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		<title>By: MMR and autism: new study &#124; Autism Library</title>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2008/09/new-mmr-study-makes-the-naa-angry/#comment-52998</link>
		<dc:creator>MMR and autism: new study &#124; Autism Library</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Science-Based Medicine &#187; The worst of times for antivaccine believers: Yet another study fails to show any link between the MMR vaccine and autism</title>
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		<dc:creator>Science-Based Medicine &#187; The worst of times for antivaccine believers: Yet another study fails to show any link between the MMR vaccine and autism</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: AutismParents.NET!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: isles</title>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2008/09/new-mmr-study-makes-the-naa-angry/#comment-52836</link>
		<dc:creator>isles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think you are correct, Ms. Clark, about the nature of NAA.  What I don&#039;t understand is how there is a reporter left in the country naive enough to believe they are a credible organization that speaks for large numbers of autism families.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you are correct, Ms. Clark, about the nature of <span class="caps">NAA</span>.  What I don&#8217;t understand is how there is a reporter left in the country naive enough to believe they are a credible organization that speaks for large numbers of autism families.</p>
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		<title>By: Ms. Clark</title>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2008/09/new-mmr-study-makes-the-naa-angry/#comment-52828</link>
		<dc:creator>Ms. Clark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>While NAA has an office in tiny Nixa, Missouri, strip mall.  Autism Speaks is a big organization with real clout that goes beyond sending out press releases wherein one mercury mom interviews another mercury mom who says that vaccines cause autism.  I suspect that the NAA takes directions from anti-vaccine lawyers directly and that they function as a sort of astroturf faux parent-led org, I could be wrong about that, but they seem to say what would help out the antivax lawyers the most. 

Autism Speaks says this about the Hornig study:



&lt;blockquote&gt;Study Shows No Connection Between Autism and Persistence of MMR Virus RNA
A study published today found that measles virus RNA was no more likely to be present in the bowel tissue of children with autism than that of typically developing children. Furthermore, GI symptom and autism onset were found to be unrelated to MMR vaccine timing. These findings refute an earlier report published in 1998 that indicated autism is associated with the measles virus vaccine. The study published today, conducted by Ian Lipkin, Mady Hornig and colleagues, involved a careful comparison of children with gastrointestinal disturbances and autism versus children with GI disturbances alone. Notably, 88% of the children with autism had experienced behavioral regression. The investigators were careful to match the groups in age and evaluations for the measles virus RNA examination was done in three separate laboratories by technicians who were unaware of the diagnosis of the child. No differences in the groups were found. The presence of measles virus RNA was no more likely in children with autism than in children without autism. 
&quot;This was a well-designed study that clearly refutes a connection between autism and the presence of the measles virus RNA,&quot; noted Geri Dawson, Chief Science Officer at Autism Speaks. &quot;While this study answered some questions, it raised others. The investigators suggest that there may be an association between GI disturbance and language regression among children with autism. Given that many children with autism suffer from GI problems, more studies focused on understanding the cause and treatment of these problems are needed,&quot; she further noted.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While <span class="caps">NAA</span> has an office in tiny Nixa, Missouri, strip mall.  Autism Speaks is a big organization with real clout that goes beyond sending out press releases wherein one mercury mom interviews another mercury mom who says that vaccines cause autism.  I suspect that the <span class="caps">NAA</span> takes directions from anti-vaccine lawyers directly and that they function as a sort of astroturf faux parent-led org, I could be wrong about that, but they seem to say what would help out the antivax lawyers the most.</p>
<p>Autism Speaks says this about the Hornig study:</p>
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<blockquote>Study Shows No Connection Between Autism and Persistence of <span class="caps">MMR </span>Virus <span class="caps">RNA</span><br />
A study published today found that measles virus <span class="caps">RNA</span> was no more likely to be present in the bowel tissue of children with autism than that of typically developing children. Furthermore, GI symptom and autism onset were found to be unrelated to <span class="caps">MMR</span> vaccine timing. These findings refute an earlier report published in 1998 that indicated autism is associated with the measles virus vaccine. The study published today, conducted by Ian Lipkin, Mady Hornig and colleagues, involved a careful comparison of children with gastrointestinal disturbances and autism versus children with GI disturbances alone. Notably, 88% of the children with autism had experienced behavioral regression. The investigators were careful to match the groups in age and evaluations for the measles virus <span class="caps">RNA</span> examination was done in three separate laboratories by technicians who were unaware of the diagnosis of the child. No differences in the groups were found. The presence of measles virus <span class="caps">RNA</span> was no more likely in children with autism than in children without autism.<br />
&#8220;This was a well-designed study that clearly refutes a connection between autism and the presence of the measles virus <span class="caps">RNA</span>,&#8221; noted Geri Dawson, Chief Science Officer at Autism Speaks. &#8220;While this study answered some questions, it raised others. The investigators suggest that there may be an association between GI disturbance and language regression among children with autism. Given that many children with autism suffer from GI problems, more studies focused on understanding the cause and treatment of these problems are needed,&#8221; she further noted.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: Regan</title>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2008/09/new-mmr-study-makes-the-naa-angry/#comment-52826</link>
		<dc:creator>Regan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They will never agree with the results. 

