DAVID KIRBY UK VISIT

[Guest guest]

May 9, 2008 -- CONTACT: Kirby – dkirby@...

BESTSELLING AMERICAN AUTHOR

DAVID KIRBY TO VISIT UK IN JUNE

--Journalist Who Covers the Autism-Vaccine Debate to Speak About

Political and Scientific Developments in the US and Updates to His

Book " Evidence of Harm " —

Kirby, the New York based investigative journalist and author of

the NY Times Bestseller, " Evidence of Harm, Mercury in Vaccines and

the Autism Epidemic – A Medical Controversy, " will visit the United

Kingdom on the 4th - 6th of June to discuss recent developments in the

vaccine-autism debate in the United States.

Mr. Kirby, a former contributor to The New York Times and a regular

writer for the extremely popular online blog, The Huffington Post,

will give a free public lecture on Wednesday 4th June, 6:30-10PM at

Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London. He will also attend a book

signing and speak with members of the UK media, among other

activities, while in the country.

Among the subjects to be addressed by Mr. Kirby are:

1) A recent case in the US Vaccine Court in which the federal

government conceded that vaccines induced autism in one little girl –

and updates on other cases in the court.

2) Growing evidence of a link between mitochondrial dysfunction and

autistic regression, and case studies of several ASD children with

mitochondrial issues.

3) State-of-the-art research underway at top universities on the

connection between environmental toxins, mitochondrial function,

oxidative stress, glutathione depletion, neuro-inflammation and

autistic encephalopathy.

4) Declarations by all 3 US Presidential candidates that autism is

epidemic and calling for more research into vaccines and mercury as

possible causes.

5) Recent studies linking ASD risk with heavy metals and other

contaminants in air pollution.

The visit is sponsored by several US autism organizations: Generation

Rescue, Autism Research Institute, National Autism Association,

Coalition for SAFE MINDS, and Talk About Curing Autism.

" Evidence of Harm, " debuted on The New York Times bestseller list in

2005, and is still widely read today. It won the Investigative

Reporters and Editors Award in 2005 for Best Book. Kirby has appeared

on NBC's Meet the Press, CNN's Larry King Live, NBC's The Today Show,

MSNBC's Imus in the Morning, CNN Headline News, Air America, and

hundreds of other radio and television stations around the world. He

has been invited to speak at the US Federal Claims Court's Judicial

Conference, this November in Washington, DC.

Kirby is available for media interviews before and during his visit.

Please contact him directly at dkirby@....

A list of other appearances will be issued next week

More information about Evidence of Harm is available at

www.evidenceofharm.com

Mr. Kirby's essays at Huffington Post can be viewed at

www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby