| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 429 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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 evoloving 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Vaccination -- History.
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Vaccination -- Psychological aspects.
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Health behavior.
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Mass media and culture.
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Vaccination -- history.
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Vaccination -- psychology.
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
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Mass Media.
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Panic.
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| ISBN |
9781439158647 hardcover |
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1439158649 hardcover |
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