Almost all substances are toxic under the right conditions.
"Sola dosis facit venenum (only dose makes the poison)."
-Paracelsus, the father of modern toxicology
USEFUL & REPUTABLE SOURCES:
Science-Based Medicine Reference page on vaccines & autism .
http://www.who.int/topics/vaccines/en/
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
http://antiantivax.flurf.net
Skeptoid podcast - Vaccine Ingredients
"The media’s MMR hoax" by Ben Goldacre
hugmeimvaccinated.org
Every Child By Two
Autism Science Foundation
flu.gov
Vaccinate Your Baby
Autism Watch
CDC Ingredients of Vaccines - Fact Sheet
Colorado Children's Immunization Coalition
CDC info. on Mercury and Vaccines (Thimerosal)
CDC info. on Vaccines and Autism
American Academy of Family Physicians "Is There a Connection Between Vaccines and Autism?"
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Vaccines & Thimerosal
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Autism
Special Report: "Hot Shots - Vaccines Under The Gun"
The Skeptics Dictionary: Anti-Vaccination Movement
"The Truth About The Evils Of Vaccination"
Sounds of Pertussis
whyichoose.org/ - Personal stories from people about why they chose to get vaccinated
stopjenny.com
Jenny McCarthy Body Count
GiveVaccines.org will donate toward vaccinations for every trivia question you answer correctly. In a few minutes I was up to 30 correct answers.
Vaccines for Children (VFC) program
"My Child Has Autism and I Vaccinate" by Shannon Des Roches Rosa
Facts Not Fantasy
Vaccination Awareness and Information Service
CDC - August is National Immunization Awareness Month
Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) on Thimerosal in Vaccines
Australian Government publication - Understanding Childhood Immunisation Booklet
Australian Government's website - Frequently asked Questions About Immunisation
Australian Government’s Handbook - "Immunisation Myths and Realities, Responding to Arguments about Immunisation"
More vaccine myths debunked on Australian blog, Podblack Cat
AntiAntiVax - "The Truth About The Evils Of Vaccination"
American Academy of Pediatrics - healthychildren.org
PubMed
The Guardian - Special site from The Guardian in association with the NHS providing clear information about the MMR vaccine
Rethinking Autism
Vaccine Central
shotbyshot.org
hugmeimvaccinated.org
Skeptic's Dictionary - "anti-vaccination movement (AVM)"
Vaccine Central
Watchdog groups:
- www.quackwatch.org
- www.autism-watch.org
- www.chelationwatch.org
- www.quackcast.com
- www.ncahf.org
- www.sram.org
- http://autismdiva.blogspot.com
- http://scienceblogs.com/insolence
- http://www.srmhp.org/online-articles.html
- http://www.srmhp.org/0401/media-watch.html
-http://wakefieldwatch.blogspot.com/
Why People Ignore Vaccine Denialists:
Wired Magazine - "How to Win an Argument About Vaccines" By Erin Biba
"One Vaccine, One Ingredient and Anti-Vax Talking Points" by Steven Novella
pervasive myths held about vaccines
"THE ANTI-VACCINE DISEASE: RANT OR REASON?" By Jasmeen Bains
"Yes, But. The Annotated Atlantic." By Mark Crislip
AntiAntiVax - "The Truth About The Evils Of Vaccination"
"Death Statistics Comparison" Compiled by UnitedJustice.com staff
Statistics showing the number of people who die from seat belts (for comparison)
www.antivaxxers.com
"THE ANTI-VACCINE DISEASE: RANT OR REASON?" By Jasmeen Bains
"Responding to Anti-vaccine Misinformation: Understanding the Issues"
The Millenium Project database
"The Anti-Vaccine Environmentalist" By Steven Novella
"Vaccines: The Reality Behind the Debate" By Kelley King Heyworth
How much do autism parents really buy into the vaccine causation idea? Not so much.
"The Media's Interest in the Anti-Vaccine Movement"
"Antivaccine movement's bad PR hits critical mass" by Michael Rosch
"Our vaccines are clean" by Abbie Smith
"Anti-vaccinationists quote-mine the NY Times"
"Nine Questions, Nine Answers." by Mark Crislip
Quackcast episode 44 - "Nine Questions, Nine Answers."
Quackcast episode 45 - "The Vaccine Pseudo Controversy"
Celebrities Endorsing Stupid Things: (like) The Anti-Vaccination Movement
Nine differences between “us and them,” nine straw men burning by David Gorski
Australian Dept. of Health and Aging - The Australian Immunisation Handbook - "Comparison of the Effects of Diseases and the Side Effects of Vaccines"
"NIH funded research includes search for possible vaccine-autism link"
"The genetics of autism" by David Gorski
"Medical Voices: Always in Error, Never in Doubt" by Mark Crislip
CNN - "No vaccine-autism link: Get kids shots" By Rahul K. Parikh
"The 6 Most Misguided Causes Ever Made Famous by Celebrities" (See: #1) By Will Kriegshauser
Washington Post - "Study Finds No Autism Link in Vaccine" By Shankar Vedantam
NY Times Magazine - "The False Prophets of Autism" By LISA BELKIN
PBS Frontline - "The Vaccine War"
Seth Berkley: HIV and flu -- the vaccine strategy:
Penn Point - Anti Vaccination is BULLSHIT:
Michael Specter: The danger of science denial:
COMMON ANTI-VACCINATIONIST TACTICS:
Wired Magazine - "How to Win an Argument About Vaccines" By Erin Biba
The Big Pharma Shill Gambit aka ad hominem attacks on all their critics' character (also see
Scientology :
The “pharma shill” gambit by David Gorski
LA Times - "Childhood vaccines, autism and the dangers of group think" By JAMES RAINEY
"Barack Obama: A pro-vaccine pharma shill who doesn't care about autistic children?" by Orac
"The Jenny and Jim antivaccine propaganda tour has begun" by David Gorski
"Paul Offit on Dateline NBC: The $29 Million Vaccine Man?" by the shameless anti-vaccinationists themselves
"Brian Deer Interviewed by Matt Lauer on Dateline NBC Dr. Wakefield Program" by the shameless anti-vaccinationists themselves
"When critics disagree with me, I'm a Pharma Shill. When critics disagree with a woman, it gets sexual." By Abel Pharmboy
"Autism's False Prophets: Finally, science pushes back against antivaccine lunacy" By Orac
"The anti-vaccine movement strikes back using misogyny" By Orac
"The effective wordsmithing of Amy Wallace" by David J Kroll
NPR: All Things Considered - "Journalist's Vaccine Article Draws Hate Mail"
"J.B. Handley, Generation Rescue, and attacks on critics" by David Gorski
Demonizing “Big Pharma” by Steven Novella
"Oh, the Irony!" by Dana Commandatore
"Your doctor's only in it for the money. Right?” by PalMD
"What Do You Expect From Your Pharmacy?" by Scott Gavura
"A nonsensical attack on Stephen Barrett” by Orac
Multiple bloggers address the same example of The Big Pharma Shill Gambit:
"Stupid, stupid burning bright" by PalMD
"Conspiracy Mongering at Age of Autism" by Steven Novella
"A crazy mixed up kid comes up with a crazy mixed up conspiracy theory about a crazy mixed up blog collective" by Orac
Many examples of anti-vaccine blog "Age of Autism" using vitriolic ad hominem attacks and dishonest reporting:
"Age of Projectionism"
"Strike 2 for Jake Crosby"
"Age of Autism vs. Francis Collins & Jon Stewart"
"J.B. Handley: Master Projectionist"
"When critics disagree with me, I'm a Pharma Shill. When critics disagree with a woman, it gets sexual." by Abel Pharmboy
"Anti-vaccinationist J.B. Handley and the pot calling the kettle black"
"Anti-vaccinationist J.B. Handley flings more feces at Alison Singer"
Age of Autism writer posting on Huffington Post - "Dr. Paul Offit: Pope Of The Church Of The Immaculate Vaccination" by Kim Stagliano
Did Age of Autism ‘jump the shark’?
"Age of Autism can’t go a day without hurling insults"
Age of Autism - "Chris Mooney’s Pharmaceutical Influence" By Jake Crosby
"A crazy mixed up kid comes up with a crazy mixed up conspiracy theory about a crazy mixed up blog collective" by Orac
"Counting Offit’s Millions: More on How Merck’s Rotateq Vaccine Made Paul Offit Wealthy" by the shameless anti-vaccinationists themselves
J.B. Handley: The New Lie: 65% of Our Kids Have the "Autism Gene." by the shameless anti-vaccinationists themselves
"Jake Crosby is a one-trick pony"
In which Dr. Gorski once again finds himself a target of the “pharma shill” gambit by David Gorski
"It appears Mr. Stone doesn't even know what a corresponding author is" by Orac
"David Gorski’s Financial Pharma Ties: What He Didn’t Tell You" By Jake Crosby
"The price of opposing medical pseudoscience" by David Gorski
The exploiting the legal system to censor the opposition Gambit:
"Dangerous Legal Games" By John Snyder
The “science was wrong before” Gambit, Galileo Gambit & other anti-intellectualism:
"While Galileo was a rebel, not all rebels are Galileo."
-Norman Levitt
The appeal to “science was wrong before”
"Science has been wrong before" by John Jackson
"The Galileo Gambit" by Orac
"Anti-vaccinationists have their own award, called surprisingly enough (not really) The Galileo Award by anti-vaccinationists
"Andrew Wakefield: The Galileo Gambit writ large in The Observer" by Orac
"Anti-vaccine activists try out a new metaphor" by Orac
The Science is Religion Gambit:
"Science is Just Another Religion!"
"Is Science Just Another Religion?"
"Crank magnetism strikes again" by Orac
"A friendly word of advice to Ginger Taylor and Age of Autism's Kim Stagliano" by Orac
"The genetics of autism" by David Gorski
"I know you are, but what am I?: Medical Voices' woo-ful anti-vaccine whine" by Orac
The Arrogance of Ignorance Gambit:
"The Arrogance of Ignorance"
"Cries the antivaccinationist: Why are we injecting TOXINS into our babies? (revisited)" by Orac
"Why antivaccinationists will never be convinced that vaccines don't cause autism" by Orac
Nine differences between “us and them,” nine straw men burning by David Gorski
"Anti-vaccine activists try out a new metaphor" by Orac
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool."
