Actually this is the kind of article that makes people suspicious of science, when journalists make dubious accusations in support or against the status quo or whatever.
Take vaccines example. Some researchers at the CDC withheld information about the fact that young African American males who received some vaccines developed autism at a higher rate. Did she mention that as one of the reasons why some people are suspicious of vaccinations?
And then she links to on article about Andrew Wakefield which raises raises questions about the soundness about the case against him, yet uses the article as stick to beat him with.
Guardian hacks creating articles about nothing in particular.