LindsE wrote on May 5, 2008 12:16 PM:
" The MMR does not currently, nor has it ever contained thimerosal. "
rmp wrote on May 4, 2008 9:09 PM:
" Laurie, I realize that you feel you're being attacked. I know you love your child and you are trying to help others. However, since you continually refuse to answer how your child got autism from thimerosal (when it hasn't been used for several years), I suspect it is a question you can't answer without admitting you're wrong.
Stated simply, children stand a significantly higher chance of disease and or death from lack of vaccinations than from them.
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laurie wrote on May 4, 2008 7:54 PM:
" Thanks "Really" for your support!
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laurie wrote on May 4, 2008 7:52 PM:
" Mercola is considered a "quack" because he does research while mainstream medical doctors are out on the golf coarse.
Quackery are the Doctors that say Autism is a disease without a cure. I and many others can prove them wrong!
If the medical dr's can't cure it with a magic pill then they remove the organ. You'll never get healthy treating the symptoms and only addressing the cause. Maybe you'll understand this...
If your in your car driving down the highway and a red light starts to flash and warn you that something is seriously wrong with your car (your body). A typical medical doc will give you a piece of duct tape (pill) to stop that light from flashing. Quacks like Mercola will get the manual out and address the underlying cause.
Get the picture. I didn't think so! "
really? wrote on May 4, 2008 7:42 PM:
" Thank God I don't live in your world. No one can or could legally force me to continue with a vaccine regimen that I know caused my perfectly healthy infant to have a seizure. It was obviously from the vaccine as it has never happened again.
Because they are for the greater good does not mean they are not dangerous to some. I'm not willing to sacrifice my child when the evidence was clear that it was not right for him.
As with all medical procedures, it is best to find out what the best course of action is for you. Blindly accepting everything we're told is idiotic.
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laurie wrote on May 4, 2008 7:37 PM:
" Do your homework before you spout your ignorant questions.! If mercury doesn't cause autism then read this web page. You exhaust me with you repetitive questions. Please don't ask more until youve done your homework! www.GenerationRescue.org
We have living proof that it reverses autism...that is enough for me! Take your F.D.A blinders off!
Don't tell those who've experienced autism first hand that they don't have a choice. Remove the toxic preservatives and we don't have a problem with vaccinations.
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laurie wrote on May 4, 2008 7:35 PM:
" To JimRL,
For one...I do have the research and your not checking it out!
If you think the Heb Bsafe think again! It is connected to S.I.D.S and for that reason other countries that I listed do not give them to children under 2 yrs. You need to ask why other countries banned it? No brainer! The same people who pass of these new vaccines have stock in the big pharma industry. You are not going to get a trustworthy scientific test on any of them because they truly don't have test done before they pass them. "
JimRL wrote on May 4, 2008 12:27 PM:
" really?, you are wrong when you say parents must make their own decisions regarding vaccinations. Part of the protection offered by vaccines is that when the vast majority of a population is vaccinated it protects those who aren't vaccinated (due to allergies or the vaccine not taking). The decreased vaccination rate has already led to increased cases of measles, which was declared eliminated in 2001.
As I keep saying, there is no evidence that vaccines are dangerous. So, you cannot stop protecting people based on rumors, ancedotes, and hearsay. It's irresponsible public policy.
Children have and will continue to die from preventable diseases if this psuedoscientific alarmism continues to spread. "
really? wrote on May 4, 2008 11:43 AM:
" Vaccinations can be dangerous and each parent needs to make their own decisions. My son had a seizure following his first DPT shot. The doctor blew us off, as if we didn't know what a seizure was. He has never had another pertussis shot and I have worried about the risks that this creates as well. There are risks associated with both choices and we each need to make a personal decision. "
JimRL wrote on May 4, 2008 9:29 AM:
" Laurie, you still haven't offered evidence that there is a link between the two. Also, very simple studies that are easily repeatable show it's just not true. Why hasn't the removal of thimerosal from vaccines had any effect on the autism rate? In fact the autism rate in many areas continued it's apparent spike. I understand you mean well, but children have died and will continue to die from not being vaccinated. Measles cases are also increasing. What you are advocating is dangerous to children, and I wish you would do more research before spouting it in public. "
rmp wrote on May 4, 2008 8:50 AM:
" Laurie, you haven't answered whether or not your child's shots contained thimerosal.
