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Wakefield's study has since been discredited, and the MMR vaccine deemed to be safe. But now medical authorities in the U.K. have also ruled that the manner in which Wakefield carried out his research was unethical. In a ruling on Jan. 28, The General Medical Council, which registers and regulates doctors in the U.K., ruled that Wakefield acted "dishonestly and irresponsibly" during his research and with "callous disregard" for the children involved in his study. (See the year in health...
...General Medical Council, which will now decide whether to revoke Wakefield's medical license, highlighted several areas where Wakefield acted against the interest of the children involved in the 1998 study. It criticized Wakefield for carrying out invasive tests, such as colonoscopies and spinal taps, without due regard for how the children involved might be affected. It also cited Wakefield's method of gathering blood samples - he paid children at his son's birthday party $8 to give blood - and said that Wakefield displayed a "callous disregard for the distress and pain the children might suffer...
...Monday, Hamilton and a group of about 20 neighbors in opposition to keeping the birds attended the City Council meeting to voice their complaints. Fastman attended with a few of his housemates, expecting to hear from Davis about the city manager’s report. Instead, Fastman said they were bombarded by false allegations from neighbors, aside from Hamilton, who had never approached him, Allison J. Fastman, or Brasher in person to complain prior to that meeting...
...fact, while Volcker did have some policy disagreements with Geithner and National Economic Council chairman Larry Summers - who were not eager to dismantle large banks and did not see how proprietary trading contributed to the crisis - those ideas had support from White House economists like Christina Romer and Austan Goolsbee of the Council of Economic Advisers and Jared Bernstein in Vice President Joe Biden's office. Volcker was never really persona non grata; he's friendly with Biden, and Goolsbee says Volcker spoke "extensively and repeatedly" with all the key players - including Obama. Still, White House officials were increasingly frustrated...
...Peacocks Tearoom, Ely Situated about 30 km from Cambridge in the town of Ely, Peacocks, peacockstearoom.co.uk, was voted Top Tea Place in 2007 by the U.K. Tea Council - and that's no mean accolade when your competitors are the Dorchester and Savoy. The august body praised Peacocks' warm atmosphere, amazing range of teas and delicious sandwiches. There's also the lovely riverside setting and wisteria-strewn gardens, both enticing draws on a sunny day. The tea count runs to almost 60 varieties, and as you'd imagine there are no tea bags allowed...