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Nov 5, 2009, 7:41 am
Godwin’s justly celebrated law states that as an online debate grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving the Nazis or Hitler approaches one.
After having explained Godwin’s... Comment - Like
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Nov 3, 2009, 6:55 pm
In a Telegraph report about the chief scientist’s views on cannabis, a likely cause of the sacking of Prof David Nutt is revealed. The cause is Gordon Brown:
Mr Brown publicly backed Mr Johnson&... Comment - Like
Anthony C. posted an article on
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Oct 28, 2009, 6:17 am
In the US the H1N1 vaccine has been the subject of some debate. Here is some footage from Fox News, were you can seen several incredibly dumb people discussing vaccines, including Deirdre Imus:
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Anthony C. posted an article on
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Oct 17, 2009, 1:29 am
The recent tragic death of Stephen Gately, which may have been due to a heart problem, was exploited by Jan Moir in her Daily Mail column to make a wider point:
All the official reports point to a nat... Comment - Like
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Oct 6, 2009, 5:24 am
I’m presenting a couple of posters at the International Society of Pharmacovigilance Conference this week. One is concerned with possible neuropsychiatric reactions to varenicline, and the other... Comment - Like
Anthony C. posted an article on
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Oct 1, 2009, 10:11 am
In the space of 4 days we have had a flurry of irresponsible news reporting about HPV vaccine following the death of a child. One of the rent-a-gobs that newspapers persist in obtaining quotes from is... Comment - Like
Anthony C. posted an article on
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Sep 30, 2009, 2:03 pm
The sad death of a young girl which occurred on the same day she was given the HPV vaccine, which is unlikely to be linked to the vaccine, has prompted Theodore Dalrymple to write the following.
The d... Comment - Like
Anthony C. posted an article on
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Sep 22, 2009, 6:47 am
NHS National statistics have released a report entitled Autism Spectrum Disorders in adults living in households throughout England - report from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2007 . The key ... Comment - Like
Anthony C. posted an article on
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Sep 14, 2009, 8:15 am
Ben Goldacre of the Bad Science blog, The Guardian, and author of Bad Science will be delivering a lecture at Aston University in Birmingham on the 21st October 2009, at 7.30pm. It is a free meeting, ... Comment - Like
Anthony C. posted an article on
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Aug 13, 2009, 3:32 pm
Some people in the US seem to think Obama is Hitler, because he wants to reform their healthcare. If only Hitler had stuck to being a healthcare reformer, instead of annexing the Sudetenland…
Th... Comment - Like
Anthony C. posted an article on
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Aug 11, 2009, 1:46 am
many of those prescribed Tamiflu are stockpiling it to be sure of having access to the powerful drug
Independent 10th of August
Doctors should stop giving Tamiflu to children as a routine treatment f... Comment - Like
Anthony C. posted an article on
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Aug 3, 2009, 3:25 pm
The supplier of homeopathy to the Queen is under investigation:
The company, Ainsworths, has been accused of “quackery” for supplying bottles of pills labelled as “Swine Flu Formula&... Comment - Like
Anthony C. posted an article on
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Aug 1, 2009, 1:28 am
While attention is on Swine Flu, it’s worth remembering that measles continues to be a problem. Over the past few months the number of media stories about measles outbreaks has been increasing. ... Comment - Like
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Jul 23, 2009, 5:42 am
Today sees the launch of the National Flu service in the UK. As well as advice on Swine Flu, and the use of a checklist to diagnose cases, the site will also issue vouchers for Tamiflu (from now on re... Comment - Like
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Jul 9, 2009, 3:09 pm
Here is a link to a Pharmaceutical Journal article about pharmacovigilance a colleague and I wrote. Dr Davies was the lead author of the recent PLoS One paper on in-patient adverse drug reactions. It&... Comment - Like
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