This article is so wrong on so many levels. One major problem is that the author seems to have neglected the mountain of work that has been done in the last 5-10 years.
The references make it look like the research she is citing is recent. The JPANDS/Bradstreet article, for example, is from 2004, not 2011. So much has happened since then.
The MMR/Wakefield theory is over. Andrew Wakefield's work was shown to be fraudulent. No one has ever replicated his work, and people have tried. Hard.
"Autism symptoms and mercury poisoning symptoms are virtually identical. The Journal of Immunotoxicology wrote:"
No. they aren't. The idea that autism and mercury poisoning have the same symptoms was put together by a group of non-medical professionals. People who really understand both autism and mercury poisoning have made it very clear that the symptoms are not the same. Not even close.
Seriously, this would have been a poor article 5 years ago. Now it's just downright embarrassing. Much more--it is irresponsible.
Please, Michele Blacksberg R.N.. Do some research before you allow such a poor article as this to go live.
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This article is so wrong on so many levels. One major problem is that the author seems to have neglected the mountain of work that has been done in the last 5-10 years.
The references make it look like the research she is citing is recent. The JPANDS/Bradstreet article, for example, is from 2004, not 2011. So much has happened since then.
The MMR/Wakefield theory is over. Andrew Wakefield's work was shown to be fraudulent. No one has ever replicated his work, and people have tried. Hard.
"Autism symptoms and mercury poisoning symptoms are virtually identical. The Journal of Immunotoxicology wrote:"
No. they aren't. The idea that autism and mercury poisoning have the same symptoms was put together by a group of non-medical professionals. People who really understand both autism and mercury poisoning have made it very clear that the symptoms are not the same. Not even close.
Seriously, this would have been a poor article 5 years ago. Now it's just downright embarrassing. Much more--it is irresponsible.
Please, Michele Blacksberg R.N.. Do some research before you allow such a poor article as this to go live.
September 8, 2011 - 2:45pmThis Comment
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