http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/are-autism-and-vaccines-linked Opposing Views - Are Autism and Vaccines Linked? http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/incorrect-no-such-thing-as-vaccine-induced-autism SafeMinds state that the US NVICP 'conceded and ordered compensation for Hannah Poling for vaccine induced autism '. This is incorrect, the US Government have not said that vaccines triggered a regression into autism. If SafeMinds believe this to... Kevin Leitch Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:19:02 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/incorrect-no-such-thing-as-vaccine-induced-autism http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/no-they-didn-t The US Government have not said that vaccines triggered a regression into autism . If you believe this to be true, please could you provide a link to this statement. What I believe you will find is that HHS stated: "In sum, DVIC has concluded... Kevin Leitch Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:17:16 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/no-they-didn-t http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/not-just-epidemiology-and-conflicts-go-both-ways The NAA claim that the: "....science that says vaccines are not related to autism is based solely on large epidemiological, or statistical, studies" This is incorrect. Taking the MMR hypothesis as an example, there are two clinical studies... Kevin Leitch Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:17:03 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/not-just-epidemiology-and-conflicts-go-both-ways http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/stunning-increase-in-what The NAA contend there has been a stunning increase in the rate of autism . I would ask them to back up that opinion with peer reviewed science. What is clear is that there has been an increase in the rate of autism diagnosis . This does not... Kevin Leitch Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:16:37 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/counters/stunning-increase-in-what http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-bottom-line Only epidemiological studies are used to dismiss the autism –vaccine connection, and these are not without their flaws. The cited studies using primates and actual mercury dosing reveal real concerns regarding the impact of mercury on... NAA Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:41:39 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-bottom-line http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/not-just-mercury Another toxic metal, aluminum, is used as an additive in many childhood vaccines. This includes 250 micrograms in the Hepatitis B vaccine administered at birth. At two months of age, a child could be exposed to 1,250 micrograms of aluminum from... NAA Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:41:36 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/not-just-mercury http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-science-is-there For those who believe vaccines do correspond with the increase in autism , there is significant evidence. Mercury, unquestionably, is one of the earth’s most potent neurotoxins. Although some claim that only miniscule amounts of... NAA Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:41:33 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-science-is-there http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/denmark-didn-t-hit-the-mark The “no causal link” study most frequently cited is from Denmark (1). Denmark banned thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, in 1992 after health authorities realized the excessive amount of mercury exposure occurring through the use... NAA Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:41:26 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/denmark-didn-t-hit-the-mark http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/conflicts-of-interest-seem-to-outweigh-our-children-s-interest The science that says vaccines are not related to autism is based solely on large epidemiological, or statistical, studies. Problems with these studies include ties to organizations connected to the vaccine program. This type of influence makes it... NAA Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:41:23 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/conflicts-of-interest-seem-to-outweigh-our-children-s-interest http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-autism-mercury-debate-is-far-from-over While the role of vaccines in autism has been argued for more than eight years, both sides of the debate claim that the science supports their position. Given the stunning increase in the autism rate from 1 in 10,000 children to 1 in 150 children... NAA Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:41:15 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-autism-mercury-debate-is-far-from-over http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/federal-government-compensates-victims-of-vaccine-induced-autism On March 6th the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) conceded and ordered compensation for Hannah Poling for vaccine induced autism .? The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has gone on record as stating that the... SafeMinds Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:40:58 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/federal-government-compensates-victims-of-vaccine-induced-autism http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/government-agencies-put-vaccine-safety-at-risk In 2001 it was reported that the CDC held 28 licensing agreements with vaccine manufacturers and one university for vaccines, or vaccine-related products, and had eight ongoing projects to collaborate on new vaccines.  These contractual... SafeMinds Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:40:47 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/government-agencies-put-vaccine-safety-at-risk http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/research-supports-autism-vaccine-link There are many studies that indicate vaccines are linked to autism .? Unfortunately, studies that are often cited by government officials and agencies as proving that there is no autism-vaccine link continue to contain substantial design flaws... SafeMinds Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:40:36 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/research-supports-autism-vaccine-link http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/public-health-officials-have-failed-to-fulfill-their-duty In a recent interview on CBS news, Dr. Bernadine Healy, the former head of the National Institutes of Health and member of the Institute of Medicine, acknowledged that the public health officials have failed to fulfill that duty when it comes to the... Dr Hirani Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:40:33 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/public-health-officials-have-failed-to-fulfill-their-duty http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/new-research-supports-the-theory-that-vaccines-cause-autism Recently, groundbreaking research provides even more science supporting the theory that vaccines can and do cause autism . Using infant macaque monkeys, University of Pittsburgh’s Dr. Laura Hewitson, Ph.D., described how vaccinated... Dr Hirani Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:40:29 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/new-research-supports-the-theory-that-vaccines-cause-autism http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/government-conceded-that-vaccines-triggered-regression-into-autism Until very recently we have been told by the Institutes of Medicine, that there is no causal link to vaccines and autism . However, recently the government’s vaccine court conceded the case of Hannah Poling, admitting that vaccines... Dr Hirani Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:40:26 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/government-conceded-that-vaccines-triggered-regression-into-autism http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/other-offenders There are probably multiple causes of autism . In addition to the genetic factor, several other possibilities have been suggested, such as pesticides and other environmental toxins, maternal autoantibodies, prenatal infections and medications... Dr Shu Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:40:24 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/other-offenders http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/a-drop-in-the-bucket In 1980, the recommended childhood vaccine schedule included vaccines for seven illnesses and contained over three thousand proteins. In 2000, the schedule included eleven recommended vaccines; however, all the vaccines together contained less than... Dr Shu Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:40:18 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/a-drop-in-the-bucket http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/throw-out-the-thimerosal-theory Once the MMR theory was disproven, thimerosal (a mercury-based preservative added to some vaccine vials to prevent bacterial growth) was suggested as a possible cause of autism . However, after thimerosal was removed from vaccines as a precaution... Dr Shu Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:39:02 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/throw-out-the-thimerosal-theory http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/vaccines-a-red-herring Although vaccines such as the MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) have been theorized to cause autism , research has failed to show any link. The MMR vaccine was proposed by Wakefield et al. in a 1998 Lancet article as a possible cause of autism. However... Dr Shu Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:38:58 -0800 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/vaccines-a-red-herring