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Wellcome Collection hosted two debates in London on the best and worst ideas, phenomena, developments and practices in the history of medicine - the first on 26 June 2008, the second on 17 July 2008. In conjunction with these events, spiked ran this online debate to ask experts, commentators and spiked readers for their nominations.
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The anti-chemical reaction
| by Todd Seavey | 6 June 2008 |
Moral crusades against harmless chemicals are causing consumers unnecessary stress, and are even harming human life. |
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The BMI farce
| by Patrick Basham & John Luik | 23 May 2008 |
The Body Mass Index is an inaccurate measurement of people’s healthiness, yet it is used to scare and hector the population. |
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Epidemiology: medicine gone wrong?
In today’s frantic search for the origins of disease in our lifestyles and environment, the value of epidemiology has been greatly overstated. |
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The homeopathy hoax
| by Baum and Ernst | 7 May 2008 |
All serious thinkers should have a closed mind on the question of homeopathy: it is anti-scientific and simply does not work. |
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Healthy living is a sickness
| by Dr Michael Fitzpatrick | 30 April 2008 |
GP and author Dr Michael Fitzpatrick says the injunction to be super-fit and super-healthy is ruining our quality of life. |
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The debate on ‘The Best of Medicine’ on 26 June and ‘The Worst of Medicine’ on 17 July will both take place at the Wellcome Collection in central London. See the live debates page for more information.
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From April to July 2008, we asked experts, commentators and spiked readers to nominate the best and worst of medicine. Here's what they told us.
Please note the debate is now closed. |
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