Comments on: Surprise Surprise: No link between the MMR and autism

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:03:29 +0000

And for those that dismiss intelligent design, you don’t have to view it as a science, it is simply common sense. Some parts of the anatomy like the eye have irreducible complexity. Why would evolution produce a lens and without the muscles to focus your lens. Evolution can not explain the complexity.

By: Mac

Mac — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:59:49 +0000

Government admits link and loses lawsuit. For those who doubt the causal link go to:
http://www.ajc.com/search/content/health/stories/2008/03/06/autism_0306.html

Mac

By: Biomed, Anecdotal Evidence, and Thoughtful House

Biomed, Anecdotal Evidence, and Thoughtful House — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:17:38 +0000

[...] On the controversy about Wakefield and his theories about autism causation and the misconduct charges against him in the UK, go here, here, and here. [...]

By: “His Duty as a Human Being”—and As a Doctor?

“His Duty as a Human Being”—and As a Doctor? — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:19:04 +0000

[...] signs of autism after receiving the MMR. (A link between the MMR and autism has been disproven; see this study and also this study.) One would not wish to take issue with Dr. Wakefield for feeling he had to [...]

By: Myth, Science, and Autism: A Message from the AAP

Myth, Science, and Autism: A Message from the AAP — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:27:15 +0000

[...] Further: More and more evidence is being found that rejects the hypothesis that there is a link between autism and mercury; more and more evidence is also being found that rejects the hypothesis that there is a link between autism and the MMR vaccine. [...]

By: This and Last’s Weeks Top Posts

This and Last’s Weeks Top Posts — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:01:46 +0000

[...] Surprise Surprise: No link between the MMR and autism A study in the Archives of Disease in Childhood shows that there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Repeat: There is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. [...]

By: Autistic Dad

Autistic Dad — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:13:56 +0000

I wish we could take all that collective energy focused on pointing at vaccines and start putting pressure to look at other scientific possibilities.

FYI – In a recent case against vaccine manufacturers, expert witnesses for the plaintiff were found not qualified for reasons of expertise, knowledge, skill, experience, training or education using the Frye-Reed test, a test used to determine the admissibility of scientific evidence and expert scientific testimony in Maryland courts.

http://neurodiversity.com/weblog/article/140/

By: 5 Cases of Measles in San Diego

5 Cases of Measles in San Diego — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:38:35 +0000

[...] Five children aged 1 to 9 years old in San Diego County have been diagnosed with measles, and five more are suspected to have measles, today’s SignOn San Diego reports. All of the children were not vaccinated due to their age, or because their parents did not want them to be vaccinated, perhaps because of fears about a link between vaccines and autism, despite more and more evidence countering such a link. [...]

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:27:19 +0000

Myth has co-existed with science since the ancient Greeks, and the vaccine-autism link is one of the latest incarnations of myth “versus” science, as a way to explain the world. Best wishes—-

By: Mary Therese

Mary Therese — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:24:50 +0000

What is annoying about the “it can’t be the vaccine crowd” is the unwillingness to seriously consider the possibility that there can be a correlation between autism and vaccines for many children. Obviously this is not case for all children … as with my son who is autistic and was never vaccinated. However, I am willing to consider the possibility that it may the case for many … despite what any “scienctific” study reveals either way. It is arrogant to believe that we can fully understand all aspects of any disease or disability or to believe that “science” can explain or disapprove all things. So called science has always lagged behind and sometimes eventually supported what was considered to be anecdotal evidence in the past.