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    Thursday, April 01, 2010

    Breaking Good News

    Simon Singh won his libel case in the UK. Who is Simon Singh. He’s a very courageous Science Writer who was sued by Chiropractor Quacks in the U.K. He tested claims that they could treat a host of childhood diseases.

    “Singh was accused of libel by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) over an opinion piece he wrote in the Guardian in April 2008. He suggested there was a lack of evidence for the claims some chiropractors make on treating certain childhood conditions including colic and asthma. The BCA alleged that Singh had in effect accused its leaders of knowingly supporting bogus treatments.”

    This is a huge victory for the skeptical community in the U.K. Way to go Mr. Singh!

    2 comments:

    Anonymous said...

    I believe he's now able to defend himself, but he's not completely exonerated yet. I think he will be, however, so YAY!

    Locnar said...

    I think you are correct. Got a little ahead of myself in the excitement.