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Archive for November, 2011

XMRV researcher sued, jailed

Monday, November 21st, 2011

XMRV (Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus) has been proposed as being somehow linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and autism. The link was made largely by a group led by Judy Mikovits of the Whittemore Peterson Institute. The study went from publication in the highly prestigious journal Science in 2009, to multiple studies which couldn’t [...]

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Congratulations to Kathryn Bjornstad and Corina Becker

Friday, November 18th, 2011

In case you missed it in the 5th anniversary announcement for ASAN, they presented Kathryn Bjornstad and Corina Becker an award for exceptional services to the autistic community. This for their work to create “Autistic Speaking Day”. 1st Annual Award for Exceptional Services to the Autistic Community Kathryn Bjornstad and Corina Becker Creators of Autistics [...]

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Mum’s plea: ‘Don’t miss MMR’ jab

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

The past couple of weeks has seen a lot of stories on vaccines again here at Left Brain/Right Brain. We’d all like to move along, but stories like “Mum’s plea: ‘Don’t miss MMR’ jab” just point out some of the real dangers involved, the real risks taken, when people don’t vaccinate. Yes, there are people [...]

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NVIC claims “intimidation” and “censorship” over Delta videos

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is angry with the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is very hard not to follow up a sentence like that with “so, what else is new?” The AAP promotes vaccines and vaccine safety. NVIC, not so much. What caused the present altercation? Both organizations were invited to place advertisements/information [...]

Posted in AAP, Autism, Barbara Loe Fischer, NVIC, News, Orgs | 9 Comments »