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• Cry Shame on the Observer and MMR and Autism

  Published: July 16, 2007, 3:24 am

  Tags: Mmr, Vaccines, Autism, Observer, Journalism

  Last Sunday the Observer published a really shoddy piece of journalism about the increase in autism and the possible connection with MMR. I fired off a letter to the editor and persuaded some colleagues to add their signatures. Unfortunately I sent it to the Readers editor and not the Letters editor. Therefore my letter did not [...]

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• Cry Shame on Wakefield and MMR

  Published: July 8, 2007, 12:44 pm

  Tags: Andrew Wakefield, Mmr, Quackery, Vaccines, Autism

  surrounding the role of vaccines specifically MMR and thimerosol [sic] containing vaccines - in the onset of autistic-like regression and to make transparent the ruthless

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• Vaccines, Autism and Perception of Risk

  Published: June 21, 2007, 7:45 pm

  Tags: Mmr, Andrew Wakefield, Autism Omnibus, Thimerosal, Autism Parents, Autism, Vaccines, Mercury

  This week’s New Scientist contains the first major discussion of the Autism Omnibus Proceedings that I have seen in the UK media. There are a few minor inaccuracies. For example the Omnibus is not just about thimerosal. There are three theories of general causation proposed by the Petitioners Steering Committee: thimerosal; MMR; thimerosal

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• Know nothing who?

  Published: June 1, 2007, 5:25 am

  Tags: Thimerosal, Arthur Allen, Vaccines, Autism, Mercury, Science

  idea that thimerosal in vaccines causes autism; who chooses to investigate further and changes his mind on the basis of the evidence; who then writes a book on the history of vaccines that is favourably reviewed in the Guardian, New Scientist and the New York Times? Answer: A

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• Omnibus hearing: Closing statement, petitioners, etc

  Published: July 1, 2007, 12:02 am

  Tags: Cedillo, Measles, Hearing, Omnibus, Vaccines, Trial, Mercury, Mmr, Autism, Thimomersa, Thimerosal, Hhs

  that thimerosal-containing vaccines cause immunosuppression. They've never offered any reliable support in that, but when Dr. Fombonne came on the stand to talk about epidemiological studies that showed no association between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism the PSC was quick to jump on Dr. Fombonne about dose.Now, where did dose

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• Arthur Allen in Slate magazine

  Published: June 29, 2007, 8:13 pm

  Tags: Cedillo, Measles, Hearing, Omnibus, Vaccines, Trial, Mercury, Mmr, Autism, Thimomersa, Thimerosal, Hhs

  no dispelling the myth that vaccines cause autism.By Arthur Allen....Another explanation for the refusal to face facts is what cognitive scientists call confirmation bias. Years ago, when writing an article for the Washington Post Magazine about the Tailwind affair, a screwy piece of journalism about a nonexistent attack on American POWs with

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• Omnibus hearing: Griffin

  Published: June 29, 2007, 7:44 pm

  Tags: Cedillo, Measles, Hearing, Omnibus, Vaccines, Trial, Mercury, Mmr, Autism, Thimomersa, Thimerosal, Hhs

  Cedillo received in other vaccines didn't leave her with a damaged immune system.There's quite a bit more interesting stuff in Dr. Griffin's testimony. There's more on how the immune system works (2761). Some of the testimony shows that measles virus, wild or vaccine strain does not cause autism. It's also interesting to keep in mind that

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• Omnibus hearing: Fombonne on epidemiology

  Published: June 28, 2007, 5:01 am

  Tags: Cedillo, Measles, Hearing, Omnibus, Vaccines, Trial, Mercury, Mmr, Autism, Thimomersa, Thimerosal, Hhs

  This will be a less detailed post about the information from Day 11's transcript. The transcripts are available here. There's a definition of the difference between prevalence and incidence beginning on page 2504. From pages 2530 and 2531 Ms. Ricciardella says to Dr. Fombonne:Q. I want to discuss now studies that have been done that

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• Omnibus hearing: Chadwick and Brent

  Published: June 26, 2007, 4:01 pm

  Tags: Cedillo, Measles, Hearing, Omnibus, Vaccines, Trial, Mercury, Mmr, Autism, Thimomersa, Thimerosal, Hhs

  the thimerosal-containing vaccines that Michelle Cedillo received caused an immune suppression that was ongoing at the time she received her MMR vaccine?A. There's absolutely no evidence that I saw that would suggest that thimerosal in the doses administered in vaccines would cause immunosuppression (2309).On page 2314 is the beginning of a

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• LA Times on the Omnibus hearing

  Published: June 26, 2007, 12:53 am

  Tags: Cedillo, Measles, Hearing, Omnibus, Vaccines, Trial, Mercury, Mmr, Autism, Thimomersa, Thimerosal, Hhs

  their claim that childhood vaccines are to blame for their children's plight....The government position is backed by the overwhelming weight of scientific evidence, which has repeatedly found the vaccines safe.But what the Cedillos and other parents lack in hard data, they have made up for with a stubborn passion and sorrow that science cannot

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• Omnibus hearing: Hanauer and McCusker

  Published: June 24, 2007, 5:07 am

  Tags: Cedillo, Measles, Hearing, Omnibus, Vaccines, Trial, Mercury, Mmr, Autism, Thimomersa, Thimerosal, Hhs

  As usual, transcripts and audio recordings of day 9 of the hearing are available here. Dr. Stephen B. Hanauer is a professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Nutrition at the University of Chicago. Board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. Inaugural Chair of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation's Clinical Alliance (page 2078 of

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• Autism Surging but Why? The Jury is Still Out

  Published: July 23, 2007, 5:38 am

  Tags: Simon Baron Cohen, Neurodiversity, Autism Incidence, Autism Disorder, Vaccines, Autism Awareness, Andrew Wakefield, Thimerosal

  may offer some insight on vaccines and thimerosal but as to environmental factors generally the jury may well be out for some time to

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• $75,000 Offered For MD to Publicly Drink Vaccine Additives

  Published: July 19, 2007, 3:05 pm

  Tags: Jock Doubleday, Vaccines, Dr Mercola

  decrease now that some the vaccines have eliminated mercury, but be wary; many vaccines still do contain thimerosal, no matter what you may have heard.And even those vaccines without thimerosal still contain an incredible number of dangerous chemicals. When the mercury is removed, it is typically replaced with another toxic additive that is

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• NAA: Call The White House

  Published: July 19, 2007, 12:48 pm

  Tags: White House, Thimerosal, Naa, Legislation, Vaccines

  children from mercury in vaccines. Demand that President Bush uphold his campaign promises!Comments: 202-456-1111Switchboard: 202-456-1414FAX: 202-456-2461For Immediate Release Bush Set to Veto HHS-Labor-Education Appropriations Bill Due to Provision to Remove Mercury from Infant

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• Congress Votes on Banning Mercury From Vaccines

  Published: July 18, 2007, 8:25 am

  Tags: Mercury, Paul Offitt, Congress, Thimerosal, A Champ, Every Child By Two, Vaccines, Rosalynn Carter, Sanofi

  the ban on mercury in vaccines.From A-CHAMP:Congressional Vote on Mercury Ban ExpectedContact Your Member of Congress ASAP!!!Take Action!This past Wednesday, July 11, the House Committee on Appropriations adopted by voice vote an amendment that prevents federal dollars from being used to provide flu vaccines, that contain mercury as a

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