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Sharyl Attkisson to receive media award

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Sharyl Attkisson has been one of the less reliable members of the media when it comes to the autism/vaccine discussion. She promotes the purported link, defended Andrew Wakefield and gave David Kirby (of Evidence of Harm fame) a platform to promote his views. For example. Recall a few years back when the Hornig study (Lack [...]

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Mother Jones: Rep. Dan Burton’s Legacy: Lots of Sick Kids

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Dan Burton, representative to the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana announced today he would not seek re-election this year. Mother Jones has an article to mark the end of Dan Burton’s career in congress: Rep. Dan Burton’s Legacy: Lots of Sick Kids. The link says a lot “rep-dan-burton-goodbye-and-good-riddance”. Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones starts [...]

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Time Magazine: Great Science Frauds

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Add Time magazine to the list of those calling out Andrew Wakefield a fraud. Not just any fraud, a “great science fraud”: Great Science Frauds Share

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Autistic Advocacy Group Condemns Presidential Appointment of Anti-Vaccine Activist Peter Bell

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Peter Bell of Autism Speaks has been appointed to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. As I read about the appointment I felt that there would be some reaction. Perhaps even a strong reaction. And, as you will see, I was correct. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) has issued a press release [...]

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