment

Clifford Beninger, spokesperon for the CFI Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism, on the topic of chiropractic treatment for infants and children on the Rob Breakenridge Show on Calgary Radio:
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For more on this topic, read my blog entry at Keep Chiropractors Away From Children

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Message to Naturopaths: Keep Your Quackery Away From Children

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:54 3 Comments

In working on Naturopathy Awareness Month, we came across an excellent and comprehensive critique of naturopathy - Naturopathy: A Critical Appraisal - by Kimball C. Atwood IV, MD, who blogs regularly for Science Based Medicine.  This article can be accessed by creating a free account with Medscape.
In this piece, Atwood has a great quote from [...]

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Keep Chiropractors Away From Children

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 15:01 1 Comment

No valid evidence spinal corrections are an effective treatment for non-spinal conditions

Recent articles published by a variety of Canadian newspapers have promoted chiropractic treatments for children suffering from colic, ear infections, and digestive problems.  These include a Canadian Press piece “Chiropractors treat infants: Gentle touch is key when taking care [...]

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Why the difference? A New Poll Question on EqualismActivism

Thursday, April 23, 2009 14:09 5 Comments

What more justification is there for a women and children-only family service depriving fathers of full involvement in family life, than a men-only professional or workplace service depriving women of full involvement in professional life?
In response to a question for clarification on Facebook, I provided:
If you google “services for mothers” you see hundreds of pages [...]

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Angry Calls and Newspaper Queries: The Atheist Bus Campaign Rolls Along

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 1:52 6 Comments

I wish I had more time to post entries as we receive ongoing press in the Canadian Atheist Bus Campaign.  Here are a few highlights from today.  It started, appropriately enough, with an odd phone call.  I was asked
Are you the atheist?
To which after some hesitation over exactly how to approach an answer, I simply [...]

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