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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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(47,245 posts) Fri Jan 24, 2014, 06:00 AM Jan 2014

Want to see just how desperate woo advocates can get? [View all]

There was an ad on our local radio station, (it's been pulled due to protests,) blaming vaccinations, and "Big Pharma" (this all sound familiar?) for thousands of babies dying in the US every month.
Not every year, or every several years, every month.

The cure?
Chiropractic for babies.

The chiroQUACK who put forward the ad turns out lost his license in another state after several babies died while under his "care."

Chiropractic. is total quackery.

EVERY time it's put under scientific scrutiny it fails, totally.

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Want to see just how desperate woo advocates can get? [View all] Archae Jan 2014 OP

That's sad. TxDemChem Jan 2014 #1

And on the subject of desperate... Wilms Jan 2014 #2

I wouldn't say ALL Chiropractic Doctors are quacks. Thor_MN Jan 2014 #3

What would make a chiropractor's practice not woo? HuckleB Jan 2014 #4

I already said it, maybe try reading it again? Thor_MN Jan 2014 #5

Sorry, I don't see anything in your post that answers that question legitimately. HuckleB Jan 2014 #6

If they don't claim any health benefit besides realignment of the spine? sir pball Feb 2014 #7

there are a few chiros who use spinal manipulation edhopper Feb 2014 #8

Exactly. HuckleB Feb 2014 #9

I've been reading up on these chiropractic claims... Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2014 #10

You are lucky edhopper Feb 2014 #11

Yay for luck, I suppose. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2014 #12