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Top US Panel: Some Vaccine-Autism Research is "Appropriate," "Worthwhile" and "Warranted"

David Kirby | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Nvac, Vaccine Schedule, Autism, Thimerosal, Cdc, Vaccine Injury, Asd, Vaccines, Mitochondria, Living News
David Kirby

This week, the Federal Government's leading immunization advisory panel unanimously approved a sweeping list of vaccine safety research recommendations, several that are linked to the vaccine-autism debate.

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Why Do Anti-Vaccinationists Believe?

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 04.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Autism, Fear, Science-Denial, Medicine, Parents, Vaccines, Living With Autism, Autism Thimerosal, Vaccine, Thimerosal, Autism Vaccines, Living News
Jacob Dickerman

I've tried to understand the anti-vaccination thought process. From my point of view, vaccines are good things, and I have a problem with the story the anti-vaxers are telling.

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Vaccine Denial = Scientific Illiteracy

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 03.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Autism, David Kirby, Vaccines, Autism Thimerosal, Autism Vaccine Mercury, Thimerosal, Andrew Wakefield, Autism Vaccines, Living News
Jacob Dickerman

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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NIH Agency Head: Vaccine-Autism Research is "Legitimate"

David Kirby | Posted 02.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Nih, Dr. Duane Alexander, Hannah Poling, Autism, Thimerosal, Hhs, Iacc, Geraldine Dawson, Vaccines, Autism Speaks, Nichd, Living News
David Kirby

A major health official within the United States Government today endorsed more research into possible links between vaccination and autism, saying that such studies are "legitimate."

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

Stanton Peele | Posted 02.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Lung Cancer, Susan Axelrod, Autism Thimerosal, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Morning Joe, Epilepsy, Nbc, Breast Cancer, Sicko, Department of Heath and Human Services, Msnbc, Christine Lahti, Chicago Hope, Women and Heart Disease, David Axelrod, Nancy Snyderman, Thimerosal, Autism, Michael Moore, Autism Vaccines, Heart Disease, Deirdre Imus, Measles, MMR Vaccination, Medical Research, Health Care, Meningitis, Media News
Stanton Peele

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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Breaking: Vaccine Court Ruling Due Thursday

David Kirby | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Thimerosal, Autism Vaccines, Autism Thimerosal, Living News
David Kirby

8:30 PM EST - UPDATE: I have confirmed the following information: Members of the US Justice Department's Office of Public Affairs have been caught s...

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

Paula Crossfield | Posted 01.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Cdc, Mercury, Food Safety, Thimerosal, Autism, Autism Vaccines, Fda, Mercury Poisoning, Robert F. Kennedy, Vaccines, Simsonwood, Health, Children's Health, High Fructose Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup Murcury, Green News
Paula Crossfield

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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UC Davis Study Authors: Autism is Environmental (Can We Move On Now?)

David Kirby | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Thimerosal, Autism, UC Davis, Mind Institute, Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

I have always said that all environmental factors should be considered in at least some subgroups of autism. This position has been met with considerable ridicule.

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Top Federal Autism Panel Votes For Millions in Vaccine Research

David Kirby | Posted 01.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Mmr, Autism Speaks, Thimerosal, Autism, Iacc, Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

The Inter-Agency Autism Coordinating Committee has voted to recommend earmarking millions of dollars in research funds to study the possible role of vaccines in the causation of autism.

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Tom Daschle: Friend to Many Autism Families

David Kirby | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Autism Thimerosal, Tom Daschle, Obama, Autism, Thimerosal, Hhs, Anthrax, Barack Obama, Vaccines, Tom Daschle Hhs, Tom Daschle Autism, Tom Daschle Vaccines, Tom Daschle Health and Human Services, Politics News
David Kirby

Senator Daschle is not anti-vaccine, but his record shows his willingness to question -- and even oppose -- vaccine makers and big pharmaceutical interests when it comes to protecting the rights of American medical consumers.

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End of the Innocence: McCain, Obama and Vaccines. Oh My!

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 10.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Informed Consent, Jenny McCarthy Autism, Autism Thimerosal, Mccain, Obama, Thimerosal, Autism, Autism Vaccines, Vaccines, John McCain, Cdc, Rebecca Estepp, Fda, Campaign Promises, Vaccine Policy, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Autistic Children, Bush Adminstration, Autism Activism, Hhs, Neurotoxin, Nih, Living News
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

Will the next administration set serious goals of reversing the rate of autism diagnosis by the end of their term or just declare autism a national health emergency and let it go at that?

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Is Autism an "American Disease?" Somali Immigrants Reportedly Have High Rates

David Kirby | Posted 07.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Somali, Thimerosal, Vaccine, Autism, Special Education, Minneapolis, Immigrants Autism, Somali Immigrants Autism, Health, Immigration, Autism Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

An unusually large proportion of Somali children in Minnesota have autism. Why? There's likely a genetic connection, but other factors might be at play, including a lack of vitamin D from sunlight, or, yes, vaccinations.

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A Timely Truth Untold... Again

Deirdre Imus | Posted 06.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Thimerosal-Free, Toxin, Environment, Autism, Thimerosal, Immunization, Inoluculation, Children's Health, Vaccines, Mercury, Measles, Living News
Deirdre Imus

This week Time magazine's cover story "The Truth About Vaccines" carries an ominous suggestion... "worried about autism, many parents are opting out of immunizations. How they're putting the rest of us at risk."

