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New fears over MMR link to autism
By Stephen Adams
Last Updated: 1:46am BST 09/07/2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...nautism108.xml

Fresh fears over a possible link between the measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism have been raised after a new study
found that almost double the number of children could have the
condition than previously thought.

Researchers at Cambridge University’s Autism Research Centre (ARC)
have estimated that one in 58 children suffer from some form of the
disorder, compared to previous estimates of about one in 100.

The figures mean up to 210,000 children under 16 across the UK could
have some form of autism, the unpublished research by the ARC found.

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Two of the seven experts who took part in the study have now privately
voiced concerns that the controversial MMR vaccine may be a factor in
the emergence of autism among some children.

Dr Fiona Scott and Dr Carol Stott have reportedly said they think the
jab, given to children between 12 and 15 months, could be responsible
for growing numbers of children apparently exhibiting symptoms of the
disorder. However, the other five, including team leader Professor
Simon Baron-Cohen, rejected their view.

Autism is the term given to a wide range of development disorders that
affects an individual’s ability to understand the world and
communicate with others. It covers a "spectrum" ranging from severe
cases of "classic" autism - which often renders a child unable to
speak - to much milder Asperger’s syndrome, which can affect a
person’s ability to socialise.

Until the early 1990s experts believed that only four or five people
in 10,000 suffered from the condition. Since then studies have shown
autism is much more common, with experts generally agreeing on the one
in 100 figure.

Academics agree much of the apparent increase can be explained by the
fact that more people are now aware of what autism is. But there is
still a heated debate about whether or not autism is actually becoming
more common in children.

Last year a study reported in the medical journal The Lancet put
forward an estimate that one in 86 children suffered from some form of
autism. The ARC’s paper, based on a study of 12,000 primary school
children in Cambridgeshire between 2001 and 2004, raises the estimate
significantly.

The results of the study, which was purely statistical and did not
examine the possible medical causes of autism, so worried Professor
Baron-Cohen that he contacted health officials in Cambridgeshire.

However, the professor - who is a first cousin of the comedian Sasha
Baron-Cohen - stressed he did not believe the MMR vaccine was behind
the apparent increase.

Professor Baron-Cohen said: "As for MMR, at this point one can
conclude that evidence does not support the idea that the MMR causes
autism."

He said he believed a better understanding of autism and environmental
factors such as exposure to chemicals and hormones were more likely to
be behind the recorded increase. Nonetheless, the research is bound to
spark renewed doubts among concerned parents about the safety of the
triple vaccine.

The percentage of children being given the jab fell dramatically after
doubts were raised over its safety by Dr Andrew Wakefield, a
gastroenterologist at the Royal Free Hospital in London. Vaccination
rates have only just started to recover.

In 1998 Dr Wakefield co-authored a paper published in The Lancet which
looked at bowel disease in 12 children with autism, and suggested a
possible link with the MMR vaccine. Later he gave a press conference
calling the safety of the vaccine into question and recommending
children should be given the three inoculations separately.

Ten of the 13 academics who contributed towards the paper soon
retracted its conclusions, but Dr Wakefield and two others have stuck
by the 'interpretation’. Dr Wakefield is due before a General Medical
Council hearing next week to answer a number of charges in relation to
the 1998 study.

The new report has also triggered calls for the Government to do more
to further the understanding of autism and help those with it.

Benet Middleton (OK), director of communications at the National
Autistic Society, said: "There is an urgent need for a clear
Government strategy for responding to autism.

"We need to have an accurate picture of how many people have autism,
we need adequate services in place to support people with autism and
we need those working with people with autism to have the right
training.

"Current provision for those with the disability is deeply inadequate
given the scale of the need. Autism is a lifelong disability and when
an individual’s needs are not met the long term consequences both
financially and for the individual’s well being are profound."

Ivan Corea, head of the Autism Awareness Campaign UK, said many
autistic people were at the mercy of a "postcode lottery".

She said: "We are urging Gordon Brown to provide a world class
education for all children with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, to
provide new specialist autism schools, even Special Needs Academies
and autism units equipped with sensory rooms in mainstream primary and
secondary schools."

A spokesman for the Health Protection Agency (HPA) today stressed the
MMR vaccine was safe.

She said: "We have not seen this report, which has not been published
yet and has not been peer reviewed, so we cannot comment on it. Every
test that has tried to find a link between MMR and autism has not
found one. MMR is a safe vaccine."

