Comments on: Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield’s Discredited Findings: Part 2

By: it’s not about the science « Alternate Seat of TYR

it’s not about the science « Alternate Seat of TYR — Sat, 29 May 2010 16:51:28 +0000

[...] results were worthless. For that, you’ve got to go to some random blog – like Holfordwatch, devoted to harassing the tiresome media nutritionist of the same name. Fortunately, Mr. Holford [...]

By: Andrew Wakefield Lodges Complaint About Brian Deer with Press Complaints Commission « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:53:56 +0000

[...] is more probable that any shards of credibility as a scientist disappeared with the testimony of Dr Nick Chadwick and Professor Stephen Bustin at the Autism Omnibus Proceedings in 2007. So, Andrew Wakefield should rest easy on that [...]

By: » Skeptics’ Circle #106 Disillusioned Words: atheism, art and politics

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:07:04 +0000

[...] Will Patrick Holford Be Calling Upon His Mailing List to Sign the New Andrew Wakefield Petition? If So, We’ve Made Some Annotations. With a title like that, what else can I say about post from Holford Watch (dot info)? In June 2007, as the Autism Omnibus Hearings were in progress and the initial test case was being heard, Patrick Holford contacted his mailing list and asked them to sign a petition in support of Dr Andrew Wakefield. Although it doesn’t look like he ever signed the petition, it is clear that he influenced other people to sign, people who directly cited him as instrumental in the decision not to vaccinate children against… [...]

By: Will Patrick Holford Be Calling Upon His Mailing List to Sign the New Andrew Wakefield Petition? « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:54:02 +0000

[...] Will Patrick Holford Be Calling Upon His Mailing List to Sign the New Andrew Wakefield Petition? Jump to Comments In June 2007, as the Autism Omnibus Hearings were in progress and the initial test case was being heard, Patrick Holford contacted his mailing list and asked them to sign a petition in support of Dr Andrew Wakefield. Although it doesn’t look like he ever signed the petition, it is clear that he influenced other people to sign, people who directly cited him as instrumental in the decision not to vaccinate children against preventable diseases. [...]

By: Patrick Holford Promotes Error: Does This Explain His Continuing Support for Opposing MMR and Supporting Andrew Wakefield’s Research? « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:58:48 +0000

[...] his research (see, also, Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield’s Discredited Findings: Part 1 and Part 2). we have previously noted that Holford espouses support for Wakefield and his research allows some [...]

By: Patrick Holford on Andrew Wakefield: He Needs to Issue an Update « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:05:45 +0000

[...] We had assumed that Patrick Holford would have something to say after so publicly aligning himself with Andrew Wakefield despite the comprehensive and damning scrutiny that Wakefield’s research papers and practices endured in the Autism Omnibus hearings. See, Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield; Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield’s Discredited Findings: Part 1 and Part 2. [...]

By: Brian Deer Discusses Andrew Wakefield in the Sunday Times « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:13:36 +0000

[...] What will the Daily Mail and Melanie Phillips make of all this, Virginia? What will Patrick Holford have to say after so publicly aligning himself with Andrew Wakefield despite the comprehensive and damning scrutiny that Wakefield’s research papers and practices endured in the Autism Omnibus hearings? See, Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield’s Discredited Findings: Part 1 and Part 2. [...]

By: Jeni Barnett admits that she failed to act as a responsible broadcaster, following ridiculous LBC broadcast about MMR: Updated several times « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:59:53 +0000

[...] It has to be said that the correspondences between Jeni’s mistaken beliefs and the misinformation promulgated by Patrick Holford are quite striking. However, although Patrick Holford’s blog has a tiny readership, Jeni tour de force was distributed to a far larger audience and is therefore more immediate. (Patrick Holford’s books, sadly, have a larger readership for their canards although they contain even more misinformation than Jeni managed to cram into her programme. You may recall Patrick Holford encouraging his readers to sign a petition in support of Dr Andrew Wakefield although he doesn’t ever seem to have got round to doing so himself. Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield: Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield’s Discredited Findings Part 1 and Part 2.) [...]

By: Patrick Holford and His Recommendations for Vaccines: As Canard-Stuffed As We Feared « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:57:11 +0000

[...] to autism. See, e.g., Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield’s Discredited Findings Part 1 and Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield’s Discredited Findings Part 2. This lack of any willingness to review new information is remarkable in one who so frequently [...]

By: Ben Goldacre Usually Gets The Science Wrong: Patrick Holford Speaks From His Own Reality « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:26:33 +0000

[...] [1] We are familiar with what passes for “hard evidence” on this topic with Holford but it really does not stand up to any scrutiny: MMR and What Passes for Hard Evidence. Holford’s spirited defence of Andrew Wakefield reveals less about Wakefield’s work and more about Holford’s lack of understanding of that research or subsequent developments (Parts 1 and 2). [...]