Autism Vaccines

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A Decade Of Questioning Harm And The Autism-Vaccine Connection

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living

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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.

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The (New) Great Debate

Dr. Cara Natterson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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In my office, when parents tell me they just want to wait before they give their children vaccines, I explain that this is a choice not to vaccinate.

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A Guide For The Perplexed On Vaccinations: What The Coffee Jitters Tell Us

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

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For those perplexed by the vaccine debate, here's a brief guide to a basic issue underlying this long-standing controversy: biological individuality. If properly understood, it can reconcile two opposing views.

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Vaccines And Autism: What Can Parents Do During This Controversy?

Dr. Bob Sears | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

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Deciding whether or not to vaccinate isn't an easy choice for parents who are worried about vaccines. Realize, however, that this isn't an all-or-nothing decision. There are multiple decisions to make.

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How to Tell if Your Kids are at Risk for Autism (and Other Neurological Injuries) from Vaccines

Dr. James P. Blumenthal | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living

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Knowledge is power and when parents know what their children's risks are, they can then make more rational, evidence-based choices in collaboration with their pediatrician.

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Cracking The Autism Riddle: Common Sense About Vaccines And Autism

Harvey Karp | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

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All sorts of arguments are thrown around to persuade parents that shots threaten their children with autism. I'd like to discuss 4 of the commonly repeated concerns, 3 flawed...and 1 that I think has merit.

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Autism and Toxins

Jay Gordon, MD | Posted 07.15.2009 | Living

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The facile dismissal of those of us calling for safer vaccinations and scrutiny of the current vaccine schedule is not scientifically based and polarizes the discussion.

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NIH Autism Study to Leave No Stone Unturned

David Kirby | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

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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.

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Cracking the Autism Riddle: "Vaccine Theory" Fades as a New Idea Emerges

Harvey Karp | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

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This is the first post in a series of three about autism and vaccines. If a foreign government were suspected of doing something that caused brain pr...

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Notes From the Big "Anti-Vaccine" Conference

David Kirby | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

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If we are going to find the actual environmental triggers to autism, we had better get busy.

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Should a Former Playboy Model Trump an Experienced Health Care Expert? You Decide

Sarah Lovinger | Posted 06.22.2009 | Living

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I am an internist, and I know many important things about vaccinations, but the bottom line is they save lives. And there's no evidence that they cause autism.

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Discover Magazine Ignores Much of Vaccine-Autism Story

David Kirby | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living

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The following letter was sent to the editors at Discover Magazine last week, regarding a recent article on vaccines and autism. The magazine claimed t...

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The Judgment on Vaccines Is In???

Jim Carrey | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

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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?

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Vaccine Denial = Scientific Illiteracy

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 04.30.2009 | Living

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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.

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UK Autism Doctor Launches Formal Complaint Against London Sunday Times Reporter

David Kirby | Posted 04.14.2009 | Living

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It has been a full month since the Sunday Times article ran on Dr. Wakefield's autism research, and Wakefield has remained relatively silent about it - until now.

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Vaccine Court: Autism Debate Continues

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Kirby | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living

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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.

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Health Care Policy by HuffPo Celebrities - Don't Attack Me!

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.21.2009 | Media

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Because I can't avoid trouble, I'll point out that the HuffPo has been a principal outlet for the argument that there is a gigantic plot to foist lead (thimerosal)-based vaccines on children.

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One More Link in the Mercury-High Fructose Corn Syrup Chain: Autism

Paula Crossfield | Posted 03.01.2009 | Green

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There has been a previous association made between diet and autistic functionality -- and specifically high fructose corn syrup been singled out as a cause for worsening the disorder.

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Autism, Vaccines and the CDC: The Wrong Side of History

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Kirby | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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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.

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Don't Risk Going Unvaccinated

Paul A. Offit, MD | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living

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If parents choose not to vaccinate their children, not only do they put their own children at risk, they put others at risk as well.

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The Pentagon -- A Voice of Reason on Vaccines and Autism?

David Kirby | Posted 01.04.2009 | Living

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Autism and the military have a deep history together. Children of service members are reportedly almost twice as likely to have autism (1-in-88) than those in the general population (1-in-150).

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Former UK Science Chief -- Vaccines Cause Autism: "What More Evidence is Needed?"

David Kirby | Posted 12.27.2008 | Living

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The problem is, there is simply no such thing as "scientific consensus" when it comes to vaccines and autism.

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New Law Mandates Coverage For Autism Therapy

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia and Ray Long | Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago

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Insurance companies would be required to cover autism diagnosis and treatment up to $36,000 a year under legislation sent to the governor Thursday. T...

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Minneapolis and the Somali Autism Riddle

David Kirby | Posted 12.15.2008 | Living

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Why is the reported rate of autism among children of Somali refugees so alarmingly high (now an estimated 1-in-28 schoolchildren)? When I first heard about this phenomenon, my reporter's instinct told me it could be a very big story.

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Nutrition and the Obama Moment

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

There's good reason to think that intellectualism is on the ropes, but maybe this will change now that we have in the White House a guy who actually understands nuance and complexity.

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