May 13, 2003 BEWARE THE PLACEBO EFFECT Everyone is quite happy to accept that there is a placebo effect, without
ever bothering to measure it in any meaningful way. It just happens, its there,
and we all believe in it. Weve all seen it, for goodness sake! Or have we?
By RFD Columnist, Malcolm Kendrick MASS DELUSIONS AND
HYSTERIAS In the days of SARS, heres some history that might be of value to recap THE CASE FOR A GM-FREE
SUSTAINABLE WORLD A report from a science panel (PDF File) CLONED HUMAN EMBRYO TO
BE IMPANTED IN WEEKS Here we go again!
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MATERIAL CONTAINED, PRESENTED, OR PROVIDED HERE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION
PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REFLECTING THE KNOWLEDGE OR OPINIONS
OF THE PUBLISHER, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED OR INTENDED AS PROVIDING MEDICAL OR
LEGAL ADVICE. THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO VACCINATE IS AN IMPORTANT AND
COMPLEX ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU, AND YOU ALONE, IN CONSULTATION WITH
YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
"A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth."
-- Albert Einstein, letter to a friend, 1901
"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves, and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education."
-- Thomas Jefferson, letter to William C. Jarvis, September 28, 1820
"What's the point of vaccination if it doesn't protect you from the unvaccinated?"
-- Sandy Gottstein
"Who gets to decide what the greater good is and how many will be sacrificed to it?"