Guinea Pig Retraction
Anyone remember "Guinea Pig Kids," and/or "The House That AIDS Built" from a few years ago? The former was a BBC "investigative" documentary, the latter a book by HIV "dissident" Liam Scheff (who ironically rants bout the overblown media attention bird flu has gotten). Both were about the purported removal of HIV+ children from their homes so they could be used in experimental drug trials.
Well, The BBC has retracted and apologized the documentary, citing egregious flaws in the sources used. Aetiology, one of my favorite ID bloggers, gave a full report and analysis (she's a front-runner in the fight against HIV-denialism, and a great writer).
I know that I was partly taken in by the BBC, until I learned that during the time that the "house" was supposed to have operated, kids in foster care weren't allowed to participate in clinical trials. Go figure. But others of you have equally soft spots for HIV+ kids, so I thought you might've heard of the documentary without hearing of the recent retraction. So I'm sharing. bon appetit.
Well, The BBC has retracted and apologized the documentary, citing egregious flaws in the sources used. Aetiology, one of my favorite ID bloggers, gave a full report and analysis (she's a front-runner in the fight against HIV-denialism, and a great writer).
I know that I was partly taken in by the BBC, until I learned that during the time that the "house" was supposed to have operated, kids in foster care weren't allowed to participate in clinical trials. Go figure. But others of you have equally soft spots for HIV+ kids, so I thought you might've heard of the documentary without hearing of the recent retraction. So I'm sharing. bon appetit.