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[Guest guest]

CHAIRMAN BURTON TO EXAMINE NEW SCIENCE CONNECTING MERCURY AND

AUTISM

For Immediate Release:

Contact: Nick Mutton September 7, 2004

(202) 225-2276

CHAIRMAN BURTON TO EXAMINE NEW SCIENCE CONNECTING MERCURY AND AUTISM

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN), Chairman of the House

Government Reform Subcommittee on Human Rights & Wellness, will convene a

hearing to examine the latest scientific research out of leading

universities such as Columbia, s Hopkins, Northeastern, and Carnegie

Mellon, regarding the harmful effects of mercury in the human body. The

Subcommittee will also discuss the need for additional research to determine

the biological basis for autism, as well as how specifically the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are reviewing the occurrences of this

health epidemic. The Subcommittee's oversight hearing, entitled

" Truth Revealed: New Scientific Discoveries Regarding Mercury in Medicine

and Autism, " will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2004, in Room 2154 of

the Rayburn House Office Building at 10:00 a.m.

Stated Chairman Burton, " I strongly believe the information presented in

these recent credible scientific studies from our nation's most highly

regarded research universities, will shed important new light on the debate

over a link between vaccines and autism. It should be crystal clear to both

our health officials and the general public by now that mercury is a toxic

substance that does not belong in pediatric vaccines. There is simply no

need to take the risk. "

In May 2004, the Institutes of Medicine (IOM) released its eighth, and final

report examining the hypothesis that thimerosal-containing vaccines are

causally associated with autism. The IOM concluded there was no such

association between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism - a marked

departure from their 2001 report, which called a causal relationship

" biologically plausible " - and recommended that no further research to

evaluate this issue be funded. However, shortly thereafter in June 2004,

the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University published

findings from their independent study of several strains of mice - those

with a certain genetic susceptibility and those without - that were exposed

to thimerosal in doses and timing, which corresponds to the current

pediatric immunization schedule. The research indicated that the subjects

with a specific genetic susceptibility led to responses and activities that

mimic those found in Autism Spectrum Disorders (including growth

retardation, social withdraw, gross motor coordination, and hyperactivity).

Several distinguished researchers from the various participating

universities will be on hand to further explain their groundbreaking studies

and discuss the impact of their findings on future research of autism and

other neurodevelopmental disorders.

PANEL ONE WITNESS: Representative (Invited)

Centers for Disease Prevention (CDC)

United States Department of Health & Human Services

PANEL TWO WITNESSES:

Dr. Deth

Bouve College of Health Sciences

Department of Pharmaceutical Services

Northeastern University

Dr. Marcel Just

D.O. Hebb Professor of Psychology

Director, Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging

Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Mady Hornig

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Columbia University

Dr. Fischer, D.D.S.

International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology

Ms. Lyn Redwood

President, Safeminds

Chairman Burton has held more than twenty hearings on the topics of autism,

vaccine safety, and the detrimental effects of mercury-containing medical

products. For more information, or to access hearing resource materials,

please visit the Subcommittee's website at www.reform.house.gov/WHR.

Nick Mutton

Press Secretary

Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN-5)

2185 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20515

(202) 225-2276 - office

(202) 225-9560 - cell

(202) 225-0016 - fax

Amy M. Carson

Moms Against Mercury

828-776-0082

Amy@...

http://www.MomsAgainstMercury.org

DEFINITION * TREATMENT * PREVENTION

Autism is 1 in 150 children today, 1 in 68 families! TAAP (The Autism

Autoimmunity Project) is a non-profit charity dedicated to obtaining funding

for independent research into the cause, treatment and prevention of autism

and other autoimmune disorders. Please visit our new website at

http://www.TAAP.info and " TAAP into the Truth! "

[Guest guest]

CHAIRMAN BURTON TO EXAMINE NEW SCIENCE CONNECTING MERCURY AND

AUTISM

For Immediate Release:

Contact: Nick Mutton September 7, 2004

(202) 225-2276

CHAIRMAN BURTON TO EXAMINE NEW SCIENCE CONNECTING MERCURY AND AUTISM

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN), Chairman of the House

Government Reform Subcommittee on Human Rights & Wellness, will convene a

hearing to examine the latest scientific research out of leading

universities such as Columbia, s Hopkins, Northeastern, and Carnegie

Mellon, regarding the harmful effects of mercury in the human body. The

Subcommittee will also discuss the need for additional research to determine

the biological basis for autism, as well as how specifically the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are reviewing the occurrences of this

health epidemic. The Subcommittee's oversight hearing, entitled

" Truth Revealed: New Scientific Discoveries Regarding Mercury in Medicine

and Autism, " will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2004, in Room 2154 of

the Rayburn House Office Building at 10:00 a.m.

