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Media dis&dat: AMA says there’s no more need to research link between vaccines, autism
Media dis&dat: AMA says there’s no more need to research link between vaccines, autism.
Because there isn’t one! The real danger is that vaccine rates have dropped to the point where childhood diseases are reappearing. I hope this puts the issue to rest, but given the tenacity of crackpot erroneous theories on the Web, I doubt [...]
Mind Hacks: Race bias and the menstrual cycle
Translation: the usual BS about women and their periods. As one commenter observes, how come no one studies the psychological impact of male hormonal cycles? In a culture that objectifies women and still treats violence against women trivially, perhaps there are logical reasons for women’s “risk avoidance”?
Mind Hacks: Race bias and the menstrual cycle.
Scientific Fraud in MMR/Autism study
Media dis&dat reports that Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who published a study allegedly linking MMR vaccine and autism, has been accused of “cooking” the data to fit his theory. Wakefield’s findings led to a sharp decline in the percentage of children receiving vaccinations for MMR and other childhood diseases, leading to a resurgence of these diseases [...]
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