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Study 'debunks... myth' of link between infant vaccines, autism (AFP)

by Karin Zeitvogel
Wed Jan 30, 6:16 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Infants expel the mercury contained in a common vaccine preservative too quickly for toxicity to build up, US researchers said Wednesday, saying their findings should allay fears that child vaccines can cause autism.

A study conducted at the University of Rochester in New York and due to be published on Monday in the medical journal Pediatrics showed that infants "expel thimerosal mercury much faster than originally thought, thereby leaving little chance for a progressive building up of the toxic metal."

"This debunks the great myth, believed by both parents and some pediatricians, that the gauntlet of thimerosal-containing shots many infants received in the 1990s, when the average number of vaccines kids received increased sharply, had put them at risk for developmental disorders," including autism, a statement issued by the university said.

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That is a great article. It goes on to talk about an upcoming ABC pilot called "Eli Stone" where the parents of an autistic child successfully sue a drug company for making their child autistic. I wonder if I can sue ABC for giving me another headache.

That is a great article....

And rather than sue ABC for giving you a headache... give them one. Send them e-mail, or call their local station and politely complain about the storyline their using and how it's offensive (if, of course it offends you... it does me). Then find out what national companies advertise during the program and contact THEM, telling them the same thing and that you will have to reconsider purchasing their products or using their services if this is the kind of offensive material they intend to support being broadcast. THAT is how you strike back at this kind of idiocy... by hitting them in the checkbook, where it REALLY hurts.