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proverbialwisdom

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2. So, you respect Ben Goldacre? I'm unfamiliar with his work, but have seen the name in the following.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 06:47 PM

Oct 2013

http://www.ageofautism.com/2012/09/best-of-aofa-whats-behind-ben-goldacre.html

...For several years Ben Goldacre kept his distance from the Deer allegations against Wakefield, preferring to use the epidemiological literature to combat and deride concern about MMR and autism. In another ABSW award winning article Don’t dumb me down sponsored by Syngenta he wrote:

“people periodically come up to me and say, isn't it funny how that Wakefield MMR paper turned out to be Bad Science after all? And I say: no. The paper always was and still remains a perfectly good small case series report, but it was systematically misrepresented as being more than that by media that are incapable of interpreting and reporting scientific data.”

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See: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/sep/08/badscience.research

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Ben Goldacre's All Trials Registered | All Results Reported Campaign. [View all] HuckleB Oct 2013 OP

This would be an important step, not only for medical trials, but in every scientific field. (nt) enough Oct 2013 #1

So, you respect Ben Goldacre? I'm unfamiliar with his work, but have seen the name in the following. proverbialwisdom Oct 2013 #2

Just stop. HuckleB Oct 2013 #3

Read Goldacre's own words from his own Guardian article then. proverbialwisdom Oct 2013 #4

He sounds like he knows what he is talking about to me. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #5

I did. They were written in 2005. HuckleB Oct 2013 #6

Stop, I will, after reposting this essential update which you appear to have missed. proverbialwisdom Oct 2013 #8

Thus, Wakefield takes the blame for all the ugliness of that crap, deadly study. HuckleB Oct 2013 #9

No. Miss this? UK CryShame press release - 9 March 2013 proverbialwisdom Oct 2013 #10

And another pre-preliminary study. HuckleB Oct 2013 #11

I expressed no personal opinion, merely reposted legitimate research findings I saw reported at AOA. proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #14

You're not clarify anything. HuckleB Dec 2013 #16

Ben Goldacre on Andrew Wakefield. HuckleB Oct 2013 #7

GMC FINDING OVERTURNED ON APPEAL IN 2012 FOR CO-DEFENDENT. Please see post #8 for details. nt proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #12

Thanks for the kick! HuckleB Dec 2013 #13

On the contrary, head shake. proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #15

Uh, "Age of Autism." HuckleB Dec 2013 #17

Sorry, but you are wrong as time will tell. nt proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #18

"Time will tell." HuckleB Dec 2013 #19

that this isn't already law is another example of how corrupt our government is yurbud Dec 2013 #20

This is a world wide issue, and the history of research is quite complex. HuckleB Dec 2013 #21

research is complex. Industry footing the bill and deciding which studies see the light of day isn't yurbud Dec 2013 #22