Comments on: Show Me the Science http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1374 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Fri, 15 May 2026 16:27:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1374&cpage=1#comment-11659 girldetective Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:13:11 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1374#comment-11659 I think vaccines in general got demonized by the mercury connection, and I think many people threw the baby out with the bathwater because of it. For the China thing, I'd be hesitant to opine till I saw a double-blind study. Stuff like this hits people's panic button. The most compelling stuff on autism I've read is by Simon Baron-Cohen (cousin of Sasha), who theorizes that its genetic, based on brain types. I skipped flu vaccines for me and the kids. The thimerosol free were only available a short time, and our pediatrician said he isn't convinced of their efficacy, though he carefully stated that his was an opinion that many other docs didn't share. I agree with him, though, that there's not good science to back up the flu shot. I think vaccines in general got demonized by the mercury connection, and I think many people threw the baby out with the bathwater because of it.

For the China thing, I’d be hesitant to opine till I saw a double-blind study. Stuff like this hits people’s panic button.

The most compelling stuff on autism I’ve read is by Simon Baron-Cohen (cousin of Sasha), who theorizes that its genetic, based on brain types.

I skipped flu vaccines for me and the kids. The thimerosol free were only available a short time, and our pediatrician said he isn’t convinced of their efficacy, though he carefully stated that his was an opinion that many other docs didn’t share. I agree with him, though, that there’s not good science to back up the flu shot.

]]> By: Kate http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1374&cpage=1#comment-11581 Kate Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:09:28 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1374#comment-11581 Well said. I completely agree. Well said. I completely agree.

]]> By: m http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1374&cpage=1#comment-11577 m Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:09:21 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1374#comment-11577 Yep, in MN the flu vaccines are still chock full o' thimerosol for the over 2 crowd. I tried my hardest to find THM free vac's for less than $50 and had no such luck, my HMO doesn't even stock them for kids over 2. Fortunately, we made it through another winter without illness. Yep, in MN the flu vaccines are still chock full o’ thimerosol for the over 2 crowd. I tried my hardest to find THM free vac’s for less than $50 and had no such luck, my HMO doesn’t even stock them for kids over 2. Fortunately, we made it through another winter without illness.

]]> By: carolyn http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1374&cpage=1#comment-11575 carolyn Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:47:35 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=1374#comment-11575 everything i`ve read on the autism connection tied it to mercury / not the vacccines in general. and i (fairly recently) read on one of the kennedy`s web sites that we are still packing vaccines in mercury just not in the US...the ones we send to other countries, such as china, which is suddenly having an autism breakout ever since they started using them. (hello from kyoto...) everything i`ve read on the autism connection tied it to mercury / not the vacccines in general. and i (fairly recently) read on one of the kennedy`s web sites that we are still packing vaccines in mercury just not in the US…the ones we send to other countries, such as china, which is suddenly having an autism breakout ever since they started using them.

(hello from kyoto…)

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