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J.B. Handley and the crew at Age of Autism had a disturbing and revolting meltdown this week.
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It really seems homeopaths don't understand basic middle school physics and are hoping you don't either in the asinine pitches for their snake oil.
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Insurance companies could be forced to pay for faith healing and the Christian Science movement is ready to cash in.
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We're told to be civil and careful when addressing anti-vaccines activists. But the anti-vaxxers seldom share the same view of dealing with experts and critics.
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Researchers recommend a flu shot even in years when it's not very effective. Why? Because it slows the spread of the virus.
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The media is actively enabling anti-vaccination hysteria for the sake of ratings just when we need people to get the H1N1 shot and prevent the further spread of swine flu.
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Alternative medicine makers are happy to bash Big Pharma for poor testing and failed drugs, but not testing their own wares is the key to their profitability.
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Researchers find more evidence that alternative medicine practitioners are a public health menace.
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Quack extraordinaire Mike Adams has crossed a line from typical snake oil salesmanship to predatory fear-mongering.
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A premiere pediatric hospital is being awfully friendly to anti-vaccine and homeopathic cranks and quacks.