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Antiviral drugs are largely ineffective for reducing hospital admissions and complications from influenza, and come with serious side-effects, according to a research review published by the Cochrane Collaboration today. The drugs were stockpiled by governments across the world, including Australia’s, in response to the 2009 swine flu pandemic. Cochrane,
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by Meryl Dorey There is one side of the vaccination issue supported by those who believe parents should be able to access a broad range of information from many different sources. This side is not afraid of scrutiny and in fact, has been asking for better, more transparent research for
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by AVN President, Greg Beattie If you have been following our saga during the past year you will know the prequel to this post. For those who missed it, we were directed last year to change our name - after 16 years - because our opponents complained that it was
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by Greg Beattie, AVN President There is so much misinformation getting around, it's bewildering. We expect misinformation from a group calling itself "Stop the AVN" - that's what they do with their spare time. But throw in a couple of mischievous journalists and politicians
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by Prof Brian Martin On Tuesday 28 January 2014, The Australian newspaper published a news story by journalist Rick Morton titled "University paid for anti-vaccine student to attend conference." It provides an illuminating example of how to construct an article that is misleading in several different ways. Here,
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by Meryl Dorey Yesterday, the AVN was contacted by Amy Corderoy who is the Health Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. She had been contacted by members of Stop the AVN - the organisation that has been set up to harass, abuse and threaten our members in order to force
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Not content with having fought and lost a costly battle in the NSW Supreme Court, only to have been found to have acted illegally in investigating the AVN, the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) is back at it again. Please click here to read about this incredible waste of time
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Skeptics groups funded by pharmaceutical money. We already knew that though, didn't we? But it's good to have more proof.
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This is an article that was originally published in the Launceston Tasmania Examiner on Friday, the 14th of November, 1930. It was at a time when vaccination against smallpox was compulsory in Victoria and there was great opposition to these laws. If you have time, it is a great idea
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by Wynne Corben Medical authorities consistently assert that vaccination has been, and continues to be, responsible for saving millions of lives, and that the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any risks from the procedure. Further, they claim the risks posed by the procedure are predictable, well documented, and usually minor
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by Meryl Dorey Just about every government authority in Australia and overseas is trying to describe those who question the wisdom of mass vaccination as being a danger to society. In fact, they are working hard to frame the entire debate as being dangerous – as though just discussing, researching and
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"In a university environment we uphold the principle of academic freedom for staff and students," he said."Just because something is controversial doesn't mean that a student shouldn't present her viewpoint." ..."But the Australian Medical Association has criticised the University of