a letter about mercury and autism published in Pediatrics

[krissi]

This was posted on an autism mailing list. I thought it was neat that Pediatrics would publish this letter:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.or...ers/117/4/1028

I can't decide which of these two quotes is my favorite:

So, here we have a real problem, autism affecting 1 in 166 or even more – where is the public funding? Where is the public outcry? Where is the response from academia? There isn’t any! But in the case of bird flu, with no real evidence that the H5N1 virus is a health problem for humans that do not have the most intimate contact with birds combined with a compromised immune system, billions of dollars have been allocated to clothe this “Emperor.”

We are living in a time where an incredible overplay and lies and self-aggrandizing behavior and non-science is the norm. Autism is a real problem, not a potential problem. We have tolerated the junk science that has covered up the true cause of this epidemic at a considerable cost to science, the public, and our very way of life in this country.

[LongIsland]

[Jen123]

impressive.

I wonder how long he'll be an upstanding member of Pediatrics ? How long will it take to blacklist him too ?

[LongIsland]

As a pediatrician, who has been in practice for over two decades, I find it more than a little insulting as well as disturbing to have someone say that these children were always there.

As a scientist, I find the current approach to the autism epidemic – “The Emperor’s New Clothes” approach - to be deeply disturbing.

For years the vaccine division at the CDC and others have said the reason for the dramatic increase in autism is due to "better diagnosing" and "greater awareness." They have encouraged those like Paul Shattuck to manufacture uncertainty. Nevertheless, with eighty percent of autistic Americans under the age of 18, we will see, clothes and all, a dramatic impact on Social Security in coming years as these children become dependent adults.

There are no studies that have found the previously undiagnosed or misdiagnosed autistic individuals among older Americans. They simply aren't there.

[ChristinaLucia]

Thanks for the link.

[curlyfry]

Wow...that's great

[JBaxter]

I just finished the article ( my second time through) and WOW. I forward it to a friend who's 3 yr old has autism ( and is doing FANTASITIC due to a strict diet/chelation/TONS of therapy/lots of supplements).

[Gitti]

All I can say is

WOW!

Let's send it to everyone we can think of.

[mamakay]

[Gitti]

I just read it again. Here is what paragraphs impressed me in particular:

We are living in a time where an incredible overplay and lies and self-aggrandizing behavior and non-science is the norm. Autism is a real problem, not a potential problem.

We have tolerated the junk science that has covered up the true cause of this epidemic at a considerable cost to science, the public, and our very way of life in this country.

Is it stretch to realize that by putting our heads in the sand about the autism epidemic we have made it possible for the groundwork to be put in place for Marshal Law?

Not something easy to contemplate?

Then ask why haven’t pediatricians come forward to demand the end of the use of ethylmercurithiosalicate once and for all, and to advocate for the treatment of these children before it is too late?

[chersolly]

What a brave soul. Big Pharma is going to (secretly) tear this guy apart, one way or another.

What's this?
https://www.fastcase.com/Yahoo/Start...ateConst=Yahoo
Yeah, it's from 1983... but it still makes me wonder why they fired him in the first place.

[Gitti]

Originally Posted by chersolly

What a brave soul. Big Pharma is going to (secretly) tear this guy apart, one way or another.
....
Yeah, it's from 1983... but it still makes me wonder why they fired him in the first place.

Because he's always been a rebel and dared to think for himself?
I'm guessing.

And who exactly IS Big Pharma? How did they get so much power?