MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brian deer'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4352714&cid=t_105158_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F01%2F15%2Fvaccine-damaged-kids-and-the-media-attack-on-dr-andy-wakefield%2F The apparently orchestrated attack on Doctor Andy Wakefield is most interesting.  It’s rather amazing that the British Medical Journal (BMJ), having been around since the mid-eighteen hundreds, would risk tarnishing its reputation with such ghastly stories.  It is fascinating to observe what appears to be an attack that is nothing short of sinister. Perhaps it would be revealing to trace the REAL source(s) behind this witch-hunt––within, or reporting to, BMJ. Parents of vaccine-damaged children are convinced that journalist Brian Deer may not be a ‘lone wolf’ but rather a ‘lackey’ possibly supported by pharmaceutical sources. What is suddenly driving this vendetta against a medical doctor who follows in the professional footsteps of so many martyred heroes like Ignaz Phili... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4352714 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:51:38 +0100 4352714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318334&cid=t_105158_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-autism-vaccine-fraud-the-difference-one-journalist-can-make%2F2011.01.06 The BMJ’s statement this week that the 1998 article by Andrew Wakefield and 12 others “linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent” demonstrates what a difference one journalist can make. Journalist Brian Deer played a key role in uncovering and dismantling the Wakefield story. (Of course, others recently have said something similar about The Daily Show comedian Jon Stewart’s role in focusing on the health problems of 9/11 first responders.) CNN’s Anderson Cooper had a segment worth watching, including a new interview Cooper conducted with Wakefield via Skype: Unfortunately, journalism played a key role in promoting Wakefield’s claims. The “Respectful Insolence” blog referred to one journalist as “CBS’ resident anti-vaccine pro... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318334 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:00:16 +0100 4318334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167518&cid=t_105158_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fim-believer-mmr-measles-autism.html click to enlargeWelcome to Thoughtful House"Thoughtful House is fighting to recover children with developmental disorders (autism, PDD, Asperger’s syndrome, ADD, ADHD and NLD) through the unique combination of medical care, education, and research."+++++++++++It sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? All those well-dressed, smiling professionals at the top.  Do you recognise the “professional” on the right of the photograph? It’s Dr Andrew Wakefield. “Thoughtful House” is his refuge in Texas. The place he has now found from which to flog his dubious wares.What, precisely, is Andrew Wakefield’s status? He has no professional training in the management of autism, or ADHD and Asperger's Syndrome. He is not a psychiatrist. He is not a paediatrician. Already, therefore, we wonder whethe... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167518 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:50:00 +0100 2167518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=720411&cid=t_105158_87_f&fid=34882&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbreathspakids.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fwakefield-and-why-edith-piaf-routine-is.html When Andrew Wakefield went through his deeply-affecting Edith Piaf routine for Denis Campbell of the Observer, did his voice suddenly take on husky gallic overtones in contrast to "the deep green polo shirt, chinos and outdoor jacket" that seem to have so impressed Campbell and made him come over all descriptive?It seems as if moral probity oozed from Wakefield as he recounted his touching story of the prophet who is without honour in his own country. The story was obviously so affecting that Campbell neglected to research some basics.Journalists asked about the authors' main claim to have discovered, in a study of 12 children, a new form of inflammatory bowel disease, which they linked to the MMR vaccine. The doctors outlined their theory that in some children the combination vaccine dama... Breath Spa for Kids blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=720411 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:41:00 +0100 720411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486980&cid=t_105158_133_f&fid=35081&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmikestanton.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F01%2F13%2Fthe-mmr-gravy-train%2F Dr Michael Fitzpatrick has just published an excellent commentary on the recent revelations about the anti-MMR gravy train. This refers to the multi-million pound bonanza paid out by the Legal Services Commission(LSC) to fund a legal case on behalf of 1200 children whose autism was alleged to result from exposure to the MMR vaccine. Funding began in 1992 and was stopped by the LSC in 2003, “as we were not satisfied the evidence demonstrated a sufficiently strong case.” (scroll down to read the whole letter.) Now, if I was one of those parents I would want to know why, after 11 years of collecting evidence and running up massive legal bills in the process, my legal team was not yet ready to take the case to court? The answer was simple. The evidence did not exist. At the ti... Action For Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486980 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:59:55 +0100 486980