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At James Randi’s “Amazing Meeting,” Neurologist Steve Novella gave an interesting talk on the benefits of vaccination, and the growing danger of the anti-vaccination movement. (This is an introduction to a panel discussion that hasn’t been posted yet.) [Video]
Vaccines, Medicine, Health, kooks, Pseudo-Science, Jenny McCarthy, Steve Novella, James Randi
Anti-vaccination kook Jenny McCarthy has been signed up as a “health expert” for a personalized exercise game by Ubisoft: Tom (son of Jack?) Chick gives a heads up: Ubisoft is using anti-vaccine wingnut Jenny McCarthy in its new Wii game.
Vaccines, Medicine, Health, kooks, Pseudo-Science, Jenny McCarthy, Video Games
Here’s a very cool video promo for a cause you may not expect: [Video] The link comes from a friend of Bill Whittle’s, Dana Commandatore, with a note about the motivation of the clip: I’m the mother of a 6 year old autistic boy who has had enough of ...
Vaccines, Medicine, Health, kooks, Pseudo-Science, Jenny McCarthy, Autism, babes
Here’s an excellent article exploring the disturbing rise of irrational anti-vaccination theories, now threatening public health as diseases long thought eradicated in modern societies are returning with a vengeance: A Broken Trust: Lessons from the Vaccine–Autism Wars. Until the summer of 2005, Sharon Kaufman had never paid much attention ...
Vaccines, Medicine, Health, kooks, Pseudo-Science, Jenny McCarthy, Autism
Shirley Wu says it all in this open letter to Oprah, about her disastrous decision to give a talk show to anti-vaccination kook Jenny McCarthy: Dear Oprah, I have to confess, I have never watched more than a few minutes of your show. Probably not the best way to ...
Vaccines, Medicine, Health, kooks, Pseudo-Science, Jenny McCarthy, Oprah Winfrey
The anti-vaccine kooks are getting another boost of free publicity tonight on the Larry King show, featuring Jenny McCarthy—who is just fine with the return of polio if it helps her sell some more books. Disgusting, and irresponsible beyond belief. Shame on CNN and Larry King for promoting this destructive, ...
Vaccines, Medicine, Health, kooks, Pseudo-Science, Jenny McCarthy
It’s time for the James Randi Foundation’s “Pigasus” awards for 2008, and lo and behold — some of our favorite kooks and cranks are “honored,” including anti-vaccination airhead Jenny McCarthy and Ben Stein’s horrible creationist propaganda film “Expelled.” [Video]
James Randi, Skepticism, Ben Stein, Jenny McCarthy, kooks, quacks, Creationism, Vaccines, Paranormal
Tonight’s angry, belligerent email is regarding our recent posts about the anti-vaccination insanity being promoted by the likes of Jenny McCarthy, from a reader in New York, titled “a love note of sorts.” But there’s really not much love in this one. Before you crap on people for being ...
Vaccines, Medicine, Health, kooks, Pseudo-Science, Jenny McCarthy, Hate Mail, Email
Anti-vaccination kook Jenny McCarthy is interviewed today in TIME Magazine, and the former Playboy model/MTV airhead says if polio returns in a new pandemic because of anti-vaccination propaganda, she’s just fine with that. Your collaborator recommends that parents accept only the haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) and tetanus vaccine ...
Vaccines, Medicine, Health, kooks, Pseudo-Science, Jenny McCarthy