CBS News: Vaccines and autism: a new scientific review

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Vaccines and autism: a new scientific reviewPosted by Sharyl Attkissonhttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20049118-10391695.html For all those who've declared the autism-vaccine debate over - a new scientific review begs to differ. It considers a host of peer-reviewed, published theories that show possible connections between vaccines and autism.The article in the Journal of Immunotoxicology is entitled " Theoretical aspects of autism: Causes--A review. " [available here] The author is Helen Ratajczak, surprisingly herself a former senior scientist at a pharmaceutical firm. Ratajczak did what nobody else apparently has bothered to do: she reviewed the body of published science since autism was first described in 1943. Not just one theory suggested by research such as the role of MMR shots, or the mercury preservative thimerosal; but all of them.Ratajczak's article states, in part, that " Documented causes of autism include genetic mutations and/or deletions, viral infections, and encephalitis [brain damage] following vaccination [emphasis added]. Therefore, autism is the result of genetic defects and/or inflammation of the brain. " The article goes on to discuss many potential vaccine-related culprits, including the increasing number of vaccines given in a short period of time....