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Archive for April, 2009

Richard Deth – gambling man

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Maybe you don’t know, or have forgotten who Richard Deth (pronounced to rhyme with ‘teeth’) is. He is: Richard Deth, Ph.D., is a neuropharmacologist, a professor of pharmacology at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and is on the scientific advisory board of the National Autism Association. Deth has published scientific studies on the role of [...]

Posted in Autism, Autism Omnibus, CDDS, David Kirby, Mercury, Omnibus Experts, Richard Deth, Safe Minds, Thimerosal | 11 Comments »

Jennifer Lopez adds vocal support

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

In an interview with ‘Good Morning America’ Jennifer Lopez stood up for vaccinations by talking about a new campaign and website. The website is very accomplished and features Ms Lopez talking about how to protect your baby from Whooping Cough. The interview itself contained the following on vaccines: She’s also raising awareness about pertussis, the [...]

Posted in Amanda Peet, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lopez, Parenting, Vaccines | 7 Comments »

Nothing to do with us: Measles in Wales

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

The recent measles outbreak in Wales occurred near Swansea. The local newspaper in the area gave publicity to the autism-MMR vaccine hoax, and may have been behind the area’s relatively poor vaccination rate. Tammy Boyce’s Health Risk and News: The MMR Vaccine and the Media described an examination of the Swansea MMR uptake rates: Mason [...]

Posted in Autism Omnibus, MMR, Vaccines | 3 Comments »

Liar Liar

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy are very critical of vaccines. They assert that vaccines cause autism. Criticising vaccines is a dangerous business. Vaccines are arguably one of the greatest, if not the greatest, medical advances in history. Anyone whose causes people to stop vaccinating their children runs the risk of being blamed for illness, permanent [...]

Posted in Autism, Generation Rescue, Jenny McCarthy, Jim Carrey, MMR, Measles, TACA, Vaccines | 58 Comments »