The sad death of a young girl which occurred on the same day she was given the HPV vaccine, which is unlikely to be linked to the vaccine, has prompted Theodore Dalrymple to write the following.
The death of a 14-year-old girl shortly after immunisation against cervical cancer is certainly a dramatic — and terribly tragic [...]
NHS National statistics have released a report entitled Autism Spectrum Disorders in adults living in households throughout England – report from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2007 . The key facts in this document that they list are:
Using the recommended threshold of a score of 10 or more on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 1.0 [...]
Ben Goldacre of the Bad Science blog, The Guardian, and author of Bad Science will be delivering a lecture at Aston University in Birmingham on the 21st October 2009, at 7.30pm. It is a free meeting, open to all. To book your attendance at this event please email j.hassonATaston.ac.uk.