Monthly Archives: July 2012

Skeptic News: Court chucks out repressed memory suit

Posted on July 26, 2012 by twentyfirstfloormirror

An abuse case based on repressed memories has been thrown out of court Continue reading →

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Skeptic News: Chiro padding bills

Posted on July 26, 2012 by twentyfirstfloormirror

A chiropractor in St Louis has been accussed of insurance fraud. Continue reading →

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Skeptic News: Students run rampage in homeopathy college

Posted on July 24, 2012 by twentyfirstfloormirror

Students of the state-run Dr Abhin Chandra Homeopathy Medical College and Hospital, Bhunbameswar, India, went on the rampage on the campus on Monday, protesting against the faulty evaluation of test papers. Continue reading →

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Skeptic News: Homeopathy for Cancer Lawsuit

Posted on July 24, 2012 by twentyfirstfloormirror

The Indian Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the ministry of health and family welfare as to why it was averse to holding clinical trial of a homoeopathic medicine, apparently meant to cure cancer patients. Continue reading →

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Skeptic News: Earn a degree in Alien Hunting

Posted on July 24, 2012 by twentyfirstfloormirror

Want to find life on other planets but don’t know where to begin? Starting in January, the University of Edinburgh will be offering a course on the search for extraterrestrial life. Best of all? You can take the course online for free.
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Skeptic News: New Age group supplements under investigations

Posted on July 23, 2012 by twentyfirstfloormirror

A New age community branded a ”cult” by its critics is under investigation by health authorities over a range of herbal supplements it sells online.
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Skeptic News: Exorcism leads to murder

Posted on July 20, 2012 by twentyfirstfloormirror

A California murder defendant says she was performing an exorcism on a romantic rival before the woman died. Continue reading →

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Skeptic News: Lawsuit for "planted" repressed memories

Posted on July 20, 2012 by twentyfirstfloormirror

A lawsuit has been filed against a treatment centre alleging they planted false memories of sexual abuse in three women. Continue reading →

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“LITTLE H”

Posted on July 20, 2012 by twentyfirstfloormirror

BIG PHARMA is evil and LITTLE ALT MED is benign, or isn’t it? Edzard Ernst, victim of a smear campaign by “Little Homeopathy” takes a different view. Continue reading →

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Don't Say Darwin… (part 2)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by twentyfirstfloormirror

If you describe our knowledge of evolution as “Darwin’s theory”, you are guilty of scientific, logical, historical, and pedagogic errors, and playing into the hands of the Creationists. Continue reading →

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