As to telling us to do more research, perhaps you should google 'Mercola' and 'Charlatan' or 'Mercola' and 'Quack'. "
laurie wrote on May 4, 2008 12:47 AM:
" RMP: To answer your question I will clarify.
When all of our options were exhausted and our trust in the medical doctors ,we resorted to prayer...then lead to find a Dr. who actually spends time in research and developing protocols like the Drs on the D.A.N web sight. We followed those protocols along with D.A.Ns. . Dr. Mercola who (aenea) considers a quack , actually helped our son by following his recommendations. I dont know why so many make rude comments without doing all the research Ive recommended.
If a child has a heavy metal toxicity and you remove those metals ..the symptoms of autism dissipate or completely leave. Something you cant measure in a lab but true life experienced are the best and cannot be measured by a biased science study. "
laurie wrote on May 4, 2008 12:30 AM:
" First off... I'll answer JimRL
statement about there being no scientific studies. Research for yourself. Mercola.com
Please don't always believe those doing the test studies on immunizations because they are bias. They are all connected to the drug companies. Do the research in Mercola's search engine. It's in black and white...actual minutes from the C.D.C that prove they are lying to everyone about the safety. A Doctor was asked to study Hep B vaccine for a Mother of a child. His studies were appalling only to find out there were never any done. Please read!
Once the heavy metals are removed through a process called heavy metal chelation the child no longer shows autistic symptoms. It's not a disease but a symptom of heavy metal toxicity! "
JimRL wrote on May 3, 2008 7:50 AM:
" Actually, it very likely that increased awareness and diagnostic substitution can explain the autism "epidemic".
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2006/04/evidence_against_an_autism_epi.php
Laurie, you quote what a few doctors have said but there is no scientific evidence to back them up. A lot of major studies have been performed to find a link, and none have succeeded. Also, thermosal has been out of vaccines for years and it hasn't changed anything.
This is a great site on autism.
http://autism-news-beat.com/ "
Jeb, FCD wrote on May 3, 2008 7:27 AM:
" "Laurie said, " Since 1988, autism is up a staggering 571% in Florida
alone.""
It's interesting that vaccination rates have remained the same, or maybe even gone down thanks to desperate mis-informed people like you, and yet autism rates are increasing.
I know autism was recently redefined and that accounts for some of the increase, but not all of it. Immunizations are not causing your children's autism. My opinion is that there is some as yet unidentified environmental factor working at the epigenetic level that is at least partly to blame for autism.
It is rare that any behavioral disorder will have any one cut-and-dried cause. "
rmp wrote on May 2, 2008 10:22 PM:
" Laurie, you close your editorial with
"If this saves one child it will be worth it."
I truly wish the best for your son but if people follow your advice, I think it is more likely that it will cost one child it's life. "
rmp wrote on May 2, 2008 10:18 PM:
" Laurie, are you saying that prayer 'healed' your son from autism?
Are you saying that your son received a vaccination that contained thimerosal ? "
laurie wrote on May 2, 2008 9:32 PM:
" Dr. Steven C. Burns' response to a article on vaccinations.
The autism/immunization transcripts from the House Committee on Government Reform, April 6, 2000 are available to everyone. Dr. Andrew Wakefield, Dr. Bernard Rimland and Dr. Vijendra Singh all forcefully testified that the tragic connection does indeed exist, in spades. However, the statistics I originally quoted really tell the story. Since 1988, autism is up a staggering 571% in Florida
alone.
