vaccinations

Andrew Wakefield – ‘Dishonest And Irresponsible’ – Doctor No More

by podblack on May 24, 2010

Edited to add (thanks to Reasonable Hank): 24th May, 2010: Dr Andrew Wakefield – Determination on Serious Professional Misconduct (SPM) and sanction Accordingly the Panel has determined that Dr Wakefield’s name should be erased from the medical register.  The Panel concluded that it is the only sanction that is appropriate to protect patients and is [...]

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Gardasil for Guys? Actually, Yes, According To Hungry Beast

by podblack on November 25, 2009

brandist Hungry Beast was bloody brilliant!!! I’ve never seen such a poignant picture of Australia’s refugees. GREAT JOB GUYS!!! So, I’ve been lax in keeping up with my Hungry Beast round-ups. Simply put, I’ve been busy for a sequence of Wednesdays and that pretty much means that I’ve been stuck trying to catch the online [...]

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Qualified, Relevant Science For Unqualified Jenny Disaster Show By Oprah

by podblack on May 20, 2009

Just a quick note — very, very busy this week and a workshop (again!) on the Friday and probably another interview to conduct. I was told of this via the Stop Jenny McCarthy contributors: As detailed on Pharyngula: Oprah asks so sweetly: What Should Jenny Do? You’ve seen it all over the news…Jenny McCarthy, one [...]

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In Press! Again! Whoot!

by podblack on March 13, 2009

Here’s me! Here’s the latest Australian Skeptic! I’m on the front cover again! Kind of – you can see the title of one of the articles I wrote. I wrote ‘An Introduction to Parapsychology‘ and did an interview with Dr Caroline Watt (you can catch the Skeptic Zone interview with her here). I also did [...]

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Ben Goldacre On London Tonight About MMR

by podblack on March 12, 2009

Interviewed on the Skeptic Zone Podcast, Ben Goldacre features on London Tonight: By the way — spot us bloggers who helped with the story at around the 2.30 min mark! Including The Lay Scientist and The Sceptic’s Book.

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Well, I Never Thought It’d Hit Wikipedia… More Barnett Barney LBC 97.3

by podblack on February 7, 2009

In a February 2009 show, Barnett’s topics included the MMR vaccine, in which she and some callers expressed negative opinions of the vaccination, allopathic medicine in general, and disagreed that recent disease outbreaks should be blamed on parents that choose not to vaccinate their children. The discussion attracted considerable criticism of its accuracy and possible [...]

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Skeptical Inquirers Vs Jenny McCarthy in Australia’s ‘Women’s Day’

by podblack on December 30, 2008

Now that I have your attention – let’s have a little recap as to one of the reasons why I blog. It’s because of people like Dr Rachael Dunlop. Dr Dunlop (most commonly known as ‘Dr Rachie’ on the Skeptic Zone podcast) is just one of the many, many scientists out there and one of [...]

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Autism Spectrum And DORE Speculations

by podblack on May 9, 2008

So, I’m still waiting on a reply from DORE Australia, after reading a great blogger on the topic of DORE. You see, I have an unanswered question. Something I emailed to them last month and got a cheery reply to, even! Simple enough question, I thought. “Why would the Australian website for DORE claim that [...]

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