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“You really think it’s all new.“You really think about it too,”The old man scoffed as he spoke to me,“I’ll tell you a thing or two.” The Clash, Something About England Add this as another chapter to a series that I really should have called “Everything Old Is New Again,” even if the title grates a …
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We here at Science-Based Medicine (SBM) have been combatting antivaccine misinformation and disinformation for nearly 15 years. In our early days—and even our not-so-early days—such pseudoscientific misinformation was disseminated primarily by antivax quacks and the people who believed them. Think …
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[Editor’s note: I have, for the first time in five years, taken two whole weeks off from both meatspace work and the blog (although I can’t seem to completely quit Twitter for two whole weeks, as some of you might have noticed). The reason? It’s my thirtieth wedding anniversary. (Last time was my …
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In stoking fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about vaccines, antivaxxers frequently try to induce disgust and revulsion. There have been many examples of this technique over the years, such as trying to portray vaccines as laden with horrific toxins (such as formaldehyde and mercury), ranting …
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I must admit that I never thought that I’d be writing about Justin Bieber on SBM for any reason, but such are the strange times that we live in today that I find myself doing just that. Sure, I could imagine Bieber being featured on this blog for being yet another celebrity spreading antivax …
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Over its 14 years of existence, one of the core messages of Science-Based Medicine has been very consistent. We have bemoaned how easily doctors who are quacks, antivaxxers, and grifters not only manage to avoid professional penalties and keep their medical licenses and board certifications, but …
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If there’s one thing about the COVID-19 pandemic that’s surprised pundits and my colleagues in the medical profession, it’s just how many vaccine-hesitant and outright antivaccine healthcare professionals there are out there. You would think that an antivax physician or nurse would be incredibly …
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Tap water fluoridation has been called one of the most successful public health interventions of all time by the CDC. It has all of the hallmarks of a good public health intervention; it’s cheap way to prevent tooth decay, it can benefit everyone regardless of access to healthcare, and best of all …
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Selected chemical properties of chromium (VI) and fluoride It is fairly apparent that the chief editor of Natural News (Mr Mike Adams – The Health Ranger) and his associated writers appear to be thoroughly determined to “prove” that there is a conspiracy to deliberately poison the US public – en …
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