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BBC Pulls ‘Dragons’ Den’ Episode Over Contestant Claim That Acupuncture & Ear Seeds Can Help With Recovery From ME
The BBC has pulled an episode of Dragons’ Den after a backlash due to a claim from a contestant that acupuncture and ear seeds helped her recover from ME. Letters have now been sent to politi…
Over the past week, campaign group Action for ME has mobilized and sent a letter to the chairs of the UK’s Culture, Media & Sport and Health & Social Care Committee sexpressing concern that the “way in which her pitch was presented on Dragons’ Den suggests that this product was responsible for her recovery and should therefore be considered an effective treatment.” ME is a long-term condition with a wide range of symptoms including extreme fatigue, sleep issues and concentration problems, according to the NHS website, which lists potential treatments as cognitive behavioural therapy, energy management and medicine to control symptoms such as pain and sleeping problems. “Given the episode in question was aired during primetime on BBC One, we worry that a larger audience will have heard this pitch which amounts to an unfounded claim that this form of alternative medicine can cure M.E.” Furthermore, The Times reported this morning on another letter from academics sent to BBC Director General Tim Davie outlining a number of examples of “extravagant claims” made on the show, which turns 20 next year and airs in the U.S. under the name Shark Tank.
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