Category Archives: Current events
Joanna Blythman: Please Read the Data Appendices About Organic Food Before Conjuring ‘Cancerous Conspiracies’: Part 1
Joanna Blythman and the Soil Association accuse the Food Standards Agency of ignoring the statistics in its own review for differences in nutrient levels between organic and conventionally produced food. We suggest, respectfully, that Blythman and the Soil Association are wrong and refer them to the original data. Continue reading
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Science: So What – Showcasing Just How Much They Don’t Understand Social Media As Well as Science?
Science: So What mounts the clown car and shows us what their social media strategy is made of by commenting on one of our previous criticisms and somewhat magnificently failing to understand the point. Continue reading
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Lloyds Pharmacy sell Alli (Orlistat) online
Lloyds Pharmacy is selling Alli online. Bricks and Mortars pharmacists are encouraged to weigh customers and estimate their BMI: for some people online might seem less embarrassing. However, online drug purchasing is open to abuse. Continue reading
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Comment Is Free But Facts Are Sacred Makes A Correction
Kent Miller’s post for the Guardian’s Comment Is Free contained the common error that MMR vaccine contains thimerosal. Acting more speedily than they have previously when such errors have been brought to their attention, Guardian corrected it. Continue reading
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Daily Express, Better You, The Leadership Factor and Laura Clout: the Yes Minister approach to market research
The Sunday Express recently claimed that research shows that more than 8 in 10 of use do not eat fruit and vegetables in our daily diet – this number was derived from a survey. Sadly, it does not seem as if the survey questions were well designed and this casts doubt on the value of the findings. Continue reading
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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
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Credit Card Exceeded Card Limit Scam: 0800 03 11 03
Credit card scam alleges that the target has exceeded their credit limit and must repay the excess immediately and that transactions are suspended until such payment is made. The sting number is 0800 031103 or 0800 03 11 03. Continue reading
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Special Court that Heard the Autism Omnibus Says that Measles Vaccine Is Not Associated with Neurological Damage: Some Detail from the Rulings
Special Court that Heard the Autism Omnibus Says that Measles Vaccine Is Not Associated with Neurological Damage. Some quotations from the rulings in the cases of Cedillo, Hazlehurst and Snyder. Some interesting insights into the petitioners attempts to prevent Professor Stephen Bustin’s damning and authoritative testimony concerning the laboratory at the heart of the flawed research produced by Dr Andrew Wakefield. Continue reading
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