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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 03:54 PM
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MMR scare doctor 'acted unethically', panel finds

The doctor who first suggested a link between MMR vaccinations and autism acted unethically, the official medical regulator has found.

Dr Andrew Wakefield's 1998 Lancet study caused vaccination rates to plummet, resulting in a rise in measles - but the findings were later discredited.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8483865.stm
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 04:48 PM
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1. He needs to be in jail.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 06:18 PM
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2. Yes he does.
He has the ethics of a Nazi.
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 07:38 PM
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3. Apparently the decision (in the UK)...
shows how corrupted the US system is!

Well, in order to thrive in his career, he *did* have to leave a country with universal single-payer health care for private practice in Texas - but I don't think that's what the poster meant!
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-28-10 08:37 PM
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4. That's a good point that I hadn't thought of. Thanks! n/t
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 02:52 PM
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5. You might be interested in this
(Evan Harris is my MP and a very good one!)

http://drevanharrismp.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/dr-andrew-wakefield-and-the-mmr-scare-evan-on-c4-ne
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Codeine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 06:07 PM
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6. I became autistic
within hours of reading your post.

You will be receiving a letter from my attorneys.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-30-10 01:34 PM
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7. LOL! DUzy!
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