Stated Chairman Burton, " I strongly believe the information presented in

these recent credible scientific studies from our nation's most highly

regarded research universities, will shed important new light on the debate

over a link between vaccines and autism. It should be crystal clear to both

our health officials and the general public by now that mercury is a toxic

substance that does not belong in pediatric vaccines. There is simply no

need to take the risk. "

In May 2004, the Institutes of Medicine (IOM) released its eighth, and final

report examining the hypothesis that thimerosal-containing vaccines are

causally associated with autism. The IOM concluded there was no such

association between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism - a marked

departure from their 2001 report, which called a causal relationship

" biologically plausible " - and recommended that no further research to

evaluate this issue be funded. However, shortly thereafter in June 2004,

the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University published

findings from their independent study of several strains of mice - those

with a certain genetic susceptibility and those without - that were exposed

to thimerosal in doses and timing, which corresponds to the current

pediatric immunization schedule. The research indicated that the subjects

with a specific genetic susceptibility led to responses and activities that

mimic those found in Autism Spectrum Disorders (including growth

retardation, social withdraw, gross motor coordination, and hyperactivity).

Several distinguished researchers from the various participating

universities will be on hand to further explain their groundbreaking studies

and discuss the impact of their findings on future research of autism and

other neurodevelopmental disorders.

PANEL ONE WITNESS: Representative (Invited)

Centers for Disease Prevention (CDC)

United States Department of Health & Human Services

PANEL TWO WITNESSES:

Dr. Deth

Bouve College of Health Sciences

Department of Pharmaceutical Services

Northeastern University

Dr. Marcel Just

D.O. Hebb Professor of Psychology

Director, Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging

Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Mady Hornig

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Columbia University

Dr. Fischer, D.D.S.

International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology

Ms. Lyn Redwood

President, Safeminds

Chairman Burton has held more than twenty hearings on the topics of autism,

vaccine safety, and the detrimental effects of mercury-containing medical

products. For more information, or to access hearing resource materials,

please visit the Subcommittee's website at www.reform.house.gov/WHR.

Nick Mutton

Press Secretary

Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN-5)

2185 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20515

(202) 225-2276 - office

(202) 225-9560 - cell

(202) 225-0016 - fax

Amy M. Carson

Moms Against Mercury

828-776-0082

Amy@...

http://www.MomsAgainstMercury.org

DEFINITION * TREATMENT * PREVENTION

Autism is 1 in 150 children today, 1 in 68 families! TAAP (The Autism

Autoimmunity Project) is a non-profit charity dedicated to obtaining funding

for independent research into the cause, treatment and prevention of autism

and other autoimmune disorders. Please visit our new website at

http://www.TAAP.info and " TAAP into the Truth! "

[Guest guest]

CHAIRMAN BURTON TO EXAMINE NEW SCIENCE CONNECTING MERCURY AND

AUTISM

For Immediate Release:

Contact: Nick Mutton September 7, 2004

(202) 225-2276

CHAIRMAN BURTON TO EXAMINE NEW SCIENCE CONNECTING MERCURY AND AUTISM

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN), Chairman of the House

Government Reform Subcommittee on Human Rights & Wellness, will convene a

hearing to examine the latest scientific research out of leading

universities such as Columbia, s Hopkins, Northeastern, and Carnegie

Mellon, regarding the harmful effects of mercury in the human body. The

Subcommittee will also discuss the need for additional research to determine

the biological basis for autism, as well as how specifically the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are reviewing the occurrences of this

health epidemic. The Subcommittee's oversight hearing, entitled

" Truth Revealed: New Scientific Discoveries Regarding Mercury in Medicine

and Autism, " will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2004, in Room 2154 of

the Rayburn House Office Building at 10:00 a.m.

Stated Chairman Burton, " I strongly believe the information presented in

these recent credible scientific studies from our nation's most highly

regarded research universities, will shed important new light on the debate

over a link between vaccines and autism. It should be crystal clear to both

our health officials and the general public by now that mercury is a toxic

substance that does not belong in pediatric vaccines. There is simply no

need to take the risk. "

In May 2004, the Institutes of Medicine (IOM) released its eighth, and final

report examining the hypothesis that thimerosal-containing vaccines are

causally associated with autism. The IOM concluded there was no such

association between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism - a marked

departure from their 2001 report, which called a causal relationship

" biologically plausible " - and recommended that no further research to

evaluate this issue be funded. However, shortly thereafter in June 2004,

the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University published

findings from their independent study of several strains of mice - those

with a certain genetic susceptibility and those without - that were exposed

to thimerosal in doses and timing, which corresponds to the current

pediatric immunization schedule. The research indicated that the subjects

with a specific genetic susceptibility led to responses and activities that

mimic those found in Autism Spectrum Disorders (including growth

retardation, social withdraw, gross motor coordination, and hyperactivity).

Several distinguished researchers from the various participating

universities will be on hand to further explain their groundbreaking studies

and discuss the impact of their findings on future research of autism and

other neurodevelopmental disorders.

