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Callous Disregard: Autism and Vaccines: The Truth Behind a Tragedy



 
 
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Old May 25th 10, 06:18 AM posted to misc.health.alternative,misc.kids,misc.kids.health,sci.med
john[_5_]
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Default Callous Disregard: Autism and Vaccines: The Truth Behind a Tragedy

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/IS...4/wellwithinA/

Editorial Reviews
Review
"I'm so glad Andy Wakefield finally has the chance to tell his story. . . .
For hundreds of thousands of parents around the world, myself included, Andy
Wakefield is a symbol of strength and conviction that all parents of
children with autism can use to fight for truth and the best lives possible
for their kids." --Jenny McCarthy, from her foreword

"Dr. Wakefield sets the record straight. It was not he who showed callous
disregard towards vulnerable, sick children with autism. It was the British
medical establishment, the General Medical Council, the media and the
pharmaceutical industry that threw the children under the bus to protect the
vaccine program. This is a book for everyone who cares about our
future." ----Mary Holland, Esq., Co-founder, Elizabeth Birt Center for
Autism Law and Advocacy

"Andrew Wakefield has been subjected to extraordinary criticism and
condemnation from professional colleagues and the wider community since he
first questioned the safety of the MMR vaccine. In this book he answers his
critics--powerfully and comprehensively---and sets the record straight. It
is essential reading for anyone wanting to know the truth behind the MMR
debate and the politics of vaccination policy." ----Dr. Richard Halvorsen,
author of "The Truth about Vaccines"

"As a mother of a boy who regressed into autism immediately following his
MMR vaccination, I welcome this book unreservedly . . . Whatever your
thoughts on the issue, if you read nothing else at all on the vaccine-autism
debate, this has to be the most crucial book you read." ----Polly Tommey,
Editor-in-Chief, "The Autism File"

"Meeting Dr. Andy Wakefield changed our lives and . . . we are forever
grateful. His wise and measured advice about vaccinations helped us dodge a
bullet . . . Our fourth son [had] multiple allergies and repeated infections
.. . . We now fully realize [he] would have been a victim of immune overload
had we followed the regular vaccine schedule. . . . [He] is [now] bright and
healthy . . . This book provides a terrifying insight into what has been
happening behind the scenes as efforts redouble to silence Dr. Wakefield . .
.. It is a wake-up call to those who think [he] is anything other than a
modern day hero fighting for all of our children." ----Robert Rodriguez and
Elizabeth Avellán, Troublemaker Studios, Austin, Texas
Product Description
Andrew Wakefield reveals the the inside story of the vaccine-autism
connection, and his controversial research. As Andrew Wakefield states in
his prologue, "If autism does not affect your family now, it will. If
something does not change-and change soon-this is almost a mathematical
certainty. This book affects you also. It is not a parochial look at a
trivial medical spat in the United Kingdom, but dispatches from the
battlefront in a major confrontation-a struggle against compromise in
medicine, corruption of science, and a real and present threat to children
in the interests of policy and profit. It is a story of how 'the system'
deals with dissent among its doctors and scientists."

In the pursuit of possible links between childhood vaccines, intestinal
inflammation, and neurologic injury in children, Wakefield lost his job in
London's Royal Free Hospital, his country of birth, his career, and his
medical license. A recent General Medical Council ruling stated that he was
"dishonest, irresponsible and showed callous disregard for the distress and
pain of children." Maligned by the medical establishment and mainstream
media, Wakefield endeavors to set the record straight in Callous Disregard.
While explaining what really happened, he calls out the organizations and
individuals that are acting not for the sake of children affected by autism,
but in their own self-interests.


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Old May 25th 10, 10:05 AM posted to misc.health.alternative,misc.kids,misc.kids.health,sci.med
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Default Callous Disregard: Autism and Vaccines: The Truth Behind a Tragedy

On Tue, 25 May 2010 06:18:41 +0100, "john" wrote:


"Dr. Wakefield sets the record straight.


Does he?

Does he mention that the measles virus he claimed to have discovered
in children's gut were later proven to be false results?

"Andrew Wakefield has been subjected to extraordinary criticism and
condemnation from professional colleagues and the wider community since he
first questioned the safety of the MMR vaccine.


That is because he has been shown to be dishonest in his research.

Andrew Wakefield reveals the the inside story of the vaccine-autism
connection,


Didn't you notice he no longer seems to believe in one?

"I never made the claim at the time, nor do I still make the claim
that MMR is a cause of autism," he said. "
(St Andy in a recent press conference. )

It seems his tame rottweiler, Carol Stott, has also been canvassing
publicist Max Clifford to represent him. Rather quaint activity for
someone who wants to let the science speak (for only modest fees of a
few thousands of dollars for each appearance of course)

In the pursuit of possible links between childhood vaccines, intestinal
inflammation, and neurologic injury in children, Wakefield lost his job in
London's Royal Free Hospital,


He claims he left of his own accord.

his country of birth, his career,


His career has taken off and his pay and standard of living multiplied
many fold since he left scientific research in preference for PR and
writing fiction.

Maligned by the medical establishment and mainstream
media, Wakefield endeavors to set the record straight in Callous Disregard.


Funny, why didn't he bother doing so in the GMC hearing? Why didn't
he present this evidence to the GMC? Why didn't he give the parents a
voice and call any of the parents in his defence? Might it be because
he was too frightened of what might have come out in cross
examination?

He could attend a protest outside the GMC building but not walk inside
to face the tribunal decision - an act typical of his evasion of
responsibility. Callous disregard is an appropriate name for this bit
of PR for that is all he has ever shown.

Hopefully it will be printed on soft paper so it will find a use
hanging from a nail in isolated little sheds.

While explaining what really happened, he calls out the organizations and
individuals that are acting not for the sake of children affected by autism,
but in their own self-interests.


His work depended entirely upon the detection of measles virus in the
gut. It is now beyond doubt that none was detected. Later studies
jointly published by Wakefield and the Dublin pathologist John O’Leary
claiming to have demonstrated measles virus in bowel biopsies taken
from children with autism have been authoritatively dismissed as
invalid, if not fraudulent.

He has built an industry and a career upon falsehood. What is worse,
as part of the MMR litigation in the UK he knew of the evidence
showing his claim about measles virus in the gut was false years
before the information was allowed to be made public, yet he did
nothing. Does he explain this in his book? It would seem unlikely as
he still relies upon this patently false work.
 




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