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Another example of a “leading scientist” on the supposed “vaccine safety” side

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Earlier this year a meeting was held in Jamaica as the self-named “Vaccine Safety Conference”. Part of the “mission” of the meeting was “The conference will bring together leading scientists whose research has raised concerns about aspects of vaccine safety”. Aside from Andrew Wakefield, who were among the “leading scientists”? Lawrence Palevsky, MD, FAAP. Dr. [...]

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Tracking cognitive changes in new-onset epilepsy: functional imaging challenges

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Does the onset of epilepsy bring on a change in cognition? I’ve heard people, people who purport to know, state clearly yes…and clearly no. A recent article poses the question of if such studies could be performed with the fairly recent advances in fMRI and ERPs. Tracking cognitive changes in new-onset epilepsy: functional imaging challenges. [...]

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WPI v. Judy Mikovits: “The story keeps getting stranger”

Monday, November 28th, 2011

A blog at Nature starts out succinctly: “The story keeps getting stranger.” In affidavits filed in the case of Judy Mikovits, the former Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI) researcher who spearheaded the research which purported to link a mouse virus (XMRV) to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). She also publicly stated, based on unpublished results, that there [...]

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Today’s the day: Autism Science Foundation Sometimes it Pays to be Small fundraiser

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Here’s a chance to participate in a fundraiser at no net cost to yourself. The Autism Science Foundation is participating in American Express’ “Small Business Saturday” event. Register your American Express card https://sync.americanexpress.com/sbs2011 Donate $25 to ASF http://www.autismsciencefoundation.org/about/donate American Express will credit you back $25 Today’s the day!! It’s American Express Small Business Saturday. Go [...]

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