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But it's not medicine as we want it Jim

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2010/02/medical_journal_retracts_autism_paper_12_years_on.php?ref=fpa

This could also go in Science, since it would be nice to have a stats comment. But most of the discussion has been in the politics section. Using the comments from: http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2008/01/ifhs_study_on_violent_deaths_i.php Regarding the new study published in the NEJM: The...

Data Bomb (National Journal) I suppose prostituting your institutional reputation is worth it if you can save lives that way. Of course it's a trick that cannot be repeated.

Split from this thread for scientific input Reference Is it possible that about 20 deadly car bombings occur every day in Iraq for 2 years, but that 90% go unreported despite causing casualties, while the few that do get reported generate an average of 6 independent reports?

I can't be reading this right: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2066.html Iraq -- 5.26 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) Perhaps they got the decimal point in the wrong place: Ireland -- 7.79 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) Isle of Man -- 11.1...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4183916.stm It's about time. Of course there's this:

http://www.voanews.com/english/2004-10-29-voa1.cfm

In the March issue of Scientific American, Michael Shermer writes about the "Demon-Haunted Brain." Seems to me there are two problems with his article. First, where are the references? More importantly, he cites the Lancet article from December 15, 2001, about NDEs. The article was by Pin van...