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HuckleB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 12:36 AM
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Another Wakefield paper retracted
http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2010/06/another-wakefield-paper-retracted/

"Following the retraction by The Lancet of Mr. Wakefield’s “landmark” 1998 paper, many speculated as to if and when other retractions would follow.

The patient pool Mr. Wakefield relied upon for his study was very biased by the referral process. Also, Mr. Wakefield’s team was working without ethical approval for many of the children studied. The natural question to follow is not if The Lancet should retract, but how many papers by Mr. Wakefield’s team were also tainted and should be retracted.

The American Journal of Gastroenterology has retracted a paper from 2000 by Mr. Wakefield’s team: Enterocolitis in Children With Developmental Disorders.

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I'm shocked! Shocked! Shocked!

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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 06:50 AM
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1. quelle surprise. nt
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 01:20 PM
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2. You mean he's been officially neutralized, discredited, destroyed?
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/10001990/merck-created-hit-list-to-destroy-neutralize-or-discredit-dissenting-doctors/

Imagine that.
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HuckleB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 01:58 PM
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3. His own actions are to blame for his "downfall."
Edited on Wed Jun-02-10 02:31 PM by HuckleB
Nothing more. Nothing less.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-02-10 04:54 PM
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4. Kick
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-03-10 08:04 AM
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5. Wakefield's First Try: Before Wakefield said MMR vaccine caused Autism, he blamed it for Chron's
Wakefield's First Try: Before Wakefield said MMR vaccine caused Autism, he blamed it for Chron's
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=222x87948
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