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Autism, MMR and the consequences of misguided science.

The news this week that The Lancet has retracted Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 paper claiming to have found a link between autism and the MMR vaccine is satisfying in the sense that the mills of science may grind exceeding slow but … Continue reading

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Homeopathy from the NHS?

Should homeopathy be included on the NHS? Most of us would say no, simply because we do not believe the evidence supports the basis on which homeopathy is claimed to work. “Like cures like” is possible enough – indeed, it … Continue reading

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B Premanand 1930 – 2009.

Basava Premanand was India’s leading skeptic and humanist; he published The Indian Skeptic and was a teacher, debunker,and performer.People compare him to James Randi, but it might actually be more appropriate to compare Randi to him. I met him once, … Continue reading

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