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If my graduate program had such brilliant, forward-thinking scientists, my studies would have taken a dramatically different turn.

Published by Mr. Gunn on April 2, 2008 0 Comments

like, such as, children in africa, mapsWhat forward-thinking brilliant scientist am I talking about? Why, none other than Jenny McCarthy, the renowned autism expert, who contends that “autism is an environmental illness.” Interestingly, but entirely unrelatedly, CNN has another article up next to hers, about a sperm donor who donated to 6 women, 3 of which bore autistic kids.

McCarthy:

Evan is now 5 years old and what might surprise a lot of you is that we’ve never been contacted by a single member of the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics, or any other health authority to evaluate and understand how Evan recovered from autism.

Not a single one of the other experts on the subject will even give you the time of day? You’re so misunderstood, Dr. McCarty. One day you’ll show them all, but until then, it’s a good thing we have the media to vet important health claims.

HIV Vaccine affects hispanics and african americans differently from others.

Published by Mr. Gunn on February 24, 2003 0 Comments

There is a nice analysis of the HIV results at Lagniappe. This story has been all over the news, even making the local television news. Apparently, it’s supposed to be some big deal that the vaccince caused a greater immune response in hispanic and african americans than in asians or “others”. Who can practice medicine, now in the post genomic era, and not take as old news the fact that different genes may mean different medical treatment? I would certainly hope my doctor places patient care over being politically correct, wouldn’t you?

I am so ready for this to become a non-issue, but, as Derek mentions, it is going to come up more and more often now, like a repressed memory whose only release is through catharsis. Only then we can start talking about what we’re going to do about it.