PANEL ONE WITNESS: Representative (Invited)

Centers for Disease Prevention (CDC)

United States Department of Health & Human Services

PANEL TWO WITNESSES:

Dr. Deth

Bouve College of Health Sciences

Department of Pharmaceutical Services

Northeastern University

Dr. Marcel Just

D.O. Hebb Professor of Psychology

Director, Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging

Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Mady Hornig

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Columbia University

Dr. Fischer, D.D.S.

International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology

Ms. Lyn Redwood

President, Safeminds

Chairman Burton has held more than twenty hearings on the topics of autism,

vaccine safety, and the detrimental effects of mercury-containing medical

products. For more information, or to access hearing resource materials,

please visit the Subcommittee's website at www.reform.house.gov/WHR.

Nick Mutton

Press Secretary

Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN-5)

2185 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20515

(202) 225-2276 - office

(202) 225-9560 - cell

(202) 225-0016 - fax

Amy M. Carson

Moms Against Mercury

828-776-0082

Amy@...

http://www.MomsAgainstMercury.org

DEFINITION * TREATMENT * PREVENTION

Autism is 1 in 150 children today, 1 in 68 families! TAAP (The Autism

Autoimmunity Project) is a non-profit charity dedicated to obtaining funding

for independent research into the cause, treatment and prevention of autism

and other autoimmune disorders. Please visit our new website at

http://www.TAAP.info and " TAAP into the Truth! "

[Guest guest]

CHAIRMAN BURTON TO EXAMINE NEW SCIENCE CONNECTING MERCURY AND

AUTISM

For Immediate Release:

Contact: Nick Mutton September 7, 2004

(202) 225-2276

CHAIRMAN BURTON TO EXAMINE NEW SCIENCE CONNECTING MERCURY AND AUTISM

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN), Chairman of the House

Government Reform Subcommittee on Human Rights & Wellness, will convene a

hearing to examine the latest scientific research out of leading

universities such as Columbia, s Hopkins, Northeastern, and Carnegie

Mellon, regarding the harmful effects of mercury in the human body. The

Subcommittee will also discuss the need for additional research to determine

the biological basis for autism, as well as how specifically the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are reviewing the occurrences of this

health epidemic. The Subcommittee's oversight hearing, entitled

" Truth Revealed: New Scientific Discoveries Regarding Mercury in Medicine

and Autism, " will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2004, in Room 2154 of

the Rayburn House Office Building at 10:00 a.m.

Stated Chairman Burton, " I strongly believe the information presented in

these recent credible scientific studies from our nation's most highly

regarded research universities, will shed important new light on the debate

over a link between vaccines and autism. It should be crystal clear to both

our health officials and the general public by now that mercury is a toxic

substance that does not belong in pediatric vaccines. There is simply no

need to take the risk. "

In May 2004, the Institutes of Medicine (IOM) released its eighth, and final

report examining the hypothesis that thimerosal-containing vaccines are

causally associated with autism. The IOM concluded there was no such

association between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism - a marked

departure from their 2001 report, which called a causal relationship

" biologically plausible " - and recommended that no further research to

evaluate this issue be funded. However, shortly thereafter in June 2004,

the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University published

findings from their independent study of several strains of mice - those

with a certain genetic susceptibility and those without - that were exposed

to thimerosal in doses and timing, which corresponds to the current

pediatric immunization schedule. The research indicated that the subjects

with a specific genetic susceptibility led to responses and activities that

mimic those found in Autism Spectrum Disorders (including growth

retardation, social withdraw, gross motor coordination, and hyperactivity).

Several distinguished researchers from the various participating

universities will be on hand to further explain their groundbreaking studies

and discuss the impact of their findings on future research of autism and

other neurodevelopmental disorders.

PANEL ONE WITNESS: Representative (Invited)

Centers for Disease Prevention (CDC)

United States Department of Health & Human Services

PANEL TWO WITNESSES:

Dr. Deth

Bouve College of Health Sciences

Department of Pharmaceutical Services

Northeastern University

Dr. Marcel Just

D.O. Hebb Professor of Psychology

Director, Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging

Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Mady Hornig

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Columbia University

Dr. Fischer, D.D.S.

International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology

Ms. Lyn Redwood

President, Safeminds

Chairman Burton has held more than twenty hearings on the topics of autism,

vaccine safety, and the detrimental effects of mercury-containing medical

products. For more information, or to access hearing resource materials,

please visit the Subcommittee's website at www.reform.house.gov/WHR.

Nick Mutton

Press Secretary

Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN-5)

2185 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20515

(202) 225-2276 - office

(202) 225-9560 - cell

(202) 225-0016 - fax

Amy M. Carson

Moms Against Mercury

828-776-0082

Amy@...

http://www.MomsAgainstMercury.org

DEFINITION * TREATMENT * PREVENTION

Autism is 1 in 150 children today, 1 in 68 families! TAAP (The Autism

Autoimmunity Project) is a non-profit charity dedicated to obtaining funding

for independent research into the cause, treatment and prevention of autism

and other autoimmune disorders. Please visit our new website at

http://www.TAAP.info and " TAAP into the Truth! "