Tag Archives: dyspraxia
Dore and some interesting wikipedia edits
Interesting goings on around Dore and Wikipedia Continue reading
Dore: nothing in it?
The ten23 campaign looked at homoeopathic pills: there’s no active ingredient in them, once diluted beyond a certain level. This post is going to look at the Dore treatment for dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD: and suggest that there’s no good … Continue reading
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ASA: Dore advert is “misleading” and breaches rules on “truthfullness” and “substantiation”
I was delighted to see that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint of mine about Dore’s advertising. I complained about an advert referring to “help with Dyslexia, ADHD, Dyspraxia or Asperger’s”. The ASA has reviewed the evidence … Continue reading
The Times and Hopkins allow Quinnell to plug Dore
Quinnell plugs Dore in Times: ‘miracle cure endorsed by celeb’ stories may be more newsworthy than ‘miracle cure still doesn’t work’ stories. That is a pity. Continue reading
More Dore media coverage: Bad Science and the Sun
A quick post to note some more of the unfolding coverage of Dore UK’s closures. Ben Goldacre uses his Guardian bad science column to point out that, when analysing the coverage of Dore: it seems the bloggers win on timeliness, … Continue reading
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Sun, Times and Independent articles on Dore closure
The Sun, Times and Independent have just published articles on Dore UK going into administration: it’s great to see this getting into the mainstream media. The Sun’s the Times’ articles are excellent – so we’ll look at those first. Then … Continue reading
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Dore UK go into administration: updated 6 times
Following Dore Australia’s move into administration at the end of last week, Dore UK has now also gone into administration. A Dore staff member on Dore’s discussion forums stated that they have gone into administration, and Dore UK staff were … Continue reading
