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Do Vaccines Cause Autism? By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Posted Fri, Feb 15, 2008, 3:32 pm PST

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  • 1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 16, 2008, 5:51 am PST

    If the general public was aware of the complete lack of true science behind vaccines, they would surely be outraged. On the other hand, if they knew about the "fear monger + drug monger = money monger" equation, they would be less surprised if not more outraged. Perhaps it is something else in the vaccine aside from mercury. On the other hand, can you say 'mad hatter'?

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  • 2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 16, 2008, 10:47 am PST

    What a pack of lies!

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  • 3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 16, 2008, 7:49 pm PST

    Yes it was. I have grandchildren and one of my kids asked if I thought their children should receive vaccinations. This blog will help me answer their questions.

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  • 4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Feb 17, 2008, 9:48 am PST

    my son has autism(medium grade). I can tell you that autism has been around longer than anyone will ever know.probably forever.I have seen kids in school 40 years ago that had symptons of autism.everyone just thought the kid was retarded or just slow or a little weird. ITS IN THE GENE POOL.so these groups that keep asking for $$ need to get over it. parents need to understand that showing CONSTANT LOVE AND AFFECTION work greatly.

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  • 5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Feb 17, 2008, 11:19 am PST

    The article still leaves one to wonder if there is another relational cause in immunizations and autism, but since most children in this country are immunized and few (0.6%) have autism, there must be another causal agent that results in autism. It is hard to have a child who is ill effected in life, but nothing to attribute it to.

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  • 6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Feb 17, 2008, 7:28 pm PST

    I believe it is the parents choice whether to vaccinate or not. I do however feel that this decision should be made after thoroughly researching the information for and against immunizations.With my first child I did this. There are many great books available one being, DPT A SHOT IN THE DARK. So after my research I chose against immunizations for my child and have never regretted it and did the same with my next two children. There are two things that I must point out and that is , one you are seriously incorrect when you tell your readers that they will not be aloud to enroll ther children in school. This has been a great scare tactic of our gov. and the heads of schools. Actually all the way back to when I was in grade school. Yes they want all the children to be vaccinated but we still have some freedom(not much) left. And yes they are trying to take the freedom of choice to vaccinate away from us too. All the child needs to have is an Exemption note stating it is against your(the parents) beliefs and signed by a pediatrician. You may want to add against religious beliefs and then if they still wont enroll your child you may have a lawsuit on your hands. But remember it is our right to choose to vaccinate or not. At least for now we still have this right. The second issue I had was why not do an article not only on the rise of autism(which is high) but what about the rise of SIDS? And yes from my personal research I believe there is a connection. Please correct your error in your above article so not to scare women into vaccinating without all the facts and doing what is comfortable for them. Thank You ~Colette Marie

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  • 7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 18, 2008, 5:34 pm PST

    Vaccines have never been proven safe. Now we're seeing a dramatic rise in chronic neurological and immunological conditions... How many parents are informed of the ingredients in vaccines: aluminum, foldmeldehyde, antifreeze...many of these ingredients classified as neuro-toxins? How many parents are informed that many vaccines are cultured on aborted fetal cells and actually contain human fetal tissue? This article was not informative...it was misleading to say the least.

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  • 8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 18, 2008, 7:48 pm PST

    Since OUR government, CDC, outright REFUSES to do a fair study between those vaccinated and those unvaccinated(what are they afraid of finding?), intelligent investigators and researchers have gone into various communities throughout the USA, most notably the AMISH that do NOT vaccinate their children. If vaccines in fact have nothing to do with autism, then based on demographics and all other criteria they expected to find a few thousand autistic children among the thousands of Amish. But what did they actually find??? Only 3 autistic amish children in total all...And they were actually adopted from asia and had their vaccines prior to the adoption process...So you tell me??? Bottom line, when I detox mercury out of the brain of these children, their lives turn around almost miraculously. The proof is in the results and referrals from all over the US I get. Every parent Must educate themselves and never allow themselves to be 'Bullied' by the ego's of MD's because vaccinating today is one of the most important decisions you can make. And if something does happen, you should have the injecting MD sign a peace of mind form that he will be partially responsible in case autism shows up right after vaccinating.

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  • 9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Feb 19, 2008, 5:44 am PST

    I don't know what to believe. However, I wonder about the effects of compounded generational vaccination. Has that caused paranoia among the people or is it the arrogance of the medical community and the numerous times in which they have failed their patience. What ever the reasons for all this debate one thing rings true our children are our parakeets of the community and somethings going on. It's not because of diagnoses the medical community has now discovered. I'm a mother of a son with autism; I didn't need a medical degree or a doctor to tell me something was wrong with my son.

