Shooting the Messenger

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Disappearing Act

18 co-signers of BMJ retraction request letter are now MIA I co-authored this item with U.S. (Atlanta, GA) investigative reporter Peter M. Heimlich, who’s cross-posting it at his world-beating blog, The Sidebar. On November 5, a letter signed by over 180 credentialed professionals, including a number of prominent faculty members at major universities, was sent…
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Oops, He Did It Again

More sockpuppetry by prominent Yale prof/author/columnist David L. Katz MD [UPDATED: Goodreads scrubbed his self-review] I co-authored this item with U.S. (Atlanta, GA) investigative reporter Peter M. Heimlich, who’s cross-posting it at his hard-hitting blog, The Sidebar. Peter first contacted me a couple months ago after I reblogged his September 30 item about Dr. David Katz…
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12 Words/Expressions to Avoid Part II

To honour the Huffington Post’s shameful realisation of Poe’s Law,* my very own listicle. 1. Fuddruckers I don’t know what this is, but it sounds dirty. 2. Sorry You’re not sorry, stop saying sorry. 3. Champagne wishes and caviar dreams Things that were popular in the eighties. 4. Cavalier Sounds like caviar, annoying by association. 5. Sign language…
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