-Richard P. Feynman
The Annecdotal Evidence trumps Carefully Controlled Studies (or Correlation equals causation) Gambit:
Why We Need Science: “I saw it with my own eyes” Is Not Enough by Harriet Hall
"Evidence in Medicine: Correlation and Causation" by Steven Novella
"Causation and Hill’s Criteria" by Mark Crislip
"A tale of two news stories: The HPV and flu vaccines and why it's so easy to confuse correlation with causation" by Orac
"Faulty logic: Post hoc, ergo propter hoc" By Barry Leiba
The "Autism is a rising epidemic" Gambit:
The Rise in Autism and the Role of Age at Diagnosis
"Autism incidence in California shows no sign yet of plateauing." (Despite the purge of thimerosal in most vaccines seven years earlier)
Articles related to this study:
http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=454
"Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has declared a crank-off!" by Orac
"More Evidence for Vaccine Safety" by Steven Novella
"Autism Prevalence" by Steven Novella
"Autism Prevalence" (same title as above but different article) by Steven Novella
Toxins in vaccines Gambit:
"Cries the antivaccinationist: Why are we injecting TOXINS into our babies?" by Orac
Debunking alleged toxins in vaccines
"The Infection Schedule versus the Vaccination Schedule" by Mark Crislip
"Toxic myths about vaccines" by David Gorski
"Hab rachmones! Anti-vax inanity in my email!" by PalMD
"Cries the antivaccinationist: Why are we injecting TOXINS into our babies? (revisited)" by Orac
"Cashing In On Fear: The Danger of Dr. Sears" by John Snyder
"The 2009 recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award (a.k.a Bill Maher): Antivaccine lunatic and quackery supporter" by Orac
"The New Plague" by John Snyder
Wired Magazine - "How to Win an Argument About Vaccines"
"Common Anti-Vaccination Myths and Misconceptions"
“Toxins”: the new evil humours by Amy Tuteur, MD
Celebrities Endorsing Stupid Things: (like) The Anti-Vaccination Movement
"Many Supplements Said to Contain Toxins, Make False Health Claims"
Vaccines ethylmercury content:
THE MERCURY IN VACCINES GAMBIT:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - "Thimerosal in Vaccines"
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - "What You Need to Know about Mercury in Fish and Shellfish"
Science Daily - "Autism: Removing Thimerosal From Vaccines Did Not Reduce Autism Cases In California, Report Finds"
"Can Eating Fish Be Dangerous? The Facts about Methylmercury" By Diana Zuckerman, PhD, Anne Gallo, MS, and Madeleine Levin, MPH
"Risk Lies in Tuna Surprise" By Jae Hong Lee
American Academy of Pediatrics - "Methylmercury and ethylmercury: Different sources, properties and concerns" By Michael W. Shannon
"One Vaccine, One Ingredient and Anti-Vax Talking Points" by Steven Novella
Cyanide in apple seeds (relevant only to put in perspective)
Arsenic in potatoes (relevant only to put in perspective)
PBS - "Mercury in Fish"
www.antivaxxers.com
"State lifts limit on mercury preservative in swine-flu shots" By Sandi Doughton
Formaldehyde in vaccines Gambit:
"Dr. Jay Gordon: No vaccines needed, just quit eating cheese and ice cream" by Orac
"Cashing In On Fear: The Danger of Dr. Sears" by John Snyder
When right wing loons try to "do" science involving vaccines or HIV/AIDS... by Orac
The antifreeze in vaccines Gambit:
"Cries the antivaccinationist: Why are we injecting TOXINS into our babies?" by Orac
The ether in vaccines Gambit:
"Cries the antivaccinationist: Why are we injecting TOXINS into our babies?" by Orac
Aluminum Adjuvants in Vaccines Gambit:
National Network for Immunization Information - "Vaccine Components: Aluminum Adjuvants in Vaccines"
Study - "The Common Vaccine Adjuvant Aluminum Hydroxide Up-Regulates Accessory Properties of Human Monocytes via an Interleukin-4-Dependent Mechanism"
Wired Magazine - "How to Win an Argument About Vaccines"
Aborted fetal tissue in vaccines Gambit:
When right wing loons try to "do" science involving vaccines or HIV/AIDS... by Orac
The "Squalene/adjuvants in vaccines are bad" Gambit:
A Defense of Childhood Influenza Vaccination and Squalene-Containing Adjuvants; Joseph Mercola’s “Dirty Little Secret” by Joseph Albietz
"Swine Flu Vaccine Fearmongering" by Harriet Hall
"Swine flu vaccines, adjuvants, equity, safety" by revere
"Swine flu vaccines, adjuvants, equity, safety: more discussion" by revere
"Playing catch up on flu rumors" by PalMD
"One Vaccine, One Ingredient and Anti-Vax Talking Points" by Steven Novella
Reuters - "Did U.S. make mistake in skipping vaccine additive?" by Maggie Fox
Quackcast podcast episode 35 - "Flu vaccine efficacy. Plus 18 taradiddles"
Study - "Enhancement of an analytical method for the determination of squalene in anthrax vaccine adsorbed formulations."
Spanggord RJ, Sun M, Lim P, Ellis WY. - J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2006 Oct 11;42(4):494-9. Epub 2006 Jun 9.
PMID: 16762524 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Study - "Antibodies to squalene in US Navy Persian Gulf War veterans with chronic multisymptom illness."
Phillips CJ, Matyas GR, Hansen CJ, Alving CR, Smith TC, Ryan MA. - Vaccine. 2009 Jun 12;27(29):3921-6. Epub 2009 May 3.
PMID: 19379786 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
The Green Our Vaccines or "Too Much Too Soon" Gambit:
"Naturopaths and the anti-vaccine movement: Hijacking the law in service of pseudoscience" by David Gorski
"Dumbest comment ever?" by Orac (shows numerical values of amount of "toxins" in child vaccines)
Celebrity antivaccinationist ignoramuses on parade. Or: I didn't know that Dumb & Dumber was a documentary by Orac
"The Infection Schedule versus the Vaccination Schedule" by Mark Crislip
Testimony of NEAL A. HALSEY M.D. BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM - SAFETY AND EFFICACY ISSUES
"The New Plague" by John Snyder
Wired Magazine - "How to Win an Argument About Vaccines"
"Infant immune system is stronger than many parents think"
"New vaccine-scheduling study deals blow to safety fears" By John Timmer
"Too many too soon?" by PalMD
"Vaccines – Too Few, Too Late" by Steven Novella
The gambit explained by the actual anti-vaccinationists:
The “Green Our Vaccines” Initiative for Autism by Kent Heckenlively
The “Green Vaccines” Initiative by Kent Heckenlively
A Quick Guide to the “Green Vaccines” Initiative by Kent Heckenlively
The "Potassium chloride, calcium chloride, and sodium chloride in vaccines" Gambit:
"Cries the antivaccinationist: Why are we injecting TOXINS into our babies? (revisited)" by Orac
The "vaccines ingredients cause cancer and death" Gambit:
"Cries the antivaccinationist: Why are we injecting TOXINS into our babies? (revisited)" by Orac
The "Why do you hate mothers?" Gambit:
"Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has declared a crank-off!" by Orac
Parenting Magazine - "Vaccines Fact and Fiction"
The Guillian Barre Syndrome Gambit:
"Refutation of vaccine dangers like Guillian Barre Syndrome" by Steve Novella
"Swine Flu Vaccine Fearmongering" by Harriet Hall
"The HPV Vaccine (Gardasil) Safety Revisited" by Joseph Albietz
Fears of Vaccines – The Problem of “Just Enough” Information by The Quixotic Man
"Dangerous flu misinformation from HuffPo----again" by PalMD
"Pandemic flu vaccine and Guillain Barre" by PalMD
The No Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated Studies Gambit:
"Too many too soon?" by PalMD
"The perils and pitfalls of doing a “vaccinated versus unvaccinated” study” by David Gorski
Large Danish study of link between MMR vaccine and autism
"More Evidence for Vaccine Safety" by Steven Novella
The Amish don't vaccinate & don't have autism Gambit:
"Autism and the Amish"
"Do The Amish Vaccinate? Indeed They Do, AND Their Autism Rates May be Lower" By Lisa Jo Rudy
"Rare Disease in Amish Children Sheds Light on Common Neurological Disorders"
The "We're not anti-vaccine" Gambit:
"The Jenny and Jim antivaccine propaganda tour has begun" by David Gorski
A classic example of how "not anti-vaccine" Age of Autism is
"Dr. Bob Sears: Stealth anti-vaccinationist?" by Orac
"Anti-vaccine activism, not autism activism" by Orac
"Anti-vaccine activism, not autism activism, part 2" By Orac
"A confluence of the anti-vaccine and "health freedom" movements at AutismOne in Chicago" By Orac
Age of Autism and Gardasil: What's that again about not being "anti-vaccine"? By Orac
"The Refusers: Proving Orac's corollary to Poe's Law" By Orac
"Destroying the vaccine program in order to save it" By Orac
"Age of Autism and vaccination against meningococcus: What's that again about not being "anti-vaccine"?" By Orac
Meryl Dorey: "I'm sorry if I've misinformed you"
"Do Children Get Too Many Immunizations? The Answer is No." by Mark Crislip, M.D. & Stephen Barrett, M.D.