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  • 10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Feb 19, 2008, 6:27 pm PST

    very touchy issues for alot of us- those with a child who is austic all the front page news no link with vaccines and autism BUT what i have noticed with group children we(group) do -most of the parents -most blame 3rd MMR shot about 90% of parents will tell you within a day their child spike high fever-told by dr's give motrin most ended up in ER because of convulsions - and when child recoved from all of this- this is when parents will tell you they lost their child-NO LIFE IN THEIR EYES like to see just study on that vaccine and fallow children who had a bad reaction to it- like couple of years i belive vaccines play a part if a child has a gene code for it i also belive gentics plays a part i also belive environment plays a part too-can not treat earth bad and think nothing will happen to next generations down the road and better aweness and dx of it-how many of us remember the odd ball kid in school who did not fit anywhere and nobody knew what to do for them either by the way the blog did not tell what type of test done on the children - must run and certain blood test for different heavy metals- wrong test will be a clean answer- no mercury in the child i am 43 yrs old when i went to school i had maybe 4-5 vaccines now child receives 22 to go to school person before - goverment does to take your right away look at state of maryland this past year and what they did- suprise no class action law suite on has not be filed yet no i not a tree hugger- just think look at all stuff you use everyday and what grandmom used- is convenience worth it- yes i work 40hrs a week too- no my home is not martha stewart living

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  • 11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Feb 22, 2008, 6:17 am PST

    So what if you child gets the chicken pox or measles...they get treated at your pcp and move on. Is it worth the risk? When is the last case of outbreak of diptheria in the US? Can you look you chid in the eye and say I may be endangering your entire life because someone else says I should. C'mon, are you kidding? Most people ask more questions about the car or TV they buy that they do about injecting their children with a substance. Speak up. Ask questions. If the Doc doesnt like you asking questions about your childs health, it may be time to get a new one. You are paying for it. Like post 12 said, ..."22 vaccines" with the excuse that its for school, wink wink. They tried that with my four boys. As far as I know as of 2007 there were no states that can legally enforce immunizations before school without offering an exemption. No matter what your school board tells you. To find the truth call the main state board of education. If they for some strange reason tell you the same thing, call an attorney...it will be fun.

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  • 12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, May 01, 2009, 12:22 pm PDT

    Hope for Autism Cordially Invites You and Your Organization To A First of its Kind Conference Hope for Autism Training Conference & 2009 International Vaccine Risk Symposium Developed for Patients, Families and Practitioners Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 15 - 17, 2009 Registration / Exhibits Begin at 7:00 am The Charleston Marriott Hotel 170 Lockwood Boulevard Charleston, South Carolina 29403 US This exciting, three day conference offers something for everyone. Physicians, patients, and their families get three days of valuable information, hear inspirational success stories, and learn about successful treatment programs and approaches from knowledgeable speakers. Chiropractors will also have an opportunity to attend the Hope for Autism Training Conference on Days 2 and 3 of the conference. A general overview of topics participants can expect to learn: • Introduction to BioNutritional Care. • Reconnecting the neuropathways in the brain: How Chiropractic and neurological therapies aid in recovery. • Immune System Dysfunction, Impaired Detoxification, Heavy Metal Toxicity, and Allergies: How they contribute to autism and how addressing these issues can lead to recovery. • The dangers of yeast and bacterial overgrowth and what to do about it. • Successful treatment programs & approaches: Removing causation of illness, treating gastro-intestinal systems, healing important biomedical pathways, treating bacterial and viral infections, and nutritional supplement therapies. • How the immune system responds to vaccinations and normal infectious exposure. • What pharmaceutical companies don't want you to know about vaccines. • Childhood shots- the ingredients, production and injury. • Personal account from a mother with three children diagnosed with ASD and their journey to recovery. • Vaccination and your rights. • How vaccination can lead to blood sludging and ischemia, resulting in SIDS, autism and more. Schedule 2009 International Vaccine Risk Symposium - May 15, 2009 Chiropractic Physician Training - May 16 - 17, 2009 Parent Seminar - May 16, 2009 Click here to view the full schedule Speakers & Presentations 2009 International Vaccine Risk Symposium: Friday, May 15, 2009 Dr. Stephen Marini, PhD, DC "Vaccination and Immune System Response" Dr. Todd Elsner, DC "What the Pharmaceutical Companies Don't Want You to Know About Vaccines" Mary Tocco "Toxic Shots - Ingredients, Production and Injury" Wyndie Mileski "From Birth to Regression to Recovery - A Mother's Story of Her 3 Children with ASD" Dr. Mayer Esienstein, MD, JD, MPH "Holostic MD Has 30,000 Patients - Zero With ASD, All Unvaccinated" "Vaccines and Your Rights" Dr. Andrew Moulden, MD, PhD "Blood Sludging and Ischemia Resulting in SIDS, Autism and More..." David Kirby "Metals, Myelin and Mitochondria - Various Pathways to Autism?" Expert Panel Discussion Questions and Answers Parent Seminar Day 2 Saturday, May 16, 2009 Overview of BioNutritional Care Autism and Laboratory Testing Navigating the Maze of Nutritional Supplements %

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