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  Dave Ford from Durham Council performs incompetent experiments on children. You’ll remember the Durham fish oil “trial” story, possibly the greatest example of scientific incompetence ever documented from a local authority. Initially they said - to blanket media coverage – that they were running a trial on fish oils, giving pills... Posted Sep 26 2008, 04:08 PM by Bad Science Feeds Filed under: media coverage, pills, fish oil, incompetence, fish oils, local authority

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  Oh, hang on, now they are releasing some results from the Durham fish oil "trial"? I think it’s clear now that Madeleine Portwood and Dave Ford, the leading figures behind the Durham fish oil "trial", will be providing us with comedy and teaching opportunities for many years to come. Posted Sep 25 2008, 04:09 AM by Bad Science Feeds Filed under: amp, comedy, fish oil, teaching opportunities, dave ford, madeleine portwood, ford

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  The trial that never was. Ben Goldacre The Guardian, Saturday March 29 2008 And so an epic saga comes to a close. You will remember the Durham Fish Oil tale - don’t switch off now, the punchline’s funny. The county council said it was doing a “trial” of... Posted Mar 28 2008, 06:16 PM by Bad Science Feeds Filed under: amp, guardian, pills, fish oil, epic saga