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  • Did you major in chiropracty? dochunt tells us that it’s popularly known as “UC@Davis” to the “in crowd”.

    Think Progress » Graham Falsely Claims GOP Has Only Used Reconciliation With ‘Bipartisan Support’ 2010

  • We can start with his own pseudoscientific métier known as chiropracty (I tend to agree with those researchers whose findings indicate its clinical value is, at best, no more significant than massage therapy and mostly elicits the placebo response), move to what I can only conclude are fundamentalist religious beliefs and then finish off with his anger management problems.

    Progressive Bloggers 2009

  • I've got no position on whether the claims for chiropracty are true or not, but this is not the way science should be done.

    June 4th, 2009 2009

  • One chapter was about chiropracty and in a subsequent article in The Guardian Singh described the British Chiropractic Association's 2008 claim that chiropracty could help treat children with colic, sleeping and feeding problems, frequent ear infections, asthma and prolonged crying, as `bogus.'

    June 4th, 2009 2009

  • And chiropracty is now the third largest healthcare system in the world!

    The Length of Simon Singh's Skeleton: The Reasons for Refusal by the Court of Appeal Jack of Kent 2009

  • If you have a job good enough to offer benefits, you're more likely to be able to afford extra expenses for glasses, massage, chiropracty or other similar needs.

    acupuncture update, plus more thoughts on privilege (updated) 2009

  • May 2006 - Jenny's birthday, chiropracty and smiles.

    tequilamonky Diary Entry tequilamonky 2009

  • Having covered several rounds of IVF, as well as services from pediatric MRIs to middle-aged chiropracty, I have faith in my insurance company.

    Beth Kohl: Genetics and the Politics of Discrimination 2008

  • What was your diagnosed condition that was improved through chiropracty?

    *Sigh*. CC 2008

  • I didn't know Goodyear was a quack and yes, chiropracty and acupuncture are quackery.

    *Sigh*. CC 2008

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