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Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Medicine

Medicine and Evolution, Part 4: Physicians seduced by “intelligent design” creationism

I’ve been meaning to write about this topic for a long time. In fact, ever since our illustrious Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who also happens to be a Harvard-educated cardiac surgeon, came out in favor of teaching “intelligent design” creationism alongside evolution in public school science classes back in August, I’ve been meaning to […]

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Religion

More Tom Cruise strangeness: Placenta, anyone?

Tom Cruise has apparently told GQ magazine that he plans on eating Katie Holmes’ placenta after the birth of their child: Hollywood actor and Scientologist Tom Cruise is planning to eat Katie Holmes’ placenta. It is the latest in a series of strange revelations by the 43-year-old ‘Mission: Impossible’ star about the child he is […]

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Medicine

Grand Rounds is up!

Grand Rounds, vol. 2, no. 30, is up at Fat Doctor. Enjoy.

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Autism Medicine Quackery

Vox responds

A few days ago, I fisked the antivaccination posturings of a certain “Libertarian Christian commenator” regarding the Geiers’ claim that mercury in the thimerosal used as a preservative in vaccines is a major cause of autism. Many of the comments predicted that Vox wouldn’t respond. (Personally, I was hoping that he would but, based on […]

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Television

Just when it’s getting exciting on 24

I can relate to this one… And, yes, between the hours of 9 PM and 10 PM EDST, don’t bother me. I’ll be…occupied. But before I settle down, I can’t resist posting this special Easter 24 banner: