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Autism and Toxins

Jay Gordon, MD | Posted 06.15.2009 | 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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Cracking the Autism Riddle: "Vaccine Theory" Fades as a New Idea Emerges

Harvey Karp | Posted 06.10.2009 | 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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The Swine Flu Response

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics

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Our public health system has been under-funded for decades and there are many existing gaps that leave us vulnerable, particularly if the swine flu becomes more severe and lethal.

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Autism and Hope, South of the Border

Chantal Sicile-Kira | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living

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In Mexico, "hope" is not a word usually associated with autism, as there is very little on offer for children who have autism.

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Why Do Anti-Vaccinationists Believe?

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 04.02.2009 | Living

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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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Court Says Vaccine Not To Blame For Autism

AP | KEVIN FREKING and LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 02.12.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON — Vaccines aren't to blame for autism, a special federal court declared Thursday in a blow to thousands of families hoping to win com...

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On Vaccinations: Consider the Source and Follow the Money

Deirdre Imus | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living

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A vaccine profiteer personified (he is now a multimillionaire from his partnership with Merck) Dr. Offit continues to make intellectually and factually dishonest remarks regarding vaccine safety.

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

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Kirby | Posted 01.27.2009 | 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 01.22.2009 | 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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New Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise In Protecting Children In Africa

AP | STEPHANIE NANO | Posted 12.08.2008 | World

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NEW YORK — A vaccine that may become the world's first to prevent malaria shows promise in protecting African children, researchers said Monday,...

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To the Presidential Candidates....Debate This!

Deirdre Imus | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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No question, the energy and economic crisis affect us all. But noticeably absent from the primaries and now the presidential debates have been any discussions about America's children.

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

David Kirby | Posted 07.24.2008 | Living

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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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Gardasil or Guard Your Girls?

Doug Bremner | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living

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The vaccine for the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, was mandated for all young girls in Texas in 2006 and there were proposals for mand...

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Imus, McCain, Autism, and 08

David Kirby | Posted 03.04.2008 | Living

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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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The Vaccine-Autism Court Document Every American Should Read

David Kirby | Posted 02.26.2008 | Living

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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

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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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