Tag Archives: MMR

by | May 27, 2009

Neal’s Yard on Guardian EthicalLiving: you ask, they don’t answer. Will they answer here?

Neal’s Yard were nice enough to agree to feature on the Guardian’s Ethical Living Blog: to answer reader questions. Guardian readers donated thiee time in order to contribute plenty of interesting questions (the comments page on this story runs to … Continue reading →

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by | March 3, 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 →

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by | February 23, 2009

Will Patrick Holford Be Calling Upon His Mailing List to Sign the New Andrew Wakefield Petition? If So, We’ve Made Some Annotations

In June 2007 Patrick Holford contacted his mailing list to ask them to sign a petition in support of Andrew Wakefield. In February 2009, there is a new petition to support Wakefield. Holford has yet to redact his products and recommendations that rely upon Wakefield’s research so will he ask his followers to sign this new petition? We provide an annotated version of the We Support Andrew Wakefield petition. Continue reading →

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by | February 22, 2009

Patrick Holford Promotes Error: Does This Explain His Continuing Support for Opposing MMR and Supporting Andrew Wakefield’s Research?

Former Visiting Professor Patrick Holford is still failing to reconsider his recommendations for the ‘treatment’ of autism despite the thorough examination of Andrew Wakefield’s research and related work and the conclusion that it is fatally flawed both by error and through deliberate manipulation. Continue reading →

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by | February 20, 2009

Patrick Holford on Andrew Wakefield: He Needs to Issue an Update

Several of Patrick Holford’s entrepreneurial products for autism have their theoretical justification in Andrew Wakefield’s work. With the recent explicit findings from the Autism Omnibus, it is clear that Wakefield’s research can not be relied upon (referred to in terms of “fraud” and “manipulation). It is past time for Holford to update his readers and subscribers who depend upon him for up-to-date research and advice. Continue reading →

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by | February 11, 2009

LBC and Global Radio, Currently London’s Biggest Sulk?

Dr Ben Goldacre has received a complaint from LBC and Global Radio that Jeni Barnett has received a volume of unpleasant email. We are sorry to hear that as many Bad Science bloggers will know how that feels from experience. Nonetheless, some of this might have been avoided if LBC and Global Radio had been more savvy in their handling of the issue and more ready to engage with the topic of what had irritated so many people. Continue reading →

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by | February 10, 2009

Jeni Barnett, LBC and Global Radio, MMR Segment 7 Jan 2009 and the Ben Goldacre Coverage: Part 2

Dr Ben Goldacre v. Jeni Barnett, LBC Radio and Global Radio in re: the MMR Vaccine Segment of Jeni’s show on 7 Jan 2009. Part 2 of the list of blogs and mainstream media outlets that are covering the story. Continue reading →

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by | February 10, 2009

Jeni Barnett and the Missing Blog Posts About MMR Segment on LBC Radio

Jeni Barnett and LBC Radio, you might wish there to be an EMP to remove all traces of this sad and sorry incident concerning the ill-conceived MMR segment and the kerfuffle with Dr Ben Goldacre but that isn’t going to happen. Deleting blog posts will not help you mend fences. Continue reading →

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by | February 9, 2009

David Aaronovitch Calls for A Class Action Against Stupidity (Well, LBC Radio and Jeni Barnett, We’re Editorialising)

David Aaronovitch of The Times is on the side of Ben Goldacre in his dispute with LBC Radio about the Jeni Barnett MMR Segment. He semi-seriously calls for a class against LBC for permitting a presenter to inflict her preposterous prejudices on her listeners, to the detriment of someone else’s kids. Continue reading →

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by | February 9, 2009

Jeni Barnett. Has The Streisand Effect Taught You and LBC Radio Nothing?

Jeni Barnett and LBC Radio compound her mistakes of recent days (who knew that was possible) and delete comments from her blog posts. Except, on the internet, nothing ever really disappears. Continue reading →

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