1049 cases of measles have been reported in England and Wales so far this year, the highest number in 13 years and exceeding the number on 2007, when there were 990 case. Today’s Guardian reports that health officials are seriously concerned about a possible epidemic of measles of between 30,000 – 100,000 cases. Measles has been spreading more easily because of the “relatively low uptake” of the MMR vaccine in the past decade:
The fall in uptake of MMR was triggered by now-discredited research claiming there was a link between the jab and autism.
Health officials in the UK are planning a …read more

We began the week with Monday in Manhattan and ended it with dinner and a walk across the Hudson River. Inbetween:

Simon Baron-Cohen on “Disorder,” “Cure,” and Autism
Says Baron-Cohen: “The word ‘disorder’ is too negative. I use the word “condition” – autism can be disabling, but not all of its features involve disability. Some of them are strengths.”
Autistic Defendants Often Misunderstood In Criminal Justice System
A 20-year-old man stabs his mother in Florida.
And when we were wrong, we promptly admitted it
In recognition of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, b5media bloggers on the Health and Wellness Channel are …read more