Health
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- Panel Finds no Credible Link between Vaccines, Autism
- "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."
- 542
- The Sunday Times : MMR Doctor Andrew Wakefield Fixed Data on Autism
- Investigative report claiming that the doctor who sparked the scare over the safety of the MMR vaccine for children changed and misreported results in his research, creating the appearance of a possible link with autism.
- 543
- [CDC] Vaccines and Autism Theory
- Answers to questions about autism and vaccines from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
- 544
- Autism - Cut The Crap
- 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. (July 29, 2005)
- 545
- NPR : Commentary: Autism and Vaccination
- A panel of experts affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences says mercury in vaccines is not causing a rise in childhood autism. But many advocates for children's health aren't convinced. Commentator David Ropeik wonders if they've closed their minds to the facts. [2:49 Realaudio broadcast] (June 11, 2004)
- 546
- CDC Knew: Mercury in Vaccines Induces Autism
- Studies the CDC hidden from the public supporting a link between vaccines and autism. (February 17, 2004)
- 547
- Thimerosal in Childhood Vaccines, Neurodevelopment Disorders, and Heart Disease
- An informative paper by Mark and David Geier published on the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. [PDF] (March 21, 2003)
- 548
- NPR : Web Site Seeks ID for 'Lilly Bandit'
- 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] (December 19, 2002)
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- NPR : Homeland Security Provision Bars Lawsuits Against Drug Maker
- 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] (December 03, 2002)
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- NPR : Researcher Denies Link of Vaccines to Autism
- 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] (November 11, 2002)
- 551
- NPR : MMR Autism
- 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] (March 06, 2001)
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- MMR doctor links 170 cases of autism to vaccine
- Dr. Andrew Wakefield identified 170 cases of autism and bowel disease in children who had the triple-dose injection. (January 21, 2001)
- 553
- NPR: Autism
- 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] (April 06, 2000)
- 554
- Smoking Howitzers: Youth Smoking
- Internal memo shows Philip Morris knew that teenagers used their product, studied teen smoking extensively, and were worried about any decrease in youth smoking, since it would affect their future customers.
- 555
- Tobacco Marketing and Young People
- Case study of UK tobacco marketing memos shows the tobacco industry has built up a detailed picture of young people and how to get them to get them to smoke. [PDF] (November 01, 2003)
- 556
- British Fluoridation Society
- A group of concerned professionals working to see an improvement in the dental health of the UK population by the implementation of Government policy for water fluoridation. Provides extensive resources for further review.
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- Fluoride and Fluoridated Water's Link to Thyroid Disease
- Article generally reporting on one particular negative health effect of adding fluoride to water.