The Enemies of Reason - Episode 2:

The Irrational Health Service

The Enemies of Reason - Episode 2: The Irrational Health Service - Watch Free Documentary Online - Russell Barnes, Richard Dawkins (presenter)

Richard Dawkins examines the growing suspicion the public has for science based medicine, despite its track record of successes like the germ theory of disease, vaccines, antibiotics and increased lifespan. He notes a fifth of British children are currently not immunized against measles, mumps and rubella, attributing it to fears arising from a highly controversial report linking the vaccine with autism. Dawkins criticizes the growing field of alternative medicine which does not pass the same objective and statistical rigor as scientifically derived treatments using controlled double-blind studies.