Thimerosol in Flu Vaccines? America's Mercury Habit is Nothing New
By some views, it's just as possible that sunscreen -- and sun avoidance -- is causing far more harm than mercury ever did.
By some views, it's just as possible that sunscreen -- and sun avoidance -- is causing far more harm than mercury ever did.
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living
For over a decade, I've relentlessly searched for answers to the connections I believe exist between my son's autism and vaccines he received.
David Kirby | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living
Now, in one of the largest, boldest studies of its kind, researchers in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Northern California will begin collecting data on many potential risk factors of autism.
David Kirby | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living
If we are going to find the actual environmental triggers to autism, we had better get busy.
Jim Carrey | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living
Can we afford to ignore vaccines as a possible cause of rising numbers of children with Autism, when they are one of the fastest growing elements in our children's environment?
Jacob Dickerman | Posted 04.30.2009 | Living
It doesn't matter what the science says, because these people don't care about science. Their argument is purely ideological, and does not belong in any discussion of scientific, medical, or political policy.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Kirby | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living
We would love nothing more than to reassure parents that the nation's current vaccine program is 100% safe for all kids, and that zero credible evidence links vaccines with autism. But that simply isn't true.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Kirby | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
Being opposed to vaccine-autism research puts one outside of the "mainstream," a charge which is an ugly lie perpetrated by vaccine industry allies and their blind supporters.
David Kirby | Posted 11.30.2008 | Living
A new study warns that mercury pollution and other environmental toxins have caused neurological harm -- including ADHD and autism -- in up to 1-in-10 kids in the world.
Kim Stagliano | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living
Until recently, many people with autism did not qualify for basic state level services through departments of developmental disabilities because their IQ's were too high.
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 10.26.2008 | Living
Riding out the storm is one thing. Picking up the aftermath of the storm is quite another.
Lisa Conte | Posted 07.26.2008 | Green
Let's be clear: mercury from vaccinations as a contributing factor to autism, or perhaps the threshold breaking factor, in genetically susceptible children has not been scientifically discredited.
AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 05.20.2008 | Living
WASHINGTON — Parents claiming that childhood vaccines cause autism should not be rewarded by the courts when the scientific community has alread...
Peter Christian Hall | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living