Thursday, January 28, 2010

Panel Rules Doctor Who Linked MMR and Autism Acted Unethically

LONDON -- The doctor who first suggested a link between MMR vaccinations and autism acted unethically, the official medical regulator has found.
Dr Andrew Wakefield's 1998 Lancet study caused vaccination rates to plummet, resulting in a rise in measles - but the findings were later discredited.
The General Medical Council ruled he had acted "dishonestly and irresponsibly" in doing his research.
Afterward, Dr Wakefield said the claims were "unfounded and unjust".

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