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Hero Of The Anti-Vaccine Movement Is A Fraud

February 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Andrew Wakefield, whose 1998 Lancet article set off a wave of anti-vaccine hysteria, “changed and misreported reported results in his research” according to a Sunday Times investigation. Put in simpler terms, Andrew Wakefield is a liar and a fraud.
The Lancet article was thoroughly unconvincing even if the data behind it was sound. A [...]

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Tags: Autism · Health · Science · Vaccines

Food Supply More Dangerous?

June 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Not so much. Listen to the data, not the frenzy.
Hat Tip: Marginal Revolution.

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Tags: Food · Health · Safety · Science