Not after &lt;i&gt;&quot;20 epidemiologic studies reported no temporal relationship between MMR and ASD [13]–[33], and three studies found no MV RNA in PBMC of ASD children [34]–[36];&quot;&lt;/i&gt;
And not after this one, which directly examined GI tissue, in addition to temporal relationships, in a blinded fashion, across 3 separate labs on two continents, including one that was involved in the original Lancet study.

I have noted that for those who insist on the connection, no study is flawed enough to be disregarded when it is in aid of the MMR-autism hypothesis, and there will never be one perfect enough to satisfy them that the hypothesis has been rejected.

The collected evidence has spoken. Time to move on.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They will never agree with the results.</p>
<p>Not after <i>&#8220;20 epidemiologic studies reported no temporal relationship between <span class="caps">MMR</span> and <span class="caps">ASD </span>[13]&#8211;[33], and three studies found no <span class="caps">MV RNA</span> in <span class="caps">PBMC</span> of <span class="caps">ASD</span> children [34]&#8211;[36];&#8221;</i><br />
And not after this one, which directly examined GI tissue, in addition to temporal relationships, in a blinded fashion, across 3 separate labs on two continents, including one that was involved in the original Lancet study.</p>
<p>I have noted that for those who insist on the connection, no study is flawed enough to be disregarded when it is in aid of the <span class="caps">MMR</span>-autism hypothesis, and there will never be one perfect enough to satisfy them that the hypothesis has been rejected.</p>
<p>The collected evidence has spoken. Time to move on.</p>
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		<title>By: Ringside Seat</title>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2008/09/new-mmr-study-makes-the-naa-angry/#comment-52824</link>
		<dc:creator>Ringside Seat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I smell desperation here.  CDC study?  Ahh, Hornig?  Buie?  Bellini?  O&#039;Leary?

I also see that Rick Rollens spoke in support of the paper, which, of course, follows dozens and dozens, all looking at the thing from different directions, and all coming to the same conclusion.

BTW, does anybody know how many of the omnibus litigants have filed claims with measles virus as the alleged culprit?

Even for Cedillo, which was the double-hit thing, rested pivotally on one of O&#039;Leary&#039;s Post-it notes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I smell desperation here.  <span class="caps">CDC</span> study?  Ahh, Hornig?  Buie?  Bellini?  O&#8217;Leary?</p>
<p>I also see that Rick Rollens spoke in support of the paper, which, of course, follows dozens and dozens, all looking at the thing from different directions, and all coming to the same conclusion.</p>
<p><span class="caps">BTW</span>, does anybody know how many of the omnibus litigants have filed claims with measles virus as the alleged culprit?</p>
<p>Even for Cedillo, which was the double-hit thing, rested pivotally on one of O&#8217;Leary&#8217;s Post-it notes.</p>
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		<title>By: CDC PR Machine in Overdrive with Flawed MMR/Autism Study &#124; AutismParents.NET!</title>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2008/09/new-mmr-study-makes-the-naa-angry/#comment-52821</link>
		<dc:creator>CDC PR Machine in Overdrive with Flawed MMR/Autism Study &#124; AutismParents.NET!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: blog-thing : MMR and Autism - No connection</title>
		<link>http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2008/09/new-mmr-study-makes-the-naa-angry/#comment-52819</link>
		<dc:creator>blog-thing : MMR and Autism - No connection</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] suspect that the true believers will never be persuaded. [Update: I was right. Kev has just blogged the NAA response. They call this a CDC study throughout to avoid admitting that &quot;one of their own&quot; [...]</description>
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