| Justice!; Britain bans doctor who linked autism to vaccine | |
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| Science Chic | May 24 2010, 05:22 PM Post #1 |
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It's about time! http://apnews.excite.com/article/20100524/D9FTEH580.html Britain bans doctor who linked autism to vaccine May 24, 4:59 PM (ET) By MARIA CHENG 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 children was banned Monday from practicing medicine in his native Britain. Dr. Andrew Wakefield's 1998 study was discredited - but vaccination rates have never fully recovered and he continues to enjoy a vocal following, helped in the U.S. by endorsements from celebrities like Jim Carrey. On Monday, Britain's General Medical Council, which licenses and oversees doctors, found Wakefield guilty of serious professional misconduct and stripped him of the right to practice medicine in the U.K. The council was acting on a finding in January that Wakefield and two other doctors showed a "callous disregard" for the children in their study, published in 1998 in the medical journal Lancet. The medical body said Wakefield took blood samples from children at his son's birthday party, paying them 5 pounds (about $7.20) each and later joked about the incident. |
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| Manna Pro | May 24 2010, 05:44 PM Post #2 |
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Manna Pro
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wow- |
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| dumblonde | May 24 2010, 08:42 PM Post #3 |
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Good. You have to be able to have some confidence in studies without having to replicate all the data yourself. |
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