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Opinion: Autism Fraud Just the Tip of the Iceberg
By Michael Fumento - AOL News"A deliberate fraud." That's what the British Medical Journal, one of the world's most prestigious periodicals, has written of the study that kicked off the current anti-vaccine movement. It's "clear evidence of falsification of data should now close the door on this damaging vaccine scare," it said in a heavily documented editorial. The lead author of that anti-vaccine study, which also appeared in one most respected medical journals, The Lancet, was British physician Andrew Wakefield. And its consequences include millions of terrified and confused parents, large drops in vaccination rates ...
The Anti-Vaccine Movement: Blinding Us With Pseudoscience
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyDespite the American infatuation with gambling, in other areas of life we shy away from random chance. We like cause and effect. We like the story of one thing leading to another in a nice, straight line. And if such a story does not declare itself, we'll invent one. Our need for a clear, predictable pattern leads us down the wayward path of conspiracy theories. In the absence of a cause that makes sense to us, we'll spend hours, days, years looking for one. Why? Peter Jennings alluded to a possible reason in his thorough 2003 documentary "Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination ...
Vaccine Deal Expected to Save Millions of Lives
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(March 23) -- In a deal that could save millions of lives, two of the world's largest drug companies agreed today to provide 30 million doses of a vaccine that protects against pneumonia and meningitis to dozens of developing countries. Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline are the first to join a program spearheaded by the GAVI Alliance, a group that includes UNICEF and the World Health Organization. The initiative links price caps to guarantees that all the vaccine produced will be purchased. "Today's landmark announcement promises to make new vaccines available affordably, where they are urgently ...
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 ...
Court Rules Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (March 12) -- The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection. While expressing sympathy for the parents involved in the emotionally charged cases, the court concluded they had failed to show a connection between the mercury-containing preservative and autism. "Such families must cope every day with tremendous challenges in caring for their autistic children, and all are deserving of sympathy and admiration," special master George Hastings Jr. wrote. Jeff J. ...
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate: The Celebs Weigh In
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyIt may not be a spoonful of sugar, but would a celebrity endorsement make that vaccination shot a little easier to bear? With the rise in prominence of celebrity vaccine skeptics, vaccine makers are responding with their own celebrity endorsements. Bad Astronomy reports that the manufacturers of the pertussis (or whooping cough) vaccine are featuring Jennifer Lopez in a video encouraging parents to vaccinate themselves and their children against the malady, while USA Today notes that the flu shot is borrowing a move straight from Wheaties boxes, pulling in backing from Kristi Yamaguchi and ...
Lieberman Calls Out Government on H1N1 Vaccine Shortage
By Markham Heid - Politics DailyAs public discontent festers in response to inadequate H1N1 vaccine supplies, Congressional calls for answers continue to swell. ...
The Hajj and H1N1: Pilgrimage During a Pandemic
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyBy some estimates, the hajj is the single largest, annual gathering in the world; the pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca attracts between 2 and 3 million visitors from all over the globe. But this year, officials are worried about several strains of H1N1. In a study published in the journal Science on Thursday, researchers warned that measures would need to be taken to prevent outbreaks of H1N1 both during the hajj, which takes place Nov. 25-30 this year, and after, as travelers return to their home countries. One of the authors of the study, Dr. Ziad Memish, who is also the Assistant Deputy ...
Free H1N1 Flu Vaccines for Everyone in the Country
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe U.S. government is a ramping up a drive to make sure that everyone in the U.S. who wants the H1N1 influenza virus vaccine can get either a shot or nasal spray for free or for a small charge. At least 6 million vaccine doses will be distributed during the first week of October, with tens of millions to follow each week. In all, 250 million doses have been purchased by the federal government. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Dr. Anne Schuchat, the director of the Center for Disease Control's Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, met with reporters in the ...
First Glimmer of Hope for an AIDS Vaccine
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyA new vaccine created by cobbling together two older, ineffective AIDS vaccines shows the first evidence of being able to prevent the virus, though only in less than one-third of cases. Still, it's a major breakthrough and one that the scientists who completed the study are justifiably thrilled with as a first step towards finding a vaccine that could be widely used. The study, completed in Thailand on a sample of more than 16,000 people, was the result of a partnership between Thailand's Ministry of Public Health and the United States. Though it's a groundbreaking medical discovery, ...
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