"Yet another one in the annals of inadvertently revealing anti-vaccine views" by Orac
The Teach The Controversy (aka Tell Both Sides aka Manufactroversy) Gambit:
"A Dose of Controversy": More like a dose of equivocation by Orac
"Run, don't walk, away from these Doctors” by Orac
"Vaccines and the Media: No Room for Balance" by John Snyder
Wired Magazine - "How to Win an Argument About Vaccines"
"Science Denial on the Rise" by Steven Newton
The 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine Gambit :
CDC - "Reflections on the 1976 Swine Flu Vaccination Program"
"Swine Flu Vaccine Fearmongering" by Harriet Hall
"Dangerous flu misinformation from HuffPo----again" by PalMD
The Forced Vaccination Gambit:
"Swine Flu Vaccine Fearmongering" by Harriet Hall
"Health care workers and mandatory flu vaccines" by PalMD
"A confluence of the anti-vaccine and "health freedom" movements at AutismOne in Chicago" By Orac
"Why Health Freedom and Anti-Vaccine don’t mix" By The Quixotic Man
The equating vaccination with Nazis gambit (aka Godwin's Law):
"My Day at an Anti-Vaccination Rally" by Hemant Mehta
'Health Freedom' rally participants suffer from Nazi Tourrettes:
AntiVax Rally- May 26 2010-Vaccine Gestapo from Bruce Critelli on Vimeo .
The Vaccines Are Just For Profit Gambit:
National Center for Policy Analysis - "Vaccinations, Costs and Profits: Most Immunizations Not Profitable For Doctors or Companies" by Stacy Herlihy
"A Not-So-Split Decision" by John Snyder
Passage from "Chemical and biological warfare: a reference handbook" By Albert J. Mauroni
"Vaccine Liability: Congress Should Give Vaccines a Shot in the Arm" by Randolph W. Pate, J.D., MPH
CNN - "Health care providers say insurers don't reimburse them enough for essential vaccinations, so they're not offering them"
"Paul Offit responds to the press release by NAA (and carried by AoA)" (About how much Dr. Paul Offit made off RotaTeq)
"The National Autism Association’s embarrassing spitefulness" (About how much Dr. Paul Offit made off RotaTeq)
The Seattle Times - "State lifts limit on mercury preservative in swine-flu shots" By Sandi Doughton
"Your doctor's only in it for the money. Right?” by PalMD
"Health food store advice not scientific: study"
Government vaccine courts prove a conspiracy Gambit:
Liable to Infection Flu vaccine in short supply partly because of trial lawyers and 'tort tax' by Jim Copland
Nine differences between “us and them,” nine straw men burning by David Gorski
FindLaw - Pharmaceutical Drug Liability
Manufactured Legitimacy Gambit:
"Jack's Fourth Show: How anti-vaccine groups rebrand themselves as legitimate autism charities" by Orac
Crank “scientific” conferences: A parody of science-based medicine that can deceive even reputable scientists and institutions by David Gorski
"“Medical Voices” on vaccines: Brave, brave Sir Robin…" by David Gorski
The "Fight Flu With Vitamins Instead Of Vaccines" Gambit:
"Swine flu: what you can and can't do" by PalMD
"Dangerous flu misinformation from HuffPo----again" by PalMD
"More dangerous naturopathic nonsense" by PalMD
The "Tamiflu And Relenza Are Useless" Gambit:
"Does Tamiflu resistant swine flu virus really spread less well?" by revere
"Tamiflu resistance puzzle" by revere
The "Conflict of Interest" or "Reject any study out of hand because it was funded by a group with an agenda") Gambit:
"More Vaccine-Autism Nonsense" by Steven Novella
"Monkey business in autism research, part II" by David Gorski
All types of paranoid cranks use this tactic
"When you dismiss every scientific study, you open the door to believing anything" by Orac
Nine differences between “us and them,” nine straw men burning by David Gorski
"It appears Mr. Stone doesn't even know what a corresponding author is" by Orac
"The genetics of autism" by David Gorski
The "36,000 annual flu death denial" Gambit:
"CDC"
The "vaccine doesn't work" Gambit:
"Outbreaks" by Mark Crislip
“Vaccines didn’t save us” (a.k.a. “vaccines don’t work”): Intellectual dishonesty at its most naked by David Gorski
"Idiotic comment of the week" by Orac (shows mortality statistics over hundreds of years)
"Flu Vaccine Efficacy" by Mark Crislip
CDC - "Flu Vaccine Effectiveness: Questions and Answers for Health Professionals"
Study - "Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in the Community-Dwelling Elderly"
"Yes, But. The Annotated Atlantic." by Steven Novella
NY Times - "A Campaign Shows Signs of Progress Against Polio"
Curiosity Aroused podcast episode 5 - "To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?"
NY Times - "Flu Shots in Children Can Help Community" By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Google Scholar search - "vaccine efficacy evidence"
New Scientist - "First cancer vaccine approved for use in people"
"Who doesn't hate smallpox?" by PalMD
"Vaccine efficacy – Pneumococcal"
Celebrities Endorsing Stupid Things: (like) The Anti-Vaccination Movement
"Cancer vaccine field gets shot of optimism from positive results" by Vicki Brower
NY Times - "Doubts Grow Over Flu Vaccine in Elderly" By BRENDA GOODMAN (Anti-vaxxers insist this somehow proves no vaccine works at all)
"6 People You've Never Heard of Who Probably Saved Your Life" by By Jacopo della Quercia
"Meryl Dorey and the Fallacy of the Excluded Middle"
"Mumps" by Mark Crislip
"Shingles Vaccine (Zostavax) Confirmed Safe" by Steven Novella
"Hepatitis A Vaccine Pays Off for Kids: Study"
Unicef - "Polio: stories from West Java"
"Vaccines work" by Phil Plait
"Vaccines Save Lives: Here's Proof" by Sarah Lovinger
The "H1N1 vaccine is untested" Gambit:
"Playing catch up on flu rumors" by PalMD
The "Vaccines Cause Diabetes" Gambit:
Wired Magazine - "How to Win an Argument About Vaccines"
The "Vaccines Are Unnecessary" Gambit:
Wired Magazine - "How to Win an Argument About Vaccines"
The "Appeal to Fear" Gambit:
Shine - "Why I feel duped by the anti-vaccine movement" by Annette Cardwell
The "U.S. has high infant mortality therefore it's the vaccines that kill babies" Gambit:
CDC - "QuickStats: Infant Mortality Rates* for 10 Leading Causes of Infant Death --- United States, 2005"
The "Polio isn't eradicated, just renamed" Gambit:
Wikipedia - "Coxsackievirus"
NY Times - "A Campaign Shows Signs of Progress Against Polio"
Unicef - "Polio: stories from West Java"
The "Vaccine manufacturer whistleblowers have denounced the vaccine" Gambit:
"No shame: antivaccine ghouls defame the dead, and elevate the disgraced" by PalMD
The "I'm not getting a flu shot because I never get the flu" Gambit (or "hot hand" or "reverse gambler's" fallacy):
"I'm not getting a flu shot because I never get the flu" by PalMD
The "Medical science uses a one-size-fits-all approach" Gambit:
"Dangerous flu misinformation from HuffPo----again" by PalMD
The diseases the vaccines prevent against aren't dangerous Gambit:
"You didn’t die from it 30 years ago and you’re not going to die from it today.”
CRANK MAGNETISM:
"Crank Magnetism" by Mark Hoofnagle
The "vindication of all kooks" corollary to the principle of crank magnetism by Orac
"Crank magnetism strikes again" by Orac
Crank magnetism at a young age: Anti-vaccine "resistance" and 9/11 Truth by Orac
Gastrointestinal (GI) disorder linked to autism Gambit:
Pediatrics - "Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders in Individuals With ASDs: A Consensus Report"
NY Times - "Evidence Lacking for Special Diets in Autism"
"No Evidence for Autism Associated GI Disorder" by Steven Novella
"Gut disorders and autism: A new consensus statement" by Orac
The high hospital death rate gambit:
"Epiphany” by Mark Crislip
The myth that vaccines are responsible for causing autism has in recent years become the Young Earth Creationism of the medical world. This page is intended to provide information to counteract the propaganda being perpetuated in the popular media about this issue but we encourage everyone who wishes to learn more to consult with a proper medical professional.
"Autism & Vaccines: How Bad Science Confuses the Press & Harms the Public" Lecture by Dr. Steven Salzberg
Why We Immunize
RESEARCH DISPROVING VACCINE/AUTISM HYPOTHESIS:
American Academy of Pediatrics - "Vaccine Studies: Examine the Evidence"
"The Truth About 9 Anti-Vaccine Studies" By Adam Hadhazy
Thimerosal Studies:
1.
"Safety of Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines: A Two-Phased Study of Computerized Health Maintance Organization Database"
Pediatrics, Thomas Verstraeten, MD (November 2003)
2.
"Thimerosal and the Occurrence of Autism: Negative Ecological Evidence from Danish Population-Based Data"
Pediatrics, Kreesten M. Madsen, MD (September 2003)
3.
"Continuing Increases in Autism Reported to California's Developmental Services System"
Archives of General Psychiatry, Robert Schechter, MD (January 2008)
Article relating to Jan. 2008 study "Continuing Increases in Autism Reported to California’s Developmental Services System: Mercury in Retrograde":
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=14
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22542677/
4.
"Neuropsychological Performance 10 Years After Immunization in Infancy With Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines"
Pediatrics, Alberto Eugenio Tozzi, Patrizia Bisiacchi (February 2009)
"Nearly 70% of the invited subjects participated in the neuropsychological assessment (N = 1403). Among the 24 neuropsychological outcomes that were evaluated, only 2 were significantly associated with thimerosal exposure. "
Articles related to thimerosal study above:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090126/ap_on_he_me/med_vaccine_safety
http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=466#more-466
5.
"Autism and Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines: Lack of Consistent Evidence for an Association"
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Paul Stehr-Green, DrPh, MPH (August 2003)
6.
"Thimerosal Exposure in Infants and Developmental Disorders: A Prospective Cohort Study in the United Kingdom Does Not Support a Causal Association"
Pediatrics, John Heron and Nick Andrews, PhD (September 2004)
7.
"Early Thimerosal Exposure and Neuropsychological Outcomes at 7 to 10 Years"
New England Journal of Medicine, Thompson WW et al. (September 27, 2007)
"Our study does not support a causal association between early exposure to mercury from thimerosal-containing vaccines and immune globulins and deficits in neuropsychological functioning at the age of 7 to 10 years."
