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Dr. Andrew Wakefield Falsified Study Linking Vaccines to Autism, Journal Says
By David Knowles - AOL NewsAn editorial in the British Medical Journal puts forth evidence that a now-discredited study linking autism and common childhood vaccines relied on falsified evidence to make its central claim. "Clear evidence of falsification of data should now close the door on this damaging vaccine scare," the editors of the journal wrote. Why would Dr. Andrew Wakefield make up findings to prove that getting vaccines to help prevent diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella can cause higher rates of autism? According to the journal's editors, the reason was simple: money. Wakefield is alleged to have ...
Court Rules Vaccination Doesn't Cause Autism
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyThe U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled that vaccinations -- or, more specifically, thimerosal, an additive in some vaccinations -- does not cause autism. The court considered three separate claims for damages, but ruled Friday in each of them that the vaccinations the children received were unconnected to their eventual diagnoses of autism. Autism diagnosis rates have risen. This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that one in 110 children had autism -- up from their previous estimate of one in 150. But why the rates are rising -- or whether the increase in ...
Autism Epidemic a Sleeping Giant
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyThe number of young people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders is growing, and more than half a million will soon enter the age of adulthood. Until recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculated that autism, characterized by impaired interpersonal interactions and repetitive behavior, affected an astonishingly frequent one in 150 American children. A new assessment by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services puts that count at an even more prevalent one in 91. Though girls are also affected, the survey noted that "odds of having Autism Spectrum Disorders were ...
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