Steve Novella is going to appear on the Dr Oz show today, and that promo has convinced me that Oz is an unforgivable charlatan. I'm swamped with work — we're into the final two weeks of classes — so I don't think I'll be able to tune in, but any of you who do…report back! I'm sure Novella will acquit himself well, but it really looks like flaming woo central.
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UPDATE 4/27/2011: Dr. Novella has written up a detailed description of his experiences on The Dr. Oz Show. Please read it. Also note that the online video for Dr.
He's still complaining.
I had been planning on blogging about a couple of recent studies identifiying multiple genes that appear to be associated with autism and autism spectrum disorders, thus adding to the body of evidence showing that autism and ASDs have a significant genetic basis as part of their etiology.
Hey, you all remember a while back, there was that cheerleader that got the seasonal flu vaccine, and then all hell broke loose?