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The panic virus : a true story of medicine, science, and fear
Author
Title
The panic virus : a true story of medicine, science, and fear / Seth Mnookin.
ISBN
9781439158647 (hc)
1439158649 (hc)
9781439165676 (ebook)
143916567X (ebook)
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.
Physical Description
xvi, 429 p. ; 25 cm.
Summary
A searing account of how vaccine opponents have used the media to spread their message of panic, despite no scientific evidence to support them.
In this searching exposé, the recent hysteria over childhood vaccinations and their alleged link to autism becomes a cautionary tale of bad science amplified by media sensationalism.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 18, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-410) and index.
Contents
The spotted pimple of death
Milkmaid envy and a fear of modernity
The polio vaccine : from medical miracle to public health catastrophe
Fluoride scares and swine flu scandals
"Vaccine roulette"
Autism's evolving identities
Help! there are fibers growing out of my eyeballs!
Enter Andrew Wakefield
The Lancet paper
Thimerosal and the mystery of Minamata's dancing cats
The mercury moms
The Simpsonwood Conference and the speed of light : a brief history of science
The media and its messages
Mark Geier, witness for hire
The case of Michelle Cedillo
Cognitive biases and availability cascades
How to turn a lack of evidence into evidence of harm
A conspiracy of dunces
Autism speaks
Katie Wright's accidental manifesto
Jenny McCarthy's mommy instinct
Medical NIMBYism and faith-based metaphysics
Baby Brie
Casualties of a war built on lies.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
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