You see the truth is in black and white! You have to spend time truly researching. Our son is living proof that you can over come autism with much prayer and determination in finding out what is truly going to heal these children. "
laurie wrote on May 2, 2008 8:56 PM:
" My Son had an autistic spectrum until we found this so called "Quackery" Dr. Mercola. While your Dr's are feeding you what they learn on the gulf coarse (nothing) my Dr. is doing research. My Son no longer has digestive issues, he's on a strict gluten/dairy free diet and weve detoxed the heavy metals (mercury). He also is attending regular school which is something he couldnt do for 2 years after he was sickened by immunizations. If you think about it...." What do I have to gain by helping you see that you are being lied to?" Weve already reached our goal with our son.
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aenea wrote on May 2, 2008 7:44 PM:
" Actually, laurie, I have 3 autistic kids, and have been helping them to live full lives for 12 years now without resorting to pseudo-science and poor coorelations. There still is not one good study that shows any cause between autism and immunizations, and that website that you referenced is a joke. You might want to research "Andrew Wakefield" and "medical license" to get a clue as to just how bad the research has been that has "shown" a correspondence (not even a cause). Or just do a search on Autism Diva, Junkfood Science, or "Respectful Insolence" to get some actual scientific information.
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Dyson wrote on May 2, 2008 6:30 PM:
" I am astounded at the level of ignorance about vaccines displayed here (eg "every immunization today contains this toxic chemical [thimerosal]").
Can I pen a guest opinion piece for you claiming that "All breast milk contains toxic radioactive waste", with my aim being to prevent mothers breastfeeding? Will you publish it, without checking the facts first?
This article will not save lives, but is more likely lead to some poor child dying from encephalitis or measles pneumonia, like hundreds of thousands do around the world each year. And in case people think only malnourished children in Africa die of measles, can I remind you that in 2006, six children in Europe died out of 8000 who caught measles. Translate that to the USA, where without vaccination against measles 3-4 million children would catch it each year, and 300 of whom would die, and thousands more disabled. "
laurie wrote on May 2, 2008 4:19 PM:
" Ignorance is bliss....or is it!
Go ahead and research for yourselves on mercola.com. Here is the spelling for the search word....AUTISM or IMMUNIZATIONS. I thought you all might need help with that ...just guessing by your ignorant comments.
Immunizations are also linked to S.I.D.S
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amtb wrote on May 2, 2008 11:42 AM:
" The world is full of snake oil peddlers and charlatans eager to take advantage of the desperate or ill-informed. While the minute quantities of thimerosal in vaccines have never been linked to autism, the question is now moot as none of the standard childhood vaccines have contained thimoersal since 2001.
Vaccinations have been proven time-and-again to be our best defense against infectious diseases. Choosing not to vaccinate your child based on the unsupported claims of a vocal few is misguided at best - and dangerous to your child's health at worst. "
JimRL wrote on May 2, 2008 8:53 AM:
" What a dangerous piece of psuedoscientific drivel. There is ZERO scientific evidence linking autism to vaccines, but there are children dying from not being vaccinated thanks to people like you. Do some research before you endanger more children. The Daily News should be ashamed for even publishing this garbage.
http://ernursey.blogspot.com/2008/04/whooping-cough.html "
Jeb, FCD wrote on May 2, 2008 7:31 AM:
" Since 2001, with the exception of some influenza (flu) vaccines, thimerosal is not used as a preservative in routinely recommended childhood vaccines.
I know this is an opinion pice, but I thought journalistic standards dictate at the least that the opinion should be fact-based and logical. "
aenea wrote on May 2, 2008 7:10 AM:
" I am confused. You said that your son "received lethal doses of neurotoxins (thimerosal, aluminum and formaldehyde to name just a few) in his immunizations", and yet he's still alive to receive the DAN protocols?
Perhaps "lethal" means something different in your area.
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