Articles related to thimerosal study above:
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/09/a_bad_day_for_antivaccinationists.php
http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=17
NY Times - "Vaccine Compound Is Harmless, Study Says, as Autism Debate Rages " by GARDINER HARRIS
8.
"Association Between Thimerosal-Containing Vaccine and Autism"
Journal of the American Medical Association, Anders Hviid, MSc (October 2003)
9.
"Mercury concentrations and metabolism in infants receiving vaccines containing thiomersal: A descriptive study"
The Lancet, Michael Pichichero, MD (November 2002)
10.
"Thimerosal and Autism?"
Pediatrics, Karen Nelson, MD (March 2003)
11.
"Lack of Association Between Rh Status, Rh Immune Globulin in Pregnancy and Autism"
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Judith H. Miles and T. Nicole Takahashi (May 2007)
12.
The Rise in Autism and the Role of Age at Diagnosis
"Autism incidence in California shows no sign yet of plateauing." (Despite the purge of thimerosal in most vaccines seven years earlier)
Articles related to this study:
http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=454
13.
"Blood Mercury Concentrations in CHARGE Study Children with and without Autism"
Environmental Health Perspectives, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Peter G. Green, Lora Delwiche, Robin Hansen, Cheryl Walker, and Isaac N. Pessah (October 2009)
Articles related to this study:
"Another Study Showing Lack of Correlation Between Mercury and Autism" by Steven Novella
MMR Studies:
1.
"Lack of Association Between Measles Virus Vaccine and Autism with Enteropathy: A Case-Control Study"
PLoS One, Mady Hornig, Thomas Briese T, et al. (September 2008)
"This study provides strong evidence against association of autism with persistent MV RNA in the GI tract or MMR exposure. Autism with GI disturbances is associated with elevated rates of regression in language or other skills and may represent an endophenotype distinct from other ASD."
Articles related to MMR study above:
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2008/09/yet_another_really_bad_day_for_antivacci_1.php
http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=372
2.
"MMR Vaccination and Pervasive Developmental Disorders: A Case-Control Study"
The Lancet, Liam Smeeth, MRCGP, Eric Fombonne, MD (September 11, 2004)
3.
"Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Prevalence and Links With Immunizations"
Pediatrics, Eric Fombonne, MD (July 2006)
4.
"No Evidence for a New Variant of Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Induced Autism"
Pediatrics, Eric Fombonne, FRCPsych (October 2001)
5.
"No effect of MMR withdrawal on the incidence of autism: a total population study"
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Hideo Honda, Michael Rutter
6.
"Measles Vaccination and Antibody Response in Autism Spectrum Disorders"
Archives of Disease in Childhood, Gillian Baird (February 2008)
7.
"Neurologic Disorders After Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination"
Pediatrics, Annamari Makela, MD (November 2002)
8.
"Association of Autistic Spectrum Disorder and the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine"
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Eric Fombonne, FRCPsych (July 2003)
9.
"Lack of Association Between Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination and Autism in Children: A Case-Control Study"
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Mrozek-Budzyn, Dorota PhD; Kieltyka, Agnieszka PhD; Majewska, Renata MSc (Dec. 2009)
Articles related to MMR study above:
"Yet another nail in the coffin of the myth that the MMR vaccine causes autism" by David Gorski
10.
Reuters - "Another study finds no MMR-autism link"
SOURCE: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 2010.
Other Vaccine Studies:
1.
"On-time Vaccine Receipt in the First Year Does Not Adversely Affect Neuropsychological Outcomes"
Pediatrics, Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, Charles R. Woods, MD, MS (Published online May 24, 2010)
Articles related to MMR study above:
"Study: Early Childhood Vaccines Don't Damage Kids' Development" By Nancy Shute
PLoS Biology - "A Broken Trust: Lessons from the Vaccine–Autism Wars" by Liza Gross
Absence of Preferential Looking to the Eyes of Approaching Adults Predicts Level of Social Disability in 2-Year-Old Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Related articles:
http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=387
Article relating to comprehensive review of the MMR vaccine:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/fishman/2005/mmr.html
You can find most of those studies and other examples of relevant medical literature by going to
Pubmed and just copying and pasting any of the following number sets into the search bar:
12949291; 18180424; 19171612; 12880876; 17898097; 14519711; 12480426; 17508426; 18769550; 15364187; 16818529; 11581466; 15877763; 18252754; 12415036; 12860782; 19128068; 17168158; 19015994; 18172138; 18482737; 18180423; 8699562; 16885548
And you can find a refutation of some of the criticisms denialists cite to dismiss the above studies
here and
here and
here .
And you can find responses to JB Handley's response to one of those refutations
here and
here.
Aluminum hydroxide in vaccines study:
1.
"The Common Vaccine Adjuvant Aluminum Hydroxide Up-Regulates Accessory Properties of Human Monocytes via an Interleukin-4-Dependent Mechanism"
Infect Immun. 2001 February; 69(2): 1151–1159. doi: 10.1128/IAI.69.2.1151-1159.2001., Marina Ulanova,1* Andrej Tarkowski,2 Mirjana Hahn-Zoric,1 and Lars ?. Hanson
Autism prevalence study:
1.
"Prevalence of Parent-Reported Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children in the US, 2007"
PEDIATRICS; Michael D. Kogan, PhDa, Stephen J. Blumberg, PhDb, Laura A. Schieve, PhDc, Coleen A. Boyle, PhDc, James M. Perrin, MDd, Reem M. Ghandour, DrPHa, Gopal K. Singh, PhDa, Bonnie B. Strickland, PhDa, Edwin Trevathan, MD, MPHc and Peter C. van Dyck, MD, MPHa (October, 2009)
Article relating to study
"Autism Prevalence" by Steven Novella
2.
"The Contribution of Diagnostic Substitution to the Growing Administrative Prevalence of Autism in US Special Education"
PEDIATRICS Vol. 117 No. 4 April 2006, pp. 1028-1037 (doi:10.1542/peds.2005-1516), Paul T. Shattuck, PhD.
Social influence on autism study:
1.
"Social Influence and the Autism Epidemic"
American Journal of Sociology; Ka-Yuet Liu, Marissa King, and Peter S. Bearman (ajs Volume 115 Number 5 (March 2010): 1387–434)
Article relating to study
"Social Factors in Autism Diagnosis" by Steven Novella
Genetic basis for autism sutdy:
"More evidence for a genetic basis for autism" by Orac
Study - "Current epidemiology of pertussis in Japan."
Kimura M, Kuno-Sakai H., Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1990 Oct;9(10):705-9.
Now compare those to the studies anti-vaccinationists find so compelling:
Another weak study “proves” vaccines cause autism
"Monkey business in autism research, part II" by David Gorski
"New autism study: science or nonsense?" by PalMD
When right wing loons try to "do" science involving vaccines or HIV/AIDS... by Orac
"Too much vaccine/autism monkey business for me to be involved in--but apparently not Laura Hewitson" by Orac
"Terrible Anti-Vaccine Study, Terrible Reporting" by Steven Novella
Published studies proving vaccine safety
Autism Omnibus Trials & other related legal cases:
U.S. Court of Federal Appeals - "Autism Decisions and Background Information"
Transcripts and Special Masters' Decisions for 1st three Autism Omnibus Test Cases
NY Times - "3 Rulings Find No Link to Vaccines and Autism" By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit decision in Hazlehurst v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (pdf)
"Autism Omnibus Hearings – Part II" By Steven Novella
"Official legal decision for The Coalition For Mercury-Free Drugs, et al. v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al." (.pdf)
Judge's decision regarding Fisher's libel suit against Amy Wallace & Paul Offit
a timeline on the vaccine/autism scare here and here http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/4705/20155.aspx ) Dr. Steven Salzberg lecture - Autism & Vaccines: How Bad Science Confuses the Press & Harms the Public "Vaccines work" by Phil Plait "A Not-So-Split Decision" by John Snyder pervasive myths held about vaccines The Guardian - Special site from The Guardian in association with the NHS providing clear information about the MMR vaccine Quackcast podcast - ep. 46 - Mumps CDC - "Update: Mumps Outbreak --- New York and New Jersey, June 2009--January 2010" "Measles Outbreak Triggered by Unvaccinated Child" by By Serena Gordon "£500,000 for boy left fighting for life after being used as MMR guinea pig" By RACHEL ELLIS What's the harm in vaccine denial? In Wales: "Measles outbreak 'worst in years' Guardian: "MMR jab should be compulsory for all children starting school, expert says" by Jessica Shepherd "MEASLES: A dangerous illness" by Roald Dahl (Yes, that Roald Dahl) New Zealand measles rate 7-times higher in 2009 because of low immunization rates "Measles outbreak in Dublin, 2000" "Old-fashioned mumps make comeback in Borough Park; 57 confirmed cases" BY Helen Kennedy "Measles" by Mark Crislip "Mumps cases reach 152 in Monsey area as part of large U.S. outbreak" By Jane Lerner "Measles outbreak in German caused by anti-vaccinationists" by Kristjan Wager "Measles Resurgence Tied To Parents' Vaccine Fears" by Richard Knox Measles making ‘rapid comeback’ By FRANK JORDANS "Mumps" by Mark Crislip CDC - "Update: Mumps Outbreak --- New York and New Jersey, June 2009--January 2010" "On H1N1 anniversary, a mother lives daily with regret" By Madison Park "H1N1 Update" by Steven Novella "WHO, H1N1, and Conflicts of Interest" by Steven Novella Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast - "Special Report: H1N1 Flu Pandemic Update" Quackcast podcast episode 35 - "Flu vaccine efficacy. Plus 18 taradiddles" Quackcast podcast episode 34 - "Flu Woo for You" "9 Reasons to Completely Ignore Joseph Mercola" by Joseph Albietz "Why I am getting both seasonal and swine flu vaccines and why you should, too" by revere "Prevention: you keep using that word..." by PalMD "Playing catch up on flu rumors" by PalMD Discovery News - "Swine Flu Vaccine Fears Debunked" by Emily Sohn "Swine Flu Vaccine Fearmongering" by Harriet Hall "H1N1 Vaccine and GBS" by Steven Novella A Defense of Childhood Influenza Vaccination and Squalene-Containing Adjuvants; Joseph Mercola’s “Dirty Little Secret” by Joseph Albietz CDC - "Reflections on the 1976 Swine Flu Vaccination Program" "H1N1 Flu Is Still a Threat" by Steven Novella "More Flu Woo For You, Boo Boo" by Mark Crislip CDC - "Top 10 frequently asked questions on use of influenza A(H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccines (2009 H1N1 vaccines): Practical considerations for immunization programs and providers" LA Times - "Swine flu's tendency to strike the young is causing confusion" By Karen Kaplan "Novel H1N1 Vaccine and Autism: What You Need to Know" "Cold Flusion?" by Mark Crislip "Homeopaths Are Anti-Vaccine" by Steve Novella "A tale of two news stories: The HPV and flu vaccines and why it's so easy to confuse correlation with causation" by Orac Fears of Vaccines – The Problem of “Just Enough” Information by The Quixotic Man "Hab rachmones! Anti-vax inanity in my email!" by PalMD "Petit canard, grand canard" by Peter Lipson "Swine flu: what you can and can't do" by PalMD "Does Tamiflu resistant swine flu virus really spread less well?" by revere "Tamiflu resistance puzzle" by revere "Swine flu vaccines, adjuvants, equity, safety" by revere "Swine flu vaccines, adjuvants, equity, safety: more discussion" by revere "Dumbest comment ever?" by Orac (shows numerical values of amount of "toxins" in child vaccines) ABC News - "As Seen on GMA: Swine Flu Myths" NY Times - "Nothing to Fear but the Flu Itself" by PAUL A. OFFIT Public radio show On The Media - "Taking Our Medicine" Public radio show On The Media - "Shot of Fear" (interview w/ Ben Goldacre) Media Matters - "Beck, Limbaugh fomenting fear about H1N1 vaccine" "H1N1 Update" by Steven Novella "More Nonsense from Dr. Jay Gordon" by Steven Novella "Oh Canada." by Mark Crislip "H1N1 Influenza Virus, H1N1 Vaccine and Mitochondrial Disease" By Bruce Cohen, M.D. New Scientist - "Is the swine flu vaccine safe?" by Debora MacKenzie US Deaths From Swine Flu Surpass 1,000 By PHILIP ELLIOTT "CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise" By MIKE STOBBE "CDC: 28 Pregnant Women Dead From H1N1" Facebook Group - "H1N1 Vaccine - Get the Facts" "H1N1 Vaccination Hysteria Part 1: Is the Swine Flu Vaccine Safe?" CDC - "General Questions and Answers on 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Safety" USA Today - H1N1 flu 'pushing hospitals to their limit' By Steve Sternberg "Swine flu prompts hundreds of schools to close" By DON BABWIN H1N1 Flu News CDC - 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine - Questions & Answers CDC - H1N1 Vaccine Administration Billing Q & A's PBS - "Experts Answered Your Questions on the H1N1 Flu Vaccine" WebMD - "H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine FAQ" By Daniel J. DeNoon NJ Dept. of Health & Senior Services - "H1N1 Resource Center" 60 Minutes - "Inside Look At H1N1 Vaccine Production" "Swine flu is killing a different set of folks---young folks" by PalMD Wall Street Journal - "Home Flu Cures: Bad Medicine?" By MELINDA BECK "Dread: How Fear and Fantasy Have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to Avian Flu" By Philip Alcabes "Dangerous flu misinformation from HuffPo----again" by PalMD "An Influenza Recap: The End of the Second Wave" by Joseph Albietz "Swine flu---unequal killer" by PalMD "Measles" by Mark Crislip Factcheck.org - "Whoppers of 2009: We review the choicest falsehoods from a year that kept us busy." by Lori Robertson, Brooks Jackson and Jess Henig "Debunking Common Swine Flu Myths" Graphic: How flu vaccines get to you (.pdf) "Desiree Jennings on 20/20" by Stephen Novella "The Desiree Jennings Case, a Win for Skepticism" by Page "The Dystonia Flu-Shot Case" by Stephen Novella "Dystonia Case Follow Up" by Stephen Novella "It’s All In Your Head" by Stephen Novella "Has Desiree Jennings' VAERS report been found?" by Orac "Well That Didn’t Take Long – Another Dystonia Case Follow Up" by Stephen Novella Desiree Jennings "cured" of her "vaccine-induced dystonia"? by Orac FDA - "Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Package insert (CSL Limited)" FDA - "Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Package insert (Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited) FDA - "Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Package insert (Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.) FDA - "Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Package insert (MedImmune LLC) Transcript for some of above video here Pubmed - "Rocks along the road to the control of HBV and HCC." "The HPV Vaccine (Gardasil) Safety Revisited" by Joseph Albietz "HPV vaccination misinformation and bias in Medscape" by David Gorski "How We Got the Controversial HPV Vaccine" by Emily Saarman "Mainstream scaremongering over Gardasil" by Phil Plait CNN - "FDA panel urges HPV vaccine be given to boys" "Why, Medscape, why? Or: Gardasil is hunky-dory except when antivaccinationists say it's not." by Orac "The HPV Vaccine" by Steven Novella "A tale of two news stories: The HPV and flu vaccines and why it's so easy to confuse correlation with causation" by Orac "Gardasil is a good idea" by PalMD "Sit right down and we'll speak the unspeakable" by PalMD "DrPal, tell us more about HPV and cancer" by PalMD "HPV vaccinination---this is real, people" by PalMD "How Safe is the HPV vaccine?" "Mercola, Gardasil, and Toyota?" by Joseph Albietz HPV: Vaccine>'Natural' Infection by SAbbie Smith "Gardasil for Guys: a good idea, sort of" by PalMD "Some monkey business in autism research, 2009 edition" by Orac vaccineinformation.org - Facts about Hep B. Vaccine "More Vaccine-Autism Nonsense" by Steven Novella Another weak study “proves” vaccines cause autism "Why Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination Isn’t Quite Universal" by Joseph Albietz CDC’s Pink Book Hepatitis A chapter vaccineinformation.org - Hep A vaccine Questions & Answers "Hepatitis A Vaccine Pays Off for Kids: Study" "Journalists sink in The Atlantic article on vaccines" by revere "New Pfizer unit to take on autism" "Moving Closer to a Universal Influenza Vaccine" "Shingles Vaccine (Zostavax) Confirmed Safe" by Steven Novella danamccaffery.com Website dedicated to Dana Elizabeth McCaffery who died at the age of 4 weeks from Whooping cough (Pertussis), a totally vaccine preventable disease "38-Day-Old Baby Dies After Persisting Cough" By LARA SALAHI Associated Press - "Whooping cough epidemic in California" "Whooping cough now an epidemic in California" by Phil Plait KQED Radio - Whooping Cough Epidemic Study: "Parental Refusal of Pertussis Vaccination Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Pertussis Infection in Children" "Pertussis returns in states with lax vaccination laws" by Orac "Blood Mercury Concentrations in CHARGE Study Children with and without Autism" "Whooping Cough Outbreak in California Kills Two" By VICKY NGUYEN "Reminder: Whooping cough is serious business" by PalMD "Whooping cough vaccine not linked to seizures" By Frederik Joelving California Dept. of Public Health - "CDPH BROADENS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VACCINATING AGAINST PERTUSSIS: IMMUNIZATION KEY TO CONTROLLING WHOOPING COUGH " "Vaccine Preventable Deaths – 6 Californian babies" Study - "Current epidemiology of pertussis in Japan." Dr. Paul Offit interviewed on Dr Ginger Campbell of Brain Science podcast QuackCast: "Let's kill the children or a defense of vaccines" Episode #198 of the SGU: Interview with Dr. Rachael Dunlop of mostly about anti-vaccinationist tactics About 32 minutes into podcast Skeptic Check podcast: "Playing Doctor" Chicagoist Podcast 5/25/09 - "Skepticism and Self-Discovery of Sorts" Quackcast podcast episode 35 - "Flu vaccine efficacy. Plus 18 taradiddles" Quackcast podcast episode 34 - "Flu Woo for You" CDC - Ingredients of Vaccines - Fact Sheet http://www.vaccineinformation.org/ New Scientist - "Universal vaccine could put an end to all flu" by Debora MacKenzie Science Daily -"Tobacco Plants Yield First Vaccine For Dreaded 'Cruise Ship Virus'" "An Influenza Primer" by Joseph Albietz vaccineinformation.org - Facts about Hep B. Vaccine Wikipedia - MMR Vaccine "Seasonal flu: Why I got vaccinated" by revere "Benefit and Doubt in Vaccine Additive" By ANDREW POLLACK FDA - Thimerosal in Vaccines What Would Happen If We Stopped Vaccinations? "For First Time, AIDS Vaccine Shows Some Success " By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. "Cocaine Vaccine Nullifies the Effect, Helps Abusers Quit" By Susannah F. Locke American Lung Association - "Flu: Debunking the Myths" "Flu Vaccine Efficacy" by Mark Crislip World Health Organization - Influenza (Seasonal) fact sheet AntiAntiVax - "The Truth About The Evils Of Vaccination" Nautre - "Deadliest animal disease on the brink of eradication" by Natasha Gilbert "HIV vaccine regimen demonstrates modest preventive effect in Thailand clinical study" The Guardian - Special site from The Guardian in association with the NHS providing clear information about the