Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Further investigation into a 1998 study suggesting a link between childhood vaccines and autism, which was published in the medical journal Lancet and later retracted, revealed “an elaborate fraud” on the part of the lead author, Dr.
Andrew Wakefield, and his colleagues. Click here for the full report .When will the lies stop? Why not just say “we simply don’t know enough yet?”The level of frustration I feel every time one of these autism stories comes out just can’t be described.You have no idea what autism really is until you have a child with this disorder. Ever since my son Ryan was born, I have been feverishly searching for answers. And the numbers are staggering; one in 150 children have autism, so I suspect I’m just one of millions of parents doing the same. Was it something that happened during his delivery? Was it some genetic defect? Was it some medication my wife took while she was pregnant?My mind was flooded with questions, but what I realized as I tried to educate myself ...Kids who have had certain vaccines might be less likely to develop cancer, especially one type of leukemia, suggests a new study.The findings, published in The Journ...
Self-involved celebrities don't let medical research get in the way of feeling good about themselves
A Dutch psychologist has admitted making up data and faking research over many years in studies which were then published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.Dieder...
Bad science papers can have lasting effects. Consider the 1998 paper in the journal the Lancet that linked autism to the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. ...
Retraction of Paper Linking a Vaccine to AutismWednesday, February 03, 2010 By Bret BaierPrintNow some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine:Shot DownLancet, a...
Report: Measles Cases Soar, Epidemic Possible as Parents Shun VaccinationsMonday, December 01, 2008PrintThe number of measles cases has soared, leading to concern of...
UK Doctor Faces Misconduct Allegations Over Autism Vaccine LinkMonday, July 16, 2007E-Mail Print Share:LONDON — The doctor behind a controversial study linking a c...
Investigation raises questions about famous study
This week more shame was heaped upon the discredited British researcher whose work gave rise to the childhood-vaccines-cause-autism movement, as a prominent medical ...
This week more shame was heaped upon the discredited British researcher whose work gave rise to the childhood-vaccines-cause-autism movement, as a prominent medical ...
LONDON (AP) — The doctor whose research linking autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella influenced millions of parents to refuse the shot for their chi...
The first study to link a childhood vaccine to autism was based on doctored information about the children involved, according to a new report on the widely discredi...
Medial A-Team weighs in
Andrew Wakefield claims MMR vaccine linked to autism
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