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Dr. Bernadine Healy: Don't Dismiss Vaccine Link

David Kirby | Posted 05.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Nih, Vaccine Court, Hannah Poling, Autism, Thimerosal, Bernadine Healy, Vaccines, Mitochondria, Living News
David Kirby

As someone who refuses to concede that there is no link between vaccines and autism, I now have a semi tongue-in-cheek response to my once and future critics: "Go tell it to Dr. Healy."

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The Next Vaccine-Autism Newsmaker: Not Isolated, Not Unusual

David Kirby | Posted 04.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Vaccine Court, Cdc, Thimerosal, Autism, Nih, Hannah Poling, Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

A new, additional theory of causation is about to be introduced in Vaccine Court: Vaccines can trigger a chain of events in children with mitochondrial dysfunction that causes autism.

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Jenny McCarthy and the Autism Dilemma

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 04.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Jenny McCarthy, Cnn, Larry King, Jenny McCarthy Autism, Thimerosal, Vaccinations, Science, Autism, Jenny McCarthy Son Autism, Vaccines, Breaking Living News, Pediatricians, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

Yes, the parents of autistic kids are more "emotional" than the aloof doctors before them. But why are they met with anger, rather than compassion?

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CDC Has Lost Control of the Autism Argument

David Kirby | Posted 04.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Jenny McCarthy, Cnn, Larry King, Hannah Poling, Cdc, Autism, Thimerosal, Vaccines, Jenny McCarthy Autism, Autism Thimerosal, Poling, Hannah Poling Autism, Autism Vaccines, Jenny McCarthy Son Autism, Living News
David Kirby

The real problem here is the track record and credibility of the CDC to continue conducting any vaccine safety studies at all.

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Imus, McCain, Autism, and 08

David Kirby | Posted 03.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Imus, NBC News, Mercury, New York Times, Vaccine Court, Mccain, Autism, Vaccine, Thimerosal, Hhs, Deirdre Imus, Wabc, Living News
David Kirby

The following is an unofficial transcript of my interview this morning by Don Imus. I post it here, without comment, except to thank Don and Deirdre I...

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I'm Not Drinking the Kook (I Mean, Kool) Aid

Kim Stagliano | Posted 03.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Thimerosal, Autism, Autism Vaccines, Autism Thimerosal, Autism Vaccine Mercury, Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Industry, Living News
Kim Stagliano

Parents understand that drug companies lie, cheat, fudge data and advertise using fear to sell all of their products -- and that includes vaccines.

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Senator McCain: "Strong Evidence" of Autism-Vaccine Link

David Kirby | Posted 03.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Texas Primary, Thimerosal, Autism, Mccain, Election, Vaccines, Vicp, Senator Kennedy, Living News
David Kirby

You, Senator, like it or not, are now a card-carrying member of autism's "Mercury Militia." You are a tin-foil hatter, a "denialist dead-ender," and an "anti-science" nut job grasping at emotional, litigious straws.

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No, Vaccines Aren't Behind the Rise in Autism

Harold Pollack | Posted 02.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Autism, Measles, Vaccines, Big Pharma, Mercuritol, Pharmaceutical Industry, Hystories Elaine Showalter, Autism Thimerosal, Eli Stone, Thimerosal, Abc, Eli Stone Autism, Living News
Harold Pollack

Autism spectrum disorders are especially mysterious, varied, and frightening. Spreading debunked rumors will not help anyone here.

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The Vaccine-Autism Court Document Every American Should Read

David Kirby | Posted 02.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Oxydative Phosphorylation, Concession, Autism Thimerosal, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kennedy Krieger, Vaccine Court, Vaccine, Thimerosal, Autism, Hhs, Autism Vaccines, Mitochondria, Living News
David Kirby

Every American should read this document, and interpret for themselves what they think their government is trying to say about the relationship, if any, between immunizations and a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

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Government Concedes Vaccine-Autism Case in Federal Court - Now What?

David Kirby | Posted 02.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Oxydative Phosphorylation, Concession, Kennedy Krieger, Vaccine Court, Vaccine, Autism, Thimerosal, Mitochondria, Hhs, Autism Thimerosal, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Vaccines, Living News
David Kirby

After years of insisting there is no evidence to link vaccines with the onset of autism spectrum disorder, the US government has quietly conceded a vaccine-autism case in the Court of Federal Claims.

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Over Medicated and Over-Vaccinated: The Unintended Consequences of Medicines Meant to Protect

Deirdre Imus | Posted 11.19.2007 | Living

Read More: Tetanus, Oregon Health & Science University, Mercury Injections, Cdc, Over-Vaccination, Medical Information, Over Prescribing, Vaccinosis, Vaccines, Pharmaceutical Companies, The Institute for Vaccine Safety, Fda, NEJM Study, Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Antibiotics, Vioxx, Recalled Drugs, Thimerosal, Autism, Food and Drug Administration, EPA Guidelines, Thalidomide, Prevnar, Living News
Deirdre Imus

Why is it that veterinarians have a better appreciation than mainstream physicians of how over-vaccinating might overload the immune system?

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CDC: Mercury in Vaccines Damaged Your Child. Or Not.

David Kirby | Posted 09.26.2007 | Home

Read More: Vaccine Mercury, Autism Thimerosal, Autism Cdc Mercury, Autism Vaccine Mercury, Autism Mercury, Autism, Cdc, Thimerosal, Home News
David Kirby

Brace yourself for some gauzy reports in the media cycle about a study on thimerosal and "neuropsychological outcomes," in which, we are to believe, the connection is nil.

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