Monthly Archives: March 2009
Daily Mail, Jerome Burne Want to Scare or Mis-inform Readers About the Chickenpox Vaccine
Jerome Burne, co-author of Food Is Better Medicine Than Drugs, with anti-vaccinationist Patrick Holford, writes another anti-vax piece in the Daily Mail – which can’t make up its mind whether it wants to inform or terrify its readers. There are serious discussions to be had about whether or not the UK introduces chickenpox vaccination but this isn’t the way to do it. If Daily Mail had wanted to provide an informed and balance article, then they would have asked a credible expert to write it. Continue reading
Filed under Jerome Burne, patrick holford
Science Communication: So What?
A guest writer provides an overview of the field of the public understanding of science. There is some criticism of the UK government’s current DIUS and the recently-launched Science: So What initiative as being out of touch with both the academic community and its intended audience. Continue reading
Filed under Current events
Holford on Kim Hill’s Radio New Zealand show
We were concerned to hear Patrick Holford featuring in a truly disappointing interview on Kim Hill’s Saturday morning radio show: he was given over 50 minutes, almost unchallenged, to assert a whole manner of dubious claims. Patrick Holford – introduced … Continue reading
Filed under addiction, Alzheimer's, patrick holford
