Guest guest Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 - I LOVE the last paragraph. I guess this means that soon anyone contracting and passing on the flu will be thrown in jail for not having an annual flu vaccine???? RoxIt does seem the idea that mercury and autism are linked has grown out of control. It was an interesting idea at first, worthy of scientific exploration. It is tempting to believe that something in the environment is causing or exacerbating the tragic, rapid increase of cases of autism, and that may still turn out to be true. But now these vocal anti-vaccine groups are indeed directing valuable resources away from more viable autism research, as well as endangering the health of children. Although it is difficult to learn your child has autism, how much more heartbreaking would it be to learn he or she had contracted (or, God forbid, spread) a disease for which he or she should have been vaccinated? CAROL RUHL Oakland Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 > Yea right Carol- it would really be more heartbreaking for me to know that my child was going to suffer a week with th flu or cause another child to suffer the same than for my child to have a lifetime of autism. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! > - I LOVE the last paragraph. I guess this means that soon anyone contracting and passing on the flu will be thrown in jail for not having an annual flu vaccine???? Rox > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It does seem the idea that mercury and autism are linked has grown out > > of control. It was an interesting idea at first, worthy of scientific > > exploration. It is tempting to believe that something in the > > environment is causing or exacerbating the tragic, rapid increase of > > cases of autism, and that may still turn out to be true. But now these > > vocal anti-vaccine groups are indeed directing valuable resources away > > from more viable autism research, as well as endangering the health of > > children. > > > > Although it is difficult to learn your child has autism, how much more > > heartbreaking would it be to learn he or she had contracted (or, God > > forbid, spread) a disease for which he or she should have been vaccinated? > > > > CAROL RUHL > > Oakland > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <!-- > > #ygrp-mkp{ > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:14px 0px;padding:0px 14px;} > #ygrp-mkp hr{ > border:1px solid #d8d8d8;} > #ygrp-mkp #hd{ > color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:bold;line- height:122%;margin:10px 0px;} > #ygrp-mkp #ads{ > margin-bottom:10px;} > #ygrp-mkp .ad{ > padding:0 0;} > #ygrp-mkp .ad a{ > color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;} > --> > > > > <!-- > > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc{ > font-family:Arial;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc #hd{ > margin:10px 0px;font-weight:bold;font-size:78%;line-height:122%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc .ad{ > margin-bottom:10px;padding:0 0;} > --> > > > > <!-- > > #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} > #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} > #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} > #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} > #ygrp-text{ > font-family:Georgia; > } > #ygrp-text p{ > margin:0 0 1em 0;} > #ygrp-tpmsgs{ > font-family:Arial; > clear:both;} > #ygrp-vitnav{ > padding-top:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;margin:0;} > #ygrp-vitnav a{ > padding:0 1px;} > #ygrp-actbar{ > clear:both;margin:25px 0;white-space:nowrap;color:#666;text- align:right;} > #ygrp-actbar .left{ > float:left;white-space:nowrap;} > ..bld{font-weight:bold;} > #ygrp-grft{ > font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;padding:15px 0;} > #ygrp-ft{ > font-family:verdana;font-size:77%;border-top:1px solid #666; > padding:5px 0; > } > #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ > padding-bottom:10px;} > > #ygrp-vital{ > background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} > #ygrp-vital #vithd{ > font-size:77%;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;color:#333;text- transform:uppercase;} > #ygrp-vital ul{ > padding:0;margin:2px 0;} > #ygrp-vital ul li{ > list-style-type:none;clear:both;border:1px solid #e0ecee; > } > #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ > font-weight:bold;color:#ff7900;float:right;width:2em;text- align:right;padding-right:.5em;} > #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ > font-weight:bold;} > #ygrp-vital a{ > text-decoration:none;} > > #ygrp-vital a:hover{ > text-decoration:underline;} > > #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ > color:#999;font-size:77%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ > padding:6px 13px;background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ > padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ > list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;font-size:77%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ > text-decoration:none;font-size:130%;} > #ygrp-sponsor #nc{ > background-color:#eee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0 8px;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ > padding:8px 0;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ > font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#628c2a;font- size:100%;line-height:122%;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ > text-decoration:none;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ > text-decoration:underline;} > #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ > margin:0;} > o{font-size:0;} > ..MsoNormal{ > margin:0 0 0 0;} > #ygrp-text tt{ > font-size:120%;} > blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} > ..replbq{margin:4;} > --> > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile./;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Dear Post Gazette: Way to go with responsible journalism. Randall is a member of the immunization action coalition. Idiots. