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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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Salon.com News - Deadly immunity - http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/06/16/thimerosal/
"When a study revealed that mercury in childhood vaccines may have caused autism in thousands of kids, the government rushed to conceal the data -- and to prevent parents from suing drug companies for their role in the epidemic." |
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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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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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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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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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CDC Knew: Mercury in Vaccines Induces Autism - http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2004/02/17/cdc_knew_mercury_in_vaccines_induces_autism.htm
Studies the CDC hidden from the public supporting a link between vaccines and autism. |
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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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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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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. |
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NPR : Researcher Denies Link of Vaccines to Autism - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=838447
A New York Times Magazine article says a prominent vaccine researcher became concerned about the safety of some childhood inoculations. But the researcher says his views on a link with autism have been misrepresented. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports. [3:35 Realaudio broadcast] |