Vaccines and Autism – Will we ever know the truth?

June 4, 2010  

Dr Disbarred For Suggesting A Link Between Autism & The MMR Vaccine. Like many, this morning I was watching Sunrise on channel 7, the TV station in Sydney famous for its gutter journalism, and witnessed the story on the disbarment of Dr Andrew Wakefield for his study published in the Lancet in 1998 connecting autism [...]

‘Autism Speaks’??? It’s Practically Screaming!

October 25, 2009  

By Angie Smith Have you noticed those Ad Council announcements on TV lately…the ones about autism? While many facets of the campaign seem disconcerting (we’ll get to that in a moment), its numbers are accurate: one child out of every 166 is now diagnosed with autism, up from 1 in 10,000 just over a decade ago.   With stats [...]

Are Vaccines Really Harmful?

April 4, 2009  

I don’t know about you, but around here there is a raging debate about vaccinations and their effects, both positive and negative. Last week we had our dog vaccinated for boarding and the vet mentioned at his age (9) she would expect him to be getting Arthritis and it got me thinking. Could it be [...]

Do Toxins Cause Autism?

April 4, 2009  

Recently, I viewed a segment on “Good Morning America, where Jenny McCarthy, autism campaigner was interviewed about her new book. Jenny’s son is doing really well with his condition, so she has some credibility in this area. Despite this many autism researchers and top Doctors dismiss her claims because they have no scientific evidence! They [...]