Autism-Vaccine Link: Outright Fraud
By KJ Dell'Antonia
The BMJ reports that every single case used in Dr. Andrew Wakefield's original 1998 study linking vaccines to autism was altered or misrepresented. Will finally calling it fraud change the minds of the anti-vaccine true believers?
- January 6 2011
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Finger Quotes Haunt Republicans
By Amanda Marcotte
First John McCain with "health of the mother," and now Sharron Angle with "autism." What's with Republicans and air quotes?
- September 28 2010
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Autism MAY Be Linked to Infertility Treatments
By KJ Dell'Antonia
A report on recent studies showing possible links between autism and infertility treatments is one of the most e-mailed articles on Time magazine's Web site this week. To whom would you e-mail that, and why?
- May 21 2010
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More Caution on Autism Op-Eds, Please
By Amanda Marcotte
Nicholas Kristof means well when he writes about potential causes of autism, but he should show more caution.
- February 26 2010
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The Mythical "Best Age To Have A Child"
By Jessica Grose
Is there a best age for men and women to become parents?
- February 10 2010
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Oprah's Very Bad Week
By Jessica Grose
Two of the people she's championed—Jenny McCarthy and James Arthur Ray—turn out to be giving dangerous advice.
- February 4 2010
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What Took the "Lancet" So Long?
By Torie Bosch
Andrew Wakefield, who "helped" promote the idea that vaccines promote autism, is finally getting his due.
- February 2 2010
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Why I Give My 9-Year-Old Pot, Part II
By Marie Myung-Ok Lee
He has autism and terrible pain. Marijuana is taming his demons.
- October 5 2009
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Swine Flu Scare Tactics
By Ada Calhoun
How anti-vaccine advocates are using the H1N1 shot to scare parents about all vaccines.
- September 28 2009
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Why I Give My 9-year-old Pot
By Marie Myung-Ok Lee
He has autism and a medical marijuana license.
- May 11 2009
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