MMR vaccine "Who doesn't hate smallpox?" by PalMD "Green our vaccines!" by Abbie Smith "Moving Closer to a Universal Influenza Vaccine" "Breast Cancer Vaccine Shows Promising Results" "Live-Blogging The Telethon Institution Lecture On ‘Vaccination. The Experts. The Facts.’" by Kylie Sturgress WebMD - "History of Autism" eMedTV - "Autism Statistics" Catholic Charities Diocese of Madison - "Autism Fact Sheet" (pdf) Blue Cross Blue Shield - "Autism" revolutionhealth.com - "Autism" Hamad Medical Corporation - "Autism: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment" Science Daily - "Children With Autism Show Slower Pupil Responses, Study Finds" "Early Intervention for Autism" by Steven Novella ABC News - "Baby Face -- Harvard Experts Hope Facial Recognition Studies Benefit Autism Research" By LAUREN COX Time Magazine - "New Research on Autism" By ALICE PARK Science Daily - "How the Autistic Brain Distinguishes Oneself from Others" CDC study - "Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders --- Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, United States, 2006" Science Daily - "Rate of Autism Disorders Climbs to One Percent Among 8-Year-Olds" Science Daily - "Uniform Method to Interpret Autism Spectrum Disorders" "Cartoon trains teach autistic children about emotions" by BRIDIE SMITH "Clustered datapoints indicate non-environmental causes of autism" by Page "Research adds to evidence that autism is a brain 'connectivity' disorder" Science Daily - "Brain Imaging May Help Diagnose Autism" "Vanderbilt autism study looks at kids' routines, sleep links" By Suzanne Normand Blackwood "Delay in Response to Sound Could Signal Autism" by Brendon Nafziger Chicago Tribune - "OSR#1: Industrial chemical or autism treatment?" By Trine Tsouderos "More accurate picture of the autistic brain" "Study provides new insights into the implications of autism onset patterns" "How, When Child Develops Autism May Determine Outcomes" By Jenifer Goodwin "Yale's Autism Seminar" New Scientist - "The advantages of autism" by David Wolman NY Times - "Promise Seen in Drug for Retardation Syndrome" By GARDINER HARRIS "Special Diets Do Not Work for Autism" by Steven Novella "Blinking could detect autism, group says" by Virginia Hughes "Mount Sinai identifies first drug to demonstrate therapeutic effect in a type of autism" "New finding could yield urine test for autism" "Identifying and Avoiding Autism Cults" by Shannon Des Roches Rosa "The Cult of Autism" by Rod Clark The Telegraph - Autism test could make the condition 'preventable' By Richard Alleyne The Guardian - "Strict diets may not help children with autism" "Doctors find way to reverse autism effects" Science Daily - "IVF Linked to Autism" New Scientist - "Desperate measures: The lure of an autism cure" by Jim Giles Science Daily - "Autism-Related Study Discovers How Drug Interferes With Neuronal Cell Function" "Autism: Why One Mom Hates It" by Cynthia Dermody "Equine therapy and autism: Horsing around brings out the best" By Philip WomackWhy We Need Science: “I saw it with my own eyes” Is Not Enough by Harriet Hall "Science-Based Medicine 101: How To Establish A Source’s Credibility" by Val Jones "Science-Based Medicine 101: Reproducibility" by Val Jones "Will all babies get tested for autism in the womb?" By Charlie Jane Anders Medical News Today - "Autism Susceptibility Genes Identified" "Genome-wide study of autism published in Nature" Science Daily - "Possible Link Between Autism And Oxytocin Gene Via Non-DNA Sequence Mutation" "Autism Genes Discovered; Help Shape Connections Among Brain Cells" ABC News: "Research Points to Genetic Link in Autism"
"New Clues to Autism's Cause" by Claudia Wallis Enlarged Amygdala: The Cause of Autism? "UT Southwestern researchers uncover Fragile X syndrome gene's role in shaping brain" "The real agony of autism" by Kent Miller "The Genetics of Autism" by Steven Novella Time Magazine: "Researchers Find First Signs of Autism Even in Infancy" by Claudia Wallis Time Magazine: "A Genetic Clue to Why Autism Affects Boys More" by Alice Park "Parents of two autistic sons vaccinated one but not the other" By Robin Hausman Morris "Researchers: minor genetic flaws may combine to cause autism" By John Timmer "Experts Summarize State of the Science in Autism Disorders" New Scientist - "Autism and schizophrenia could be genetic opposites" by Bob Holmes Time Magazine - "New Research on Autism" By ALICE PARK "Genes implicated in twins' autism" By Kelly Brewington "New study of autism reveals a 'DNA tag' (methylation) amenable to treatment" Scientific American - "Schizophrenia shares genetic links with autism, genome study shows" By Katherine Harmon "It's not the vaccine" "IntegraGen Announces The Publication Of The Results Of A Study Assessing The Impact Of A Combined Analysis Of Four Genetic Variants On Autism Risk" The Philadelphia Inquirer - "Research points to new causes of autism" By Marie McCullough "Genetic Map of Autism Comes Into Focus" by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel Medical News Today - "New Autism Susceptibility Genes Identified" Science Daily - "World's Largest DNA Scan Reveals Rare Variants That Disrupt Gene Activity in Autistic Children" "Autism and the search for simple, direct answers" by PZ Myers "More evidence for a genetic basis for autism" by Orac WebMD - "New Autism Research: More Proof It’s in the Genes" by Ari Brown, MD "The genetics of autism" by David Gorski "Cellceutix Autism Research Demonstrates Increase In Serotonin Levels In Three Areas Of The Brain" "Canadian Study Uncovers DNA Changes In People With Autism Spectrum Disorders" Science Daily - "Gene Variant Associated With Both Autism And Gastrointestinal Dysfunction" "A-Z of Genetic Factors in Autism" by Kenneth J. Aitken Forbes - "Unlocking The Genetic Secrets Of Autism" by Henry I. Miller and Elizabeth Whelan Autism Timeline "2009: Shaping up to be a really bad year for antivaccinationists" by David Gorski Court rules vaccines not linked to autism Steven Novella on the case linked to directly above "VACCINES & AUTISM: Myths and Misconceptions" by Steven Novella "VACCINES & AUTISM: Myths and Misconceptions" by Richard G. Judelsohn "Vaccines & Autism: A Deadly Manufactroversy" by Harriet Hall "Why Does the Vaccine/Autism Controversy Live On?" by Chris Mooney "Inside the vaccine-and-autism scare" by Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. "Some Questions about Vaccines" by Steven Novella Wired Magazine - "An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All" By Amy Wallace blog: "Memo to McCain: Vaccines Not Linked to Autism" "The Vaccine-Autism Urban Myth" by Kristina Chew, PhD blog: "Popular Delusions VIII: Anti-Vaccine Hysteria" Quackwatch: "Misconceptions about Immunization" "Drinking the Anti-Vaccine Kool-Aid" by Steven Novella "David Kirby and the government "concession that vaccines cause autism": The incredible shrinking causation claim" "Celebrity Smackdown: Amanda Peet vs Jenny McCarthy" by Steven Novella "Dr. Jay Gordon: No vaccines needed, just quit eating cheese and ice cream" "Dan Olmsted obliterates yet another irony circuit" "What we're up against: Aluminum as the new mercury and end of expertise" "Mercury in vaccines as a cause of autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs): A failed hypothesis" by David Gorski Ethylmercury vs. Methylmercury - "Mercury in Vaccines Leaves Blood Fast" by Daniel J. DeNoon "5 Ways People Are Trying to Save the World (That Don't Work)" by Son Tran (See #4) "The incredible shrinking vaccine-autism hypothesis shrinks some more" by David Gorski Georgia Representative John Linder addresses vaccine concerns Measles, Mumps, Rubella--or autism Vaccine Denial = Scientific Illiteracy by Jacob Dickerman"How anti-vaccination hysteria is about sex, accidentally helping Big Pharma---anything but science" "The Jenny and Jim antivaccine propaganda tour has begun" by David Gorski New Phase Autism? High prevalence of autism in adults One mother discusses the vaccine schedule "The Truth About The "Evils" Of Vaccination" "Generation Rescue: a dishonest autism charity?" Reader's Digest: "The Trouble With Celebrity Science" By Anne Underwood "Shouting Fire" by Scott Hurst "Hostility Towards Scientists And Jenny McCarthy’s Latest Video" by Val Jones Newsweek: "Live Your Best Life Ever!" by Weston Kosova and Pat Wingert (discusses Jenny McCarthy, Oprah, HPV myths, among other topics) "Will This Doctor Hurt Your Baby?" "Shouting Fire" by Scott Hurst "Cracking the Autism Riddle: "Vaccine Theory" Fades as a New Idea Emerges" by Harvey Karp "Cracking The Autism Riddle: Common Sense About Vaccines And Autism" by Harvey Karp "Cracking the Autism Riddle: Toxic Chemicals, A Serious Suspect in the Autism Outbreak" by Harvey Karp "NAAR Founder Eric London Resigns from Autism Speaks citing Disagreement over Vaccine Research" "Immunizations are best defense against diseases; have no correlation to autism" by Douglas Pope Interview with Alison Singer from the Autism Science Foundation "Dr. Bob Sears: Stealth anti-vaccinationist?" by Orac "The Power of Words: A Commentary on the Delayed Vaccine Schedule" by Steve Perry "Autism group softens stance on vaccines" By Mark Roth "Soylent Vaccine is babies! We’ve gotta stop them somehow!" "Why Does the Vaccine/Autism Controversy Live On?" by Chris Mooney "To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate" By Joel Stein NY Times - "Don’t Blame Flu Shots for All Ills, Officials Say" By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. "Autism Science Foundation President Alison Singer Speaks" "The New Plague" by John Snyder Wired Magazine - "How to Win an Argument About Vaccines" Wired Magazine - "The Misinformants: Prominent Voices in the Anti-Vaccine Crusade" "Vaccine Denial = Scientific Illiteracy" by Jacob Dickerman "Why Do Anti-Vaccinationists Believe?" by Jacob Dickerman Science Daily - "Scientists Discover Influenza's Achilles Heel: Antioxidants" NPR - "Refusing Flu Shots? Maybe You're A 'Denialist'" "Identifying and Avoiding Autism Cults" by Shannon Des Roches Rosa Chicago Tribune - "Science hijacked to support alternative therapies" By Trine Tsouderos and Patricia Callahan "Naturopaths and the anti-vaccine movement: Hijacking the law in service of pseudoscience" by David Gorski "Antivaccine movement’s bad PR hits critical mass " by Michael Rosch Rational Alchemy podcast - 04/24/2010 Rational Alchemy podcast - 05/01/2010 Parenting Magazine - "The End of the Autism/Vaccine Debate?" By Kate Rope "Measles Outbreak Triggered by Unvaccinated Child" by By Serena Gordon danamccaffery.com Website dedicated to Dana Elizabeth McCaffery who died at the age of 4 weeks from Whooping cough (Pertussis), a totally vaccine preventable disease "£500,000 for boy left fighting for life after being used as MMR guinea pig" By RACHEL ELLIS "38-Day-Old Baby Dies After Persisting Cough" By LARA SALAHI Associated Press - "Whooping cough epidemic in California" "Whooping cough now an epidemic in California" by Phil Plait USA Today - Missed vaccines weaken 'herd immunity' in children By Liz Szabo "The Worst Ideas of the Decade: Vaccine scares" by Clive Thompson "A Pox on You: My son has cancer. He can't go into day care because of unvaccinated children." By Stephanie Tatel "The price of anti-vaccine fanaticism: Case histories" by David Gorski What's the harm in vaccine denial? "Herd Immunity" by Mark Crislip "Where’s the outrage?" by John Snyder "The price of anti-vaccine fanaticism, part 3" by Orac "On H1N1 anniversary, a mother lives daily with regret" By Madison Park Curiosity Aroused podcast episode 5 - "To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?" KQED Radio - Whooping Cough Epidemic "Reminder: Whooping cough is serious business" by PalMD "Vaccine Preventable Deaths – 6 Californian babies" shotbyshot.org "Pockets of Vaccine Noncompliance in California" by Steve NovellaCalifornia schools' risks rise as vaccinations drop Jenny McCarthy calls millions of potential measles casualties acceptable losses in her crusade "Who Doesn’t Vaccinate?" by Chris Mooney In Wales: "Measles outbreak 'worst in years' Study: "Parental Refusal of Pertussis Vaccination Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Pertussis Infection in Children" Guardian: "MMR jab should be compulsory for all children starting school, expert says" by Jessica Shepherd "MEASLES: A dangerous illness" by Roald Dahl (Yes, that Roald Dahl) "Rare Hib disease increases in Minnesota: Is the anti-vaccine movement to blame?" by Erin Carlyle "The Power of Words: A Commentary on the Delayed Vaccine Schedule" by Steve Perry New Zealand measles rate 7-times higher in 2009 because of low immunization rates "Refusing vaccines puts kids at risk: autism expert" The Guardian - "Half of all pregnant women will refuse swine flu jab, poll reveals" by Sarah Boseley What Would Happen If We Stopped Vaccinations? "CDC: 76 children dead of swine flu as cases rise" By MIKE STOBBE "U. researchers discover another genetic link to autism" "Measles outbreak in Dublin, 2000" "Pertussis returns in states with lax vaccination laws" by Orac "Blood Mercury Concentrations in CHARGE Study Children with and without Autism" Wired Magazine - "An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All" By Amy Wallace "Old-fashioned mumps make comeback in Borough Park; 57 confirmed cases" BY Helen Kennedy "Autism proceedings: End of Story" By Jonathan Rabinovitz Science News - "From the infectious diseases meeting: What's with the vaccine-o-phobia?" By Nathan Seppa "IACC Statement on Autism Research" By Steven Novella "Measles" by Mark Crislip "Mumps cases reach 152 in Monsey area as part of large U.S. outbreak" By Jane Lerner "More evidence that anti-vaccine beliefs kill" By Orac How Anti-Vaccine ‘Science’ Holds Back Credible Research Chicago Tribune - "OSR#1: Industrial chemical or autism treatment?" By Trine Tsouderos "Measles outbreak in German caused by anti-vaccinationists" by Kristjan Wager "Measles Resurgence Tied To Parents' Vaccine Fears" by Richard Knox "Religious antivax sect implicated in deaths of 100 children" by Phil Plait "British Boy Dies After Chelation Therapy for Autism" By Katrina Woznicki "Outbreaks" by Mark Crislip NY Times - "A Campaign Shows Signs of Progress Against Polio" "Whooping Cough Outbreak in California Kills Two" By VICKY NGUYEN "The Vaccine War?" by Orac "Outbreak Of Paralysis Points To Polio's Return" By Richard Knox LA Times - "East Coast mumps outbreak may be spreading to L.A." By Rong-Gong Lin II Measles making ‘rapid comeback’ By FRANK JORDANS "Child vaccination rates plunge" by ANGELA POWNALL "Vaccine refusal is putting everyone in danger" by Pamela Nguyen "Mumps" by Mark Crislip "Amputee, 21, Fights for Law Requiring College Vaccinations" "AMA boss slams anti-vaccination groups" New Scientist - "Stop uncontrolled experiments on autistic children" CDC - "Update: Mumps Outbreak --- New York and New Jersey, June 2009--January 2010" Forbes - "Unlocking The Genetic Secrets Of Autism" by Henry I. Miller and Elizabeth Whelan "David Kirby, King Of Denial" "David Kirby and the government "concession that vaccines cause autism": The incredible shrinking causation claim" "The incredible shrinking vaccine-autism hypothesis shrinks some more" by David Gorski "More Backpeddaling from David Kirby" by Steven Novella Another weak study “proves” vaccines cause autism "The incredible shrinking vaccine-autism hypothesis shrinks some more" by David Gorski "Russkies - don't trust 'em" by Autism Diva "Interview with the founders of the Dobro autism association in Moscow" "Climategate or Deniergate?" "The incredible shrinking vaccine-autism hypothesis shrinks some more" by David Gorski "Dr. Jay Gordon: No vaccines needed, just quit eating cheese and ice cream" "Orac gets comments: Dr. Jay tries the "pharma shill" gambit on him yet again" by Orac "More Nonsense from Dr. Jay Gordon" by Steven Novella "When you dismiss every scientific study, you open the door to believing anything" by Orac "Dr. Jay Gordon: Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" by Joseph Albietz "Cashing In On Fear: The Danger of Dr. Sears" by John Snyder "After all this time, Dr. Bob Sears finally tips his hand on vaccines" by Orac "Dr. Bob Sears: Stealth anti-vaccinationist?" by Orac "The Power of Words: A Commentary on the Delayed Vaccine Schedule" by Steve Perry "Dr. Bob Sears: Stealth anti-vaccinationist? (revisited)" by Orac "After all this time, Dr. Bob Sears finally tips his hand on vaccines, part III" by Orac "Autism and the Amish" "Dan Olmsted obliterates yet another irony circuit" "Do The Amish Vaccinate? Indeed They Do, AND Their Autism Rates May be Lower" By Lisa Jo Rudy Large Danish study of link between MMR vaccine and autism "Rare Disease in Amish Children Sheds Light on Common Neurological Disorders" UK General Medical Council's official decision striking Wakefield off the meidcal register (pdf) "Nailed: Dr Andrew Wakefield and the MMR - autism fraud" by Brian Deer "Research Fraud for Dummies" "MMR doctor given legal aid thousands" by Brian Deer "Brian Deer: the Wakefield factor" Revealed: the first Wakefield MMR patent claim describes "safer measles vaccine" by Brian Deer (actual copy of Wakefield's patent) Wakefield’s "autistic enterocolitis" under the microscope by Brian Deer "Weeping wounds of the MMR scare" by Brian Deer Brian Deer responds to Andrew Wakefield "No one can shoot himself in the foot like anti-vaccine hero Andrew Wakefield" by Orac "Autism-Vaccine Link Researcher Andrew Wakefield Accused of Faking His Data" by Steven Novella "Yet another really bad day for antivaccinationists: No link between MMR and autism--again" by Orac "The Autism Omnibus: The difference between real scientists and crank scientists" by Orac "Why am I not surprised? It looks as though Andrew Wakefield probably falsified his data" by Orac "A Dose of Controversy": More like a dose of equivocation by Orac "Vaccines and the Media: No Room for Balance" by John Snyder "More Vaccine-Autism Nonsense" by Steven Novella "A Not-So-Split Decision" by John Snyder "No Evidence for Autism Associated GI Disorder" by Steven Novella "Someone didn't nail the coffin shut: Andrew Wakefield returns to the public eye" by Orac "Why You Should Ignore Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy's Autism Delusions" By Jim Edwards "Andrew Wakefield dives into even more disrepute" by Orac "GI Problems and Autism Link? Experts Say No" By LARA SALAHI How Andrew Wakefield invented "autistic enterocolitis" by Orac "MMR scare doctor planned rival vaccine" by Brian Deer Did Andrew Wakefield plan to develop “vaccine alternatives”? "Dateline and Dr. Wakefield’s patent activities" "The Facts In The Case Of Dr. Andrew Wakefield" Skeptic's Dictionary - "The Wakefield Propaganda Machine" "MMR doctor struck from register" By Nick Triggle "Andrew Wakefield Fights Back" by Harriet Hall Dateline - "A Dose of Contraversy" "Andrew Wakefield: Another one bites the dust..." by Orac "Sorry Andy, but settlement does not equal concession" by Michael Rosch Wikipedia - "Australian Vaccination Network” HCCC’s AVN Final Report (PDF) "HCCC Reports On AVN’s Website Health Warning FAIL (Help Support Cosmos Magazine And #StopAVN!)” "Anti-vaccine group accused of harassing parents” By Steve Cannane Formal Complaint against them for violating the law (pdf) "Australian Vaccination Network linked to Scientology?" The truth behind the AVN claims "Vaccination group investigation" by Mel Mcmillan "It was recently revealed that the AVN was allegedly