I am pro vaccine. I am not pro vaccines with mercury. My wife feels our daughter's
autism was caused by the themerisol shots. I am not in agreement, but I cannot
dismiss it out of hand. The commonality of the symptoms between mercury poisoning and
autism is staggering. I want, however, to see the data showing the linkage, not just
testimonials. There are testimonials to the effect that eating your own waste cures
cancer.
I checked on two of the other doctors, besides Amy Holmes, claiming very favorable,
fantastic, results with autisitc children via mercury chelation. It turns out two of
them are chiropractors. They are both listed as MD's as well. Does Florida consider
DC's to be MD's? If so, that state is one I shall not inhabit. My limited experience
with chiropractors and my reading of a book by one has led me to conclude that fraud
is rampant in that profession. Dr Holmes was an oncologist before becoming a
pediatrician. She chelated her son, diagnosed a severely autistic and mentally
retarded. He is now a "normal" bright individual, the top of his class at a regular
elementary? school. I dismiss the chiropractors claims as poppycock, but Holmes is a
different story. I believe she is claiming that 74% of children under four or five
are showing either great or moderate improvement, some older children are showing
none. I do not know what scale she is using to judge these
improvements. Some studies of autism have indