Re: Vaccines mentioned in article: Don’t take health tips from celebs

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5401129.ece

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Subject: Vaccines mentioned in article: Don’t take health tips from celebsTo: EOHarm Received: Sunday, December 28, 2008, 5:15 PM

from www.timesonline. co.ukFrom The TimesDecember 27, 2008Don't take health tips from celebs if you know what's good for youKate Moss, left, and Stella McCartney are among those criticised by a charity Rose From Madonna's quest to "neutralise radiation" to Tom Cruise's dismissals of psychiatry, celebrities are seldom shy about expressing their views on health and science – even when they appear not to know what they are talking about. A roll call of public figures such as Cruise and Delia have offered bogus advice or "quackery" this year, according to scientists and doctors. The charity Sense About Science is concerned that celebrities mislead the public when they endorse theories, diets or health products while misrepresenting the science involved. Some – such as Oprah Winfrey and Kate Moss – espouse "detox" regimes, while others, such as Sharon and

Osbourne, believe (mistakenly) that the Pill can cause cancer. Nor are politicians exempt from lending credence to health myths. The US President-elect is among several American public figures who continue to suggest that the MMR vaccination is a potential cause of autism, despite an overwhelming weight of scientific evidence to the contrary.