knocked back from putting paid advertising into a publication for mums and babies." "Meryl, please lrn2internet” "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Immunology” (See Heb. B section above to expose Dorey's lies) "Meryl Dorey’s Fear Factor: Hypocrisy in print.” "How to Win Members and Exploit the Vulnerable” "Meryl Dorey and the Fallacy of the Excluded Middle" Meryl Dorey: "I'm sorry if I've misinformed you" "You didn’t die from it 30 years ago and you’re not going to die from it today.” "So, apparently, 99.2% is the same as 0%” "Meryl: Failing Infectious Disease 101” Meryl Dorey interviewed on radio show - "Immunization: getting the right advice" "Anti-vaccine group a threat” by KATE BENSON Skeptic's Dictionary - "Barbara Loe Fisher" Barbara Loe Fisher: “Not a person to be believed” Judge's decision regarding Fisher's libel suit against Amy Wallace & Paul Offit JB Handley - Poorly Informed or Outright Liar? One Handley Turd I Left Out Chicago Tribune - "OSR#1: Industrial chemical or autism treatment?" By Trine Tsouderos "Generation Rescue in transition?" By Orac "The Two J.B. Handleys" "Age of Autism takes a sledge hammer to all decency" Jerry Kartzinel and lying about the nature of autism "Frontline - Jenny McCarthy Changes her Story Again" Jenny's complete hypocrisy: "I wonder what the "toxins" brigade of anti-vaccine loons will think of this" by Orac "Reader e-mail: Why are you picking on Jenny McCarthy over vaccines and autism?" by Orac "Don’t Listen to Jenny McCarthy" By Daniel O'Brien "Why is Oprah Winfrey promoting vaccine skeptic Jenny McCarthy?" By Arthur Allen "Anti-vaccine activism, not autism activism, part 2" By Orac "Is Jenny McCarthy Afraid Of The Truth About Autism?" By Iris Erlingsdottir
"Why You Should Ignore Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy's Autism Delusions" By Jim Edwards "The Vaccine War: Telling it (mostly) like it is about the anti-vaccine movement" By Orac "Jenny McCarthy leads 'dangerous' anti-vaccination movement " By Tracey Spicer "…but how do we recover from Jenny McCarthy?" By Phil Plait Jenny McCarthy giving a chemistry lesson. [Warning: This video contains epic stupidity and may cause brain damage.]here and here . here and here . "Thermonuclear stupid about vaccines from someone other than Jenny McCarthy" by Orac Ratbags debunking site "I Volunteered for Jock Doubleday's Bogus Vaccine Challenge" "Jock Doubleday’s $75,000 vaccine offer" "9 Reasons to Completely Ignore Joseph Mercola" by Joseph Albietz "Why it’s safe to completely ignore Dr. Mercola" A Defense of Childhood Influenza Vaccination and Squalene-Containing Adjuvants; Joseph Mercola’s “Dirty Little Secret” by Joseph Albietz "Death By Medicine" by Harriet Hall "Mercola sells the delusion of homeopathy" by Orac "Mercola, Gardasil, and Toyota?" by Joseph Albietz Chicago Tribune - "Questioning Dr. Oz" By Trine Tsouderos Forbes - "Making Money Promoting Anti-Vaccine Myths" by Steven Salzberg "The Pill and altmed idiocy" by PalMD "Worthless Alzheimer's Advice On the Internet" by Steven Salzberg "Not just stupid, but dangerous" by PalMD "Joe Mercola and raw milk faddism invade HuffPo" by Orac "In which Orac defends Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum...” by Orac "Medical Voices: Always in Error, Never in Doubt" by Mark Crislip Don't listen to these "medical voices," or: How did I miss this loony antivaccine site before? by Orac Quackcast podcast - ep. 46 - Mumps "Nine Questions, Nine Answers." by Mark Crislip Quackcast episode 44 - "Nine Questions, Nine Answers." "I know you are, but what am I?: Medical Voices' woo-ful anti-vaccine whine" by Orac Casewatch - "Dr. Mark Geier Severely Criticized" by Stephen Barrett, M.D. "Do the Geiers hate autistic children?" by PalMD "Skeptical Battlegrounds: Part IV – Anti-Vaccine Hysteria" by Steven Novella "What do we need most during a flu pandemic? Zombie quacks!" by PalMD "Damned lies and idiots" By PalMD NC Medical Board Dr. Rashid A. Buttar Transcript - This is the full transcript of the NC Medical Board hearing that concluded by issuing 3 restrictions to Rashid Buttar's medical license: (1) that he cease the use of hydrogen peroxide.
(2) that he does not treat any cancer patients whether they had cancer in the past, or cancer currently, or they're diagnosed with cancer once he starts treatment; and (3) that he does not treat children less than 18 years of age. Respectful Insolence articles on Rashid Buttar by Orac Casewatch - "Rashid Buttar Charged with Unprofessional Conduct" by Stephen Barrett, M.D. Skeptics Dictionary - "Manipulating the Media to Promote Quackery" "Beware, North Carolina. Beware. Dr. Rashid Buttar is free to practice medicine." by Orac "The Anti-Vaccine Environmentalist" By Steven Novella Chicago Tribune - "Questioning Dr. Oz" By Trine Tsouderos "Richard Moore: Swallowing antivaccine lies, hook, line, and sinker" By Orac Chicago Tribune - FDA: Autism 'Therapy' Illegal By Trine Tsouderos "Boyd Haley Ordered to Stop Illegal Marketing of OSR#1" by Stephen Barrett, M.D. "Pumping autistic children full of an industrial chelator (revisited again)" by Orac "The Tribune notices that Haley's yanked OSR#1 from the market” by Orac "Other Dr. Deaths: Rebecca Carley" (and others) "The World of Dr. Deagle" Chicago Tribune - "OSR#1: Industrial chemical or autism treatment?" By Trine Tsouderos "Is Bill Maher really that ignorant?" by Orac "Bill Maher gets the Richard Dawkins Award? That's like Jenny McCarthy getting an award for public health" by Orac “Oh, come on, Superman!”: Bill Maher versus “Western medicine” by David Gorski “Is Bill Maher really that ignorant? (part IV): Bill loves him some cancer quackery” by Orac “Bill Maher endorses cancer quackery” by David Gorski “Ask Bill Maher and Richard Dawkins some questions at the AAI Conference this weekend!” by Orac The 2009 recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award (a.k.a Bill Maher) "doesn't believe in" vaccines or "Western medicine" by Orac "An Open Letter to Bill Maher on Vaccinations" by Michael Shermer "The 2009 recipient of the Richard Dawkins Award (a.k.a Bill Maher): Antivaccine lunatic and quackery supporter" by Orac “Oh, come on, Superman!” (Part II): Bill Maher meets Kryptonite over vaccines and “Western medicine” by David Gorski "Hyped Health Risks, Vaccines and Bill Mahr [sic]" by Page "Some Muddled Thinking from Bill Maher" by Steven Novella "Bill Maher flames out in a pyre of stupidity over vaccines--again" by Orac "Chelation Fraud" by Steven Novella Chicago Tribune - "OSR#1: Industrial chemical or autism treatment?" By Trine Tsouderos "Pumping autistic children full of an industrial chelator (revisited)" by Orac "British Boy Dies After Chelation Therapy for Autism" By Katrina Woznicki "Plumbing the depth of quackery at HuffPo" by PalMD "Marketing Drugs as Food to Kids with Autism" by Steven Novella "Boyd Haley Ordered to Stop Illegal Marketing of OSR#1" by Stephen Barrett, M.D. "Why Doctor's Data Is Trying to Shut Me Up" by Stephen Barrett, M.D. "Post-Chelator Challenge Urinary Metal Testing" by Nathan Charlton, MD and Kevin L. Wallace, MD FACMT "The incredible shrinking vaccine-autism hypothesis shrinks some more" by David Gorski "Springtime for Charlatans" by Steven Novella "Martin Gardner’s Signs of a Crank" by Brian Dunning "Cranks, quacks, and peer review" by David Gorski "Andrew Wakefield: The Galileo Gambit writ large in The Observer" by Orac "Alt med ghouls" by Phil Plait "Boost Your Immune System?" by Mark Crislip "When you dismiss every scientific study, you open the door to believing anything" by Orac How To Generate Scientific Controversy How To Monetize Scientific Controversy "Evidence in Medicine: Correlation and Causation" by Steven Novella "Naturopaths and the anti-vaccine movement: Hijacking the law in service of pseudoscience" by David Gorski "When testimonials are used in medical advertising" by Orac “Toxins”: the new evil humours by Amy Tuteur, MD The “pharma shill” gambit by David Gorski "Science Denial on the Rise" by Steven Newton "The Three Musketeers of Woo attack science-based medicine" by Orac "East meets West over potentially cancer fighting fungus" by Page "The One True Cause of All Disease" by Harriet Hall Demonizing “Big Pharma” by Steven Novella Quackwatch - "Doctor's Data Facing Multiple Lawsuits” by Stephen Barrett, M.D. "Bogus Diagnostic Tests" by Kimball Atwood Gary Null – Hoist with his Own Petard” by Steven Novella "Your doctor's only in it for the money. Right?” by PalMD "You pulled that out of where?” by PalMD "Lying Liars and their Lying Lies" by Mark Crislip "No Education? No Training? No License? No Problem!" by Jann Bellamy "Experts Agree: Your Experts Are Morons” By The Quixotic Man "Health food store advice not scientific: study" "The genetics of autism" by David Gorski "Plumbing the depth of quackery at HuffPo" by PalMD "CFI’s Skeptics Get Naturopaths to Disown Homeopathy, Reiki & Energy Therapy on TV" by Justin B. Trottier "Boyd Haley Ordered to Stop Illegal Marketing of OSR#1" by Stephen Barrett, M.D. "Why Doctor's Data Is Trying to Shut Me Up" by Stephen Barrett, M.D. "Quack Miranda Warning" by PalMD "A nonsensical attack on Stephen Barrett” by Orac "Shouting Fire" by Scott Hurst "Identifying and Avoiding Autism Cults" by Shannon Des Roches Rosa "The Cult of Autism" by Rod Clark "Suing DAN! practitioners for malpractice: It's about time" by Orac "Flu Attack! How A Virus Invades Your Body" by Robert Krulwich "Scientists Seek New Ways To Produce Flu Vaccine" "Vaccines: What You Don't Really Need To Know" The A-Team blog "How do you explain that?" here . here . here . Rethinking Autism: Every Child By Two - Open Letter to Americans in Recognition of National Immunization Awareness Month (pdf)
"Vaccines work" by Phil Plait 
