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Bad Science : The Media's MMR Hoax - http://www.badscience.net/2008/08/the-medias-mmr-hoax/
Edited extract from Ben Goldacre's book "Bad Science" criticizing the media's role in the MMR/autism scare. |
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Thimerosal in Childhood Vaccines, Neurodevelopment Disorders, and Heart Disease - http://www.jpands.org/vol8no1/geier.pdf
An informative paper by Mark and David Geier published on the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. |
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AntiAntiVax - http://antiantivax.jottit.com/
Simple point-by-point rebuttal of many statements made by those campaigning against vaccinations. |
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BBC News: Parents Reassured on Vaccine - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/365830.stm
Doctors say there is no link between a vaccine for mumps, measles and rubella, and autism or bowel disease in children. |
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Stop Jenny McCarthy - http://www.stopjenny.com/
Site challenging the misinformation about vaccines and autism spread by Ms. McCarthy, and the free platform given to her by the media. Includes information about vaccines and why Ms. McCarthy's assertions are incorrect. |
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MMR doctor links 170 cases of autism to vaccine - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1318772/MMR-doctor-links-170-cases-of-autism-to-vaccine.html
Dr. Andrew Wakefield identified 170 cases of autism and bowel disease in children who had the triple-dose injection. |
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NPR : MMR Autism - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1119544
NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study showing no link between a commonly used childhood vaccine and autism. The 14-year-long study in California kindergartens failed to find an association between a rise in reported autism cases in the state and the MMR vaccine. The research appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. [4:13 Realaudio broadcast] |
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Autism - A Parent's Perspective - http://autismtalk.blogspot.com
A parents' weblog. |
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NPR : Web Site Seeks ID for 'Lilly Bandit' - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=884660
The Web site TomPaine.com has offered a $10,000 reward to whoever can prove the identity of what the site is calling 'The Eli Lilly Bandit.' Someone inserted two paragraphs into the Homeland Security Bill protecting drug manufacturer Eli Lilly from lawsuits by parents who claim the company's vaccines caused their children's autism. NPR's Alex Chadwick reports. [4:21 Realaudio broadcast] |
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NPR : Homeland Security Provision Bars Lawsuits Against Drug Maker - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=864304
A last-minute addition to the Homeland Security Act effectively cancels more than 200 lawsuits against drug maker Eli Lilly. The cases involve children whose autism may be tied to a vaccine developed by Lilly. NPR's Julie Rovner reports. [3:53 Realaudio broadcast] |
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NPR: Autism - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1072605
A growing number of parents believe that vaccines are to blame for their children's autism, and they went to Capitol Hill to testify before a House committee. NPR reports on the vaccine's connection to autism, and the research into other possible causes, such as genetics. [12:52 streaming audio broadcast] |
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Study links vaccines containing mercury with autism - http://www.healthsentinel.com/org_news.php?id=082&title=Study+links+vaccines+containing+mercury+with+autism&event=org_news_print_list_item
Inflammatory reactions in the nervous system following vaccines have been known since 1948. Studies show that children receving thimerosal containing vaccines were more likely to develop autism, than children who received thimerosal-free vaccines. |
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Panel Finds no Credible Link between Vaccines, Autism - http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=autism19&date=20040519
"The Institute of Medicine, an influential adviser of the government on scientific matters, said yesterday there is no credible evidence that either the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine or vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal cause autism." |
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Times Online : MMR Doctor Andrew Wakefield Fixed Data on Autism - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683671.ece
Investigative report claiming that the doctor who sparked the scare over the safety of the MMR vaccine for children changed and misreported results in his research, creating the appearance of a possible link with autism. |
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Autism - Cut The Crap - http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_evelyn_p_050729_autism___cut_the_cra.htm
CDC and FDA officials claim researchers and scientists conducted bogus studies supporting a link between mercury in vaccines and autism, but the experts have experience in vaccine safety and/or toxicology and environmental health. |