Ilena Rose wrote:
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New fears over MMR link to autism
By Stephen Adams
Last Updated: 1:46am BST 09/07/2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...nautism108.xml

Fresh fears over a possible link between the measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism have been raised after a new study
found that almost double the number of children could have the
condition than previously thought.

Fresh fears not based on any evidence that autism is caused by MMR.

You can read more about the non-existence of a link he
http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/iso/mmr_autism.htm

"Jeff" wrote in message
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Ilena Rose wrote:
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New fears over MMR link to autism
By Stephen Adams
Last Updated: 1:46am BST 09/07/2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...nautism108.xml

Fresh fears over a possible link between the measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism have been raised after a new study
found that almost double the number of children could have the
condition than previously thought.

Fresh fears not based on any evidence that autism is caused by MMR.

You can read more about the non-existence of a link he
http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/iso/mmr_autism.htm

lies http://www.whale.to/vaccines/vax_autism_q.html

"Truth has to be repeated constantly, because Error also is being preached
all the time, and not just by a few, but by the multitude. In the Press and
Encyclopaedias, in Schools and Universities, everywhere Error holds sway,
feeling happy and comfortable in the knowledge of having Majority on its
side."----Goethe

JOHN wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message
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Ilena Rose wrote:
http://ilena-rosenthal.blogspot.com


New fears over MMR link to autism
By Stephen Adams
Last Updated: 1:46am BST 09/07/2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...nautism108.xml

Fresh fears over a possible link between the measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism have been raised after a new study
found that almost double the number of children could have the
condition than previously thought.
Fresh fears not based on any evidence that autism is caused by MMR.

You can read more about the non-existence of a link he
http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/iso/mmr_autism.htm

lies http://www.whale.to/vaccines/vax_autism_q.html

"Truth has to be repeated constantly, because Error also is being preached
all the time, and not just by a few, but by the multitude. In the Press and
Encyclopaedias, in Schools and Universities, everywhere Error holds sway,
feeling happy and comfortable in the knowledge of having Majority on its
side."----Goethe


Thanks. We have different opinions on the matter.

I believe that you are in error based on all the research that I have
done on the subject and my medical education background.

However, interested parties are welcome to look at your whaleto site and
the CDC site and draw their own conclusions.

Jeff

In article W1Qki.12997$g44.12650@trnddc02,
Jeff wrote:
Ilena Rose wrote:
http://ilena-rosenthal.blogspot.com


New fears over MMR link to autism
By Stephen Adams
Last Updated: 1:46am BST 09/07/2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...nautism108.xml

Fresh fears over a possible link between the measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism have been raised after a new study
found that almost double the number of children could have the
condition than previously thought.

Fresh fears not based on any evidence that autism is caused by MMR.

You can read more about the non-existence of a link he
http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/iso/mmr_autism.htm

You can read why the new "study" (actually, a telephone poll) is crap
he

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/20...ne_surveys.php

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These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
"Only George Bush could start a war for oil and not get any."
-- Bill Maher

Ilena Rose wrote:

New fears over MMR link to autism
By Stephen Adams
Last Updated: 1:46am BST 09/07/2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...nautism108.xml

Fresh fears over a possible link between the measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism have been raised after a new study
found that almost double the number of children could have the
condition than previously thought.

Researchers at Cambridge University’s Autism Research Centre (ARC)
have estimated that one in 58 children suffer from some form of the
disorder, compared to previous estimates of about one in 100.

The figures mean up to 210,000 children under 16 across the UK could
have some form of autism, the unpublished research by the ARC found.

advertisement
Two of the seven experts who took part in the study have now privately
voiced concerns that the controversial MMR vaccine may be a factor in
the emergence of autism among some children.

Dr Fiona Scott and Dr Carol Stott have reportedly said they think the
jab

That's all you need. I have found that by stopping reading at the
first occurrence of the word "jab" I can save myself from reading a
lot of lies and misinformation.
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To email me use my first name only at ratbags.com

Jeff wrote:
Ilena Rose wrote:
http://ilena-rosenthal.blogspot.com


New fears over MMR link to autism
By Stephen Adams
Last Updated: 1:46am BST 09/07/2007

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...nautism108.xml


Fresh fears over a possible link between the measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism have been raised after a new study
found that almost double the number of children could have the
condition than previously thought.

Fresh fears not based on any evidence that autism is caused by MMR.

You can read more about the non-existence of a link he
http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/iso/mmr_autism.htm

Jeff, read the article I cited about this and other reports. It is
nothing more than a smokescreen for Wakefield.