Woo

[JC]

@booboo Yep, "do my own research" = "use Google to find stories that confirm my prejudices".

It's very concerning that moronic fuckwits like this have any role at all in the education of children.

[jegga]

@booboo said in Woo:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/91555493/board-of-trustees-does-not-want-children-targeted-by-hpv-information-sessions-on-site

When I see somebody saying "do my own research" my bullshitometer lights up.

Yeah as soon as I saw those words I thought of a self important fool.

[JC]

@jegga Re Ms Coombes and her ability to "do her own research", I did my own into her extensive postgraduate medical research qualifications and experience. I'll just leave this here...

[antipodean]

@JC Why do people like that get LinkedIn profiles? /rhetorical

[jegga]

@antipodean said in Woo:

@JC Why do people like that get LinkedIn profiles? /rhetorical

Goes back to that self important fool factor I mentioned earlier.
Quite often these sorts of loons claim some degree of clairvoyance or ability to cure sickness with crystals or reiki too.

[NTA]

@jegga and will vehemently attack Western Medicine as institutionalised lying.

[Snowy]

@jegga said in Woo:

crystals or reiki too

It's Rieko!

Oh right... as you were.

[jegga]

Ok , so if you feel strongly enough about the enchanted water to complain to the commerce commission they say if they get enough complaints they'll investigate.
I didn't actually know that would investigate these shysters, be great to have him fined and shut down

Stuff

[jegga]

Someone sent this to a Green mp and here's a scientists response. I'm guessing the fluoride zealot was probably trying to help and didn't realise how insensitive they were being but ffs a closed mouth gathers no feet lady.

Nanogirl  /  Apr 14, 2017

An open letter on fluoride, science and kindness

Dear Lorraine, I noticed that last week you chose to send this message to Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter: Having read the original message I’ve decided not to identify you other than by you…

[jegga]

Good news

Stuff

[jegga]

Bad news

Stuff

[jegga]

Ffs

Stuff

[canefan]

@jegga Sadly these people will only start to smell the coffee when they start getting sick and maybe start dying

[NTA]

Alison McCook  /  May 8, 2017

Updated: Vaccine-autism study retracted — again

For the second time, a journal has quickly retracted a study that suggested vaccines raise the risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The study first raised a furor last year, promp…

[booboo]

"666 home-schooled children"

...

[booboo]

And concluded that premature babies are more subject to neurodevelopmental problems...

[booboo]

Ok ... accupuncture ...

... Doc, who is reportedly quite old school (as suggested by his practice partner one day when I had to see him instead) is right into accupuncture.

Has got me to be stuck with needles for a couple of weeks (disc, back, nerve issue).

Frankly .... it's doing absolutely nothing. Just as expected.

Am quite astonished though that a modern trained medical doctor is into accupuncture.

[canefan]

@booboo said in Woo:

Ok ... accupuncture ...

... Doc, who is reportedly quite old school (as suggested by his practice partner one day when I had to see him instead) is right into accupuncture.

Has got me to be stuck with needles for a couple of weeks (disc, back, nerve issue).

Frankly .... it's doing absolutely nothing. Just as expected.

Am quite astonished though that a modern trained medical doctor is into accupuncture.

Physios do it a lot, seems to work for them. Maybe your guy is doing it wrong?

[booboo]

@canefan
Look I was prepared to accept that there may be some possibilty of some basis to it.

But Wiki (I know I know) tells me it's less successful than placebo. That makes it as effective as homeopathy... sign me up! I'll drink water!

[antipodean]

@canefan dry needling works to activate and release muscles.