This blog has previously noted the role of patient groups in lobbying for the use of new drugs in the NHS, and the financial relationships that can exist between them and the pharmaceutical industry. Such relationships should be transparent, but are often not noted in “Patient group demands drug X stories”.
Some of you may be [...]
A report in The Independent notes that measles is now endemic to the UK. Incidently they include a picture of a child and mother being threatened with a vaccine, why not a picture of a child with measles? Ben Goldacre comments.
I cannot believe the mainstream media are trying to blame this on Wakefield instead [...]
The following communication has been sent from the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (from Normblog).
Cases of Systematic Violent Assault and Torture Overwhelm Health Professionals
17 June 2008
ZADHR is deeply concerned about the continuing violent trauma being inflicted on the Zimbabwean population. The escalation in numbers and severity of cases of systematic violent assault and [...]
The Daily Mail influenza vaccine kills people story has an interesting background. Looking at Hansard, it is apparent that the data the story is based on came from a written answer to a question posed by Sandra Gidley MP (Liberal Democrat). The question and answer by Dawn Primarolo are here:
To ask the Secretary of State [...]
The Daily Mail reports on a number of deaths associated with influenza vaccination:
Twenty-three people have died in the past five years after a routine flu jab.
Official figures show that a further 123 people given the winter vaccine suffered a suspected reaction so severe they were taken to hospital.
Causes of death included heart attacks, blood infections [...]
Another nail gun accident. George Chandler accidentally nailed his hat onto his head with a 2.5 inch nail.
“The doctor said he had an emergency before me that was more serious than what I had, and it was going to be a couple hours,†Chandler said. “About 5 o’clock, he came up to my room and [...]
Next week (14-21 June 2008) is homeopathy awareness week in the UK, hopefully other nations are spared. The theme is Homeopathy for Allergies. Sadly, this raising of awareness includes attempts to place homeopaths in pharmacies.
For the eighth awareness week, The Society has again teamed up with Nelsons to highlight the benefits of homeopathy in allergic [...]
Based on the BBC Have Your Say Comment Generator, Here is The Jabs-o-tron, which generates realistic comments suitable for the UK’s leading anti-vaccine site’s comment board. They would be virtually indistinguishable from the real thing, but for their brevity.
YI all right-thinking people know that the MMR Nazis are getting away with murder because they wont [...]
Starring:
Sinclair ZX Spectrum – Guitars (rhythm & lead)
Epson LX-81 Dot Matrix Printer – Drums
HP Scanjet 3c – Bass Guitar
Hard Drive array – Act as a collection of bad speakers – Vocals & FX
Big Ideas (Don’t get any) from 1030 on Vimeo.
You have to wait for the Spectrum to load, but give it time. The background [...]