Filed under Medical ethics

Reducing the incidence of grand claims

Reducing the incidence of grand claims

This is the second post in our series critiquing the new booklet “The Science of Immunisation”, from the Australian Academy of Science. Here Greg BeattieĀ takes a look at the opening statement from the summary. “The widespread use of vaccines globally has been highly effective in reducing the incidence of infectious diseases and their associated complications, … Continue reading »

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Get conflicts of interest out of health policy NOW!

Get conflicts of interest out of health policy NOW!

The government knows that there are serious conflicts of interest involving those who make our health policies. They consistently claim that it is impossible to find qualified experts who are not already financially involved in some way with the pharmaceutical industry – as if that somehow excuses the fact that these conflicts exist. Well, they … Continue reading »

Tug of Love – Doctor vs Parent

Tug of Love – Doctor vs Parent

I carried my childrenĀ in my belly for 9 long months – all the while dreaming about who they would be and thinking and planning about how to give them the best possible life. I loved them from the moment I knew I was pregnant and I know that my husband did too. Over the years, … Continue reading »

V is for Vendetta

V is for Vendetta

Please note – there is an action alert at the end of this posting. Since being vindicated by the NSW Supreme Court on the 24th of February and subsequently having our authority to fundraise reinstated on the 18th of April this year, the AVN has been the subject of no less then four separate government … Continue reading »

Mark & David versus Goliath…

Mark & David versus Goliath…

Mark & David versus Goliath…. The turn-around is well and truly started. First, the AVN won its case against the Health Care Complaints Commission’s (HCCC’s) decision to both investigate our organisation and to issue a warning against us. Both of those were ruled to be Ultra vires (outside of their jurisdiction and illegal) by the … Continue reading »

Why should we trust medicine?

Why should we trust medicine?

We are constantly being told that when it comes to our health and the health of our families, we should trust our doctors because they practice ‘evidence-based medicine’ – three words which would indicate to any thinking person that the drugs and vaccines being delivered by medicos have undergone rigorous independent trials and been shown … Continue reading »

Informed Choice – do governments deny parents this right in order to increase vaccination compliance?

Lucija Tomljenovic, PhD has published some blockbuster papers on the subject of vaccination lately including a recent paper on the problems with one of the most common vaccine adjuvants – L. Tomljenovic, C.A. Shaw, Do aluminum vaccine adjuvants contribute to the rising prevalence of autism?, J. Inorg. Biochem. (2011), doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.08.008. Below is an excerpt from … Continue reading »