by Alan Freestone | Oct 19, 2009 | Con-med
Well it appears there are two articles planted…sorry ‘appearing’ in the media today attacking the idea that people might want to take responsibility for their health. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/134841/Vitamin-pill-cancer-risk- “VITAMIN...
by Alan Freestone | Oct 19, 2009 | Homeopathic Research
“It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over...
by Alan Freestone | Oct 19, 2009 | Homeopathic Research
another ‘anti’ story finds it’s way into the press http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8310792.stm I wonder if Ben Goldacre will pick up on the fact that the journalist has drawn conclusions: – With no references to the study – With a tiny...
by Alan Freestone | Oct 14, 2009 | Vaccinations
Today The Guardian is running a poll…”Should the swine flu jab be mandatory for all doctors and nurses?” This seems to be due to the reportedly low take-up of swine flu vaccine jabs by health professionals. Hearteningly the Guardian readers that...
by Alan Freestone | Oct 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
“Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration – that we are one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There’s no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we’re the imagination...
by Alan Freestone | Oct 7, 2009 | Vaccinations
This is the funniest piece I have read this week, Dana Ullman is on fine form! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-ullman/how-to-create-your-own-pa_b_311652.html Some select quotes for your enjoyment: “Even though deaths from influenza have not increased at...
by Alan Freestone | Oct 6, 2009 | Con-med
Once again the media publishes a gushing account of how we are on the brink of a ‘cancer treatment revolution’. This time it is Sir David Lane, chief scientist of Cancer Research UK no less, telling us we’re going to live forever in techno-utopia...
by Alan Freestone | Oct 5, 2009 | Con-med
As I mentioned in my previous post on cancer & homeopathy, I had some correspondence with Cancer Research UK. I had asked them if they had paid for any research into the homeopathic treatment of cancer (there is afterall voluminous anecdotal evidence stretching...
by Alan Freestone | Oct 4, 2009 | Con-med
Please follow the link to a website that aims to ‘promote transparency in the pharmaceutical industry and the governments that regulate it’. There is some very useful information about trials using common vaccine adjuvants. http://www.without-consent.com/...
