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Another Hero Of The Anti-Vaccine Movement Bites The Dust

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

So says Steven Salzberg in a Forbes blog post, Another Hero Of The Anti-Vaccine Movement Bites The Dust. Prof. Salzberg is referring to the recent FDA warning letter sent to Mr. Haley about his product, OSR#1. The FDA has warned Mr. Haley that his “supplement” meets the criteria for a drug and the testing involved [...]

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Evaluation of a Records-Review Surveillance System Used to Determine the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Perhaps the most well-known statistics about autism come from the CDC’s autism surveillance project. The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is a multi-state operation coordinated by the CDC. Their reports are the source of the “1 in 166”, “1 in 150” and “1 in 100” numbers one hears in the press and elsewhere. [...]

Posted in Autism, Epidemiology, Science | 7 Comments »

National Council on Disability Newsletter, June 2010

Monday, June 28th, 2010

I received the Newsletter for the National Council on Disability via email this morning: Message from the Chairman: I am truly honored to have been appointed by President Obama as Chairman of the National Council on Disability (NCD). I am delighted to be joined by seven new Members whose nominations were also confirmed by the [...]

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Supporters of OSR #1, “drug” given to autistic children, see FDA warning as no big deal

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

The story broke yesterday that Dr. Boyd Haley has been given a warning letter by the FDA about his chelating product, OSR #1. The FDA has warned Dr. Haley that his own safety tests indicate the possibility for adverse reactions and that since the substance is not found in any food or mineral, it is [...]

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