(Shaken Baby (so-called)) Medical Veritas: Praised for scholarly articles and use in Court Cases

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From S. Goldman, Ph.D.

>Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:34:22 -0500

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Medical Veritas: Praised for scholarly articles and use in Court Cases

On February 15, 2007 in ville, NC, the Judge dismissed the charges

against the parents in a shaken baby syndrome case. Differential diagnosis

is highly respected by the court and I believe that the Judge's decision in

this case will also have an impact on similar cases nation wide. 's

article published in Medical Veritas was submitted as evidence in this

case. It was stated in court that the editorial board of MV consists of 16

physicians and 13 scientists.

's parents were falsely accused of shaking and injuring their baby

on November 5, 2005 and they were arrested. This family has four

children and they have lived a very difficult life since November 5th, 2005.

Medical Veritas is really making a difference in people lives. People from

all over the world are reading its articles, some of which are submitted in

courts and other legal settings.

Medical Veritas: The Journal of Medical Truth is published twice a year.

It is a peer-reviewed journal with an editorial board consisting of some 25

world-renowned physicians, scientists, and researchers. Medical Veritas

publishes articles free from the conflicts of interest of the

pharmaceutical industry and its scholarly and authoritative content has

been referenced in court litigation. The table of contents of each issue,

along with article abstracts can be found at www.MedicalVeritas.com

We welcome participation in terms of support and article contributions. A

more detailed description is provided below.

Concerned patients and even some healthcare providers are becoming

aware of major deficiencies in medicine and are abandoning ship, disavowing

current medical practice and turning increasingly toward alternative care.

We, the editorial staff of Medical Veritas®, are dedicated to restoring

objectivity and accuracy of reporting in medical science. Our peer-reviewed

medical journal will aspire towards discovering and disclosing medical

truth or “veritasâ€--whether about vaccines, medicines, disease

mechanisms, or other medical/health concerns. Specifically you will read

honest opinions even when such opinions go contrary to vested interests and

regimented medical practices.

We are committed to uncovering medical truth by (1) looking beyond the

biased, self-serving, selective presentations of data; (2) researching for

forgotten or suppressed concepts and data; (3) setting a model for other

publications; (4) encouraging others with inside information to come

forward; and (5) providing a sounding board for presentations of views that

may be in conflict with mainstream medicine or science.

Some physicians and researchers, even prominent ones, will be quick

to argue that there is no such thing as medical or indeed scientific truth.

We may appear to be somewhat arrogant in our choice of the word

“Veritas†in our journal title in that even prominent scientists are

wary of assuming they have all the answers. It is virtually universally

admitted that what we believe and consequently practice today is less than

optimal and will be supplanted in the future by more accurate theories

based upon improved understanding of disease mechanisms. Nevertheless, we

can resist the current practice of flavoring data to meet financial and

political objectives. Medical practice can be improved by full and honest

disclosure of available data, research and analyses. We are committed to

providing such disclosure and balanced information in Medical Veritas®

(Medical Truth). This journal will assist patients and conscientious

healthcare providers in making informed medical decisions based on

manuscripts of the highest integrity—presenting research that likely will

not always harmonize with the interests of pharmaceutical companies and

profit motives of present day health establishments. We will present

evidence fundamental to deliberations of a court—reliable, authentic,

accurate, and complete. We believe that a better informed public will help

to ensure better medical practice.

Adverse reactions to vaccines and other interventions invariably start

as a small number of poorly described reports which are anecdotal and

easily attributed to chance. As the numbers increase, those in authority in

public health discern something might be wrong and closer scrutiny is

needed. When the numbers reach the hundreds, decision makers have to

persuade themselves that every adverse reaction is a false alarm—not a

single one is a true association. When that happens, the numbers support a

causal relationship except for the skeptics and those with conflicts of

interest—who accept nothing but “scientific proof.â€

Public health officials and their respective medical establishments in

the U.S. and U.K. often ignore important evidence, especially with regard

to vaccines, stating “the weight of currently available scientific

evidence does not support the hypothesis...†U.S. professor W.

, Jr., MD and British lawyer Clifford G. , Esq, explain,

“Editors can subvert peer review by selecting only reviewers who will

reject papers that run counter to—or praise papers that support—the

interests of journal’s advertisers or its owners. Lines of independent

research contradicting conventional wisdom can systematically remain

unpublished.†They continue, “Such hard-to-publish research may prove

that what the scientific community generally accepts as correct is, in

fact, wrong. Research follows the funding, resulting in a wealth of

publications favoring the funding interests. This can have a

disproportionate effect on the ‘weight’ of evidence, especially for

epidemiologic evidence in court.†[On Evidence, Medical and Legal,

Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, Fall 2005;10(3):70–75].

Medical Veritas®includes a special feature entitled Forum that

provides real life accounts on a specific topic based on the personal

perspective of parents and caretakers. These reports combined with the more

technical data, analyses, and results contained in other manuscripts

throughout the journal will ultimately help all readers to see some

underlying problems with the current medical system and encourage

physicians and scientists to consider medical evidence instead of medical

theories.

Some researchers and scientists carrying on clinical and

epidemiological investigations and other research have found that virtually

all favorable data and analyses generated are readily published in

peer-reviewed medical journals; while negative or deleterious findings

appear to be suppressed. Some researchers have found themselves resigning

on ethical grounds in an attempt to distance themselves from research

fraud. Others have attempted to independently publish their data and

analyses--only to receive directives from legal entities to “cease and

desist publication in a medical journal.†We do not believe this to be an

isolated occurrence and recognize other journals’ tendencies toward

positive bias. When individuals are subjected to censorship, experience

intimidation, are not permitted to conduct research objectively, or when

research data concerning a vaccine used in human populations is being

suppressed or misrepresented, this is very disturbing and goes against all

scientific norms--compromising professional ethics.

When full disclosure of both positive and deleterious effects of an

intervention is lacking, this undermines stated aims of medical programs

which can ultimately lead to recommendations for treatments that are

ineffective and cause harm or death. Full disclosure is the characteristic

aim of Medical Veritas® and we believe that this less biased approach

distinguishes it from other medical journals that may be prone to reporting

only positive results.

S. Goldman, Ph.D.

Editor-in-Chief, Medical Veritas

Founder/Pres. Medical Veritas International Inc., a 501©3 non-profit

Public Charity

P.O. Box 847

Pearblossom, CA 93553

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Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

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