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE GOOGLE? W. > > Letters to the editor > Tuesday, February 12, 2008 > Pittsburgh Post-Gazette > Don't dismiss parents' observations about autism > > I was disappointed to read Dr. Minshew's comments in regard to > the TV series " Eli Stone " and the autism/vaccine controversy ( " Pitt > Expert Goes Public to Counter Fallacy on Autism, " Jan. 31). Given that > we do not understand the causes of autism, we also still have no idea > how vaccines might influence a child's autism. > > Many children on the spectrum, including my own two sons, have > compromised immune systems. We did not know this until after they had > been vaccinated and after they had been diagnosed with autism. Did the > vaccines cause their autism? Perhaps my boys were going to have autism > no matter what, but is it not possible that vaccines made a bad > situation worse? > > Maybe that is what the parents whose children regressed into autism > have seen. Where are the studies on autism and immune system > dysfunction and vaccines? Maybe if we understood that connection a > little better, we parents would have safer and more effective > interventions for our children than pumping them up with the > pharmaceutical du jour -- Ritalin, Prozac or whatever it is these > days. Maybe we could even prevent autism or at least prevent some of > the more severe symptoms of it. I wish the researchers at Pittsburgh's > Center for Excellence in Autism Research would lead the way in such > ground-breaking studies. > > I am always disappointed when the vaccine question is put in such > stark black-and-white terms. For many parents of children with autism, > the issue is not mercury poisoning and to vaccinate/not to vaccinate. > Vaccines are good as long as they are administered to healthy children > in a responsible way. Why do some doctors insist on giving a newborn > upward of five shots in one sitting? Why not encourage a slow and > cautious approach to vaccination instead of making parents seem like > idiots for being concerned about their children's health and safety? > > ELLEN CICCONI > North Strabane > Finally, balance > > I send my hearty thanks for the Post-Gazette's two recent stories by > Mark Roth on autism ( " Pitt Expert Goes Public to Counter Fallacy on > Autism, " Jan. 31, and " Studies Raise Questions About Increase in > Autism Cases, " Feb. 6). For too long, the media have focused on the > concerns of activist parents and given short shrift to the real > advances that have been made in understanding the disorder. I > appreciate the science-focused quality of Mr. Roth's reporting. > > As a graduate student in public health, I have been troubled by the > inaccurate statements loudly made by autism parents who believe > vaccines are at fault for their children's condition. I know my > colleagues in the vaccine world are delighted to see stories like Mr. > Roth's, which we hope are helping to quell what has recently seemed to > be a backlash against immunization. > > Again, thank you for this interesting and responsible journalism. > > LISA RANDALL > St. , Minn. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Just saw this letter to the editor in our local paper (I didn't write it): Clinton backed Gardasil mandate Regarding your editorial on the negative aspects of the cervical-cancer drug Gardasil ( " Dose of reality, " Aug. 26), Malkin alleges in her book " Culture of Corruption " that then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., urged speedy approval of Gardasil. The drug's manufacturer, Merck & Co., is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative. Membership dues in the CGI were $15,000 when Clinton's request was made; they are now $20,000. Shame on her. Here is the Aug. 26 editorial referred to (not by me, either): Dose of reality Remember when the supposed wonder drug Gardasil hit the market and health " experts " in and out of politics rushed to make the vaccine mandatory for girls as young as 12 as a prophylactic against the human papillomavirus and cervical cancer, even though it would mean putting the government's stamp of approval on statutory rape? In Connecticut, the " experts " failed. But three years out, the drug still doesn't protect against most sexually transmitted diseases, still only blocks two of the more than 100 known papillomaviruses, and still gives vaccinated girls a false sense of security to go with their innate feelings of immortality and imperviousness to disease. Now the Journal of the American Medical Association reports Gardasil patients have reported more than 12,000 " adverse events " that include fainting, dangerous blood clots and death, and its effectiveness in reducing the relatively small toll of cervical cancer in this country is still unproved. And these are the reported cases; many thousands of other girls may have bad experiences, but never sought medical attention. Beyond that, the JAMA wrote, no one knows " whether Gardasil will require booster shots or whether suppressing the two main cancer-causing HPV strains will drive rarer, equally dangerous strains to fill the void. " The lesson is health care doesn't start with wonder drugs or batteries of expensive tests or even " preventive medicine, " but with healthy lifestyle strategies — abstinence in the Gardasil example — that prevent or vastly reduce the chances of unwanted infections and disease in the first place. If more Americans lived more sensibly and less recklessly, there'd be plenty of health care to go around. Winnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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