MMR-autism scare: the truth is out at last

Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick, London GP, father of an autistic child, and outspoken critic of the MMR/autism hypothesis via his column at Spiked and his book on the subject, has a new article at Spiked in which he discusses the Autism Omnibus’ recent ruling.
While the Omnibus was a legal proceeding and its rulings do not [...]

Skeptical Parent Crossing #5: Pictures at an Exhibition

I just came back from a week’s vacation in Amsterdam with my husband. One of the main reasons this vacation was so marvelous was that we visited as many as 2-3 museums per day (on average; on our first day we went to no less than 4 museums) and saw lots of wonderful Dutch [...]

Don’t forget!

I’m on a limited internet connection abroad right now, but I wanted to remind you that Skeptical Parent Crossing Blog Carnival is being hosted here next week. Those of you who haven’t done so can still submit their blogposts here.
See you next week!

The Omnibus has its say

And the Special Masters have come down strongly in favor of science and against the charge that the MMR vaccine triggered autism in the plaintiffs’ children:

A special court has ruled against parents with autistic children, saying that vaccines are not to blame for their children’s neurological disorder.
The judges in the cases said the evidence [...]

The Garden of Medical Delights

Posting is a little scarce here these days (sorry!) is because I’m spending a good deal of time in my garden, pruning like crazy while the plants are dormant, doing a huge amount of weeding (which never seems to end) and preparing the areas of land for planting veggies come spring – which in my [...]

More MMR misdeeds by Andrew Wakefield

Brian Deer, the original whistleblower regarding Andrew Wakefield’s conflicts of interest in the MMR/autism controversy, has now uncovered more evidence on the subject. Apparently,
our investigation, confirmed by evidence presented to the General Medical Council (GMC), reveals that: In most of the 12 cases, the children’s ailments as described in The Lancet were different from [...]

Coffee, meet computer screen.

That’s what happened when I read LadyinRed’s rant about homebirth over at BPE.
I know LiR from the comments over at Dr. Amy’s; is she the same person who posts over here as RedOne?
Anyway, my nasal mucosa is still on fire. And it’s all her fault.