Pharyngula discusses the latest antics of disgraced Andrew Wakefield: Andrew Wakefield lashes out http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/01/06/andrew-wakefield-lashes-out/ I just gotta post this again from 2010 that explains the background behind the fall of Wakefield and the problems of scientific illiteracy in the media: The Facts In The Case Of Dr. Andrew Wakefield http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu [...]
Well, we know that homeopathy is nothing more than a placebo and we know the dangers of using homeopathy instead of real medical treatments. We also know the falsehoods promulgated by homeopaths of how homeopathy is supposed to work. Now it would appear that Richard Barr, the director of the Society of Homeopaths, is threatening [...]
Found this via Pharyngula. Tracy Spicer takes Meryl Dorey and the fraudulent anti-vaxers to task. http://www.2ue.com.au/blogs/2ue-blog/to-vaccinate-or-not/20110107-19i9a.html “…dangerous, disgusting, disgraceful information from people like Meryl Dorey”. Thank you, Tracey, for bring this issue to the attention of your listeners and to the wider world. Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011
Science-Based Medicine has a rather comprehensive article regarding Andrew Wakefield and the fraud of the MMR vaccine scare: “Piltdown medicine” and Andrew Wakefield’s MMR vaccine fraud http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=9552 Other background information here from May 2010: The Facts In The Case Of Dr. Andrew Wakefield http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011
I cannot quite believe that Andrew Wakefield lodged a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission regarding a Sunday Times article written by Brian Deer. Reading the blog at http://holfordwatch.info/2009/03/16/andrew-wakefield-lodges-complaint-about-brian-deer-with-press-complaints-commission/, it’s clear to me that Andrew Wakefield should take full responsibility for his actions. Perhaps then he can start the recovery process to become fully rehabilitated [...]
