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The research was also sponsored by NAAR (not a government organization--created by parents and non-profit)--see the Horizon newsletter of the ASM and the NAAR website, and the American Journal of Pediatrics.

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This was one article regarding the pros and cons of that Denmark study; my apologies...it was funded by the CDC, which is probably even less subjective then NIH! and knowing what I do about ASA's philosophies, I do not doubt that they would publish this kind of material. Check the files section for a compilation of about 86 pages of articles like this one, discussing MMR/vaccines/refutes to these articles and other interesting discussions for more information about the biolmedical aspect of autism. Then with both sides presented, one can make a more reasonable decision for the treatment of their child. *****

Thimerosal: A Missing Link in Denmark MMR-Autism Study Today, the New England Journal of Medicine has published an article which refutes a link between MMR and autism using epidemiology. This study was released last week to the major media by the CDC, its major funder, along with NAAR. Since then, the CDC PR machine has been working very hard to spin the conclusions their own way. Obviously, they want to put an end to any more discussions and research on vaccines and autism. However, while the study methodology appears to be good, and there is much to learn from the informative findings, there are some significant shortcomings in the conclusions drawn and the study results raise more questions than they answer and underscore the importance for more research.For example, one of the most concerning omissions of the study was their failure to consider the absence of Thimerosal in the other infant vaccines the children of the Danish study received prior to getting their MMR vaccine. Although she did not include it in her article, the reporter from the Dallas Morning News who interviewed me (article below) was able to confirm that the mercury based preservative under so much legal fire for triggering autism was removed from vaccines on the market in Denmark prior to the birthdates of the children studied. American children on the other hand, have potential cumulative mercury exposures at sometimes neurotoxic levels from prenatal exposures including maternal vaccination and immune globulin preparations, environmental pollution and infant vaccinations which create a significantly different set of circumstances when the MMR vaccine, which does not contain mercury, is administered.We feel very strongly that it is erroneous for the study's authors to conclude that since the children in the Danish study did not show an increased incidence of autism after MMR vaccine that the same would holdtrue for all children. They have not satisfied the question of the MMR vaccine's potential role as a trigger amidst other environmental factors including previously administered mercury containing vaccines that have beengiven to children outside of their population. It is entirely possible, but not yet studied by the CDC, that a child's immune response, inhibited by the elevated mercury levels from thimerosal-containing vaccinations, has less ability to respond to the measles virus in the MMR vaccine. This might be an explanation for the presence of measles virus cultured from the brains and guts of 80 percent of autistic children. However, we are grateful for their epidemiological research and hopeful that it will spur the absent and yet much needed biological mechanism research here in the United States.Sallie Bernard from Safe Minds (www.safeminds.org) has prepared an exceptional press release and comprehensive point by point assessment of the positives and the negatives of this study. We support and agree with the position of Safe Minds on this study.Additionally, you may want to pick up the November/December issue of Mothering Magazine (www.mothering.com) - it has a sizeable section devoted to investigating Thimerosal and neurodevelomental delays. It includes articles by some of the other brains behind Safe Minds - Lyn Redwood and Liz Birt, articles by mercury expert Dr. Boyd Haley and Autism expert Dr. Bradstreet , and an interview with Dr. Cave.Sincerely,Dawn Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education (PROVE)http://vaccineinfo.netSupport Everyday Miracles by shopping online at IGIVE.COM, where a portion of every purchase is donated to this support network. Proceeds received will be used for a variety of functions, such as educational activities, therapy, famiy outings, etc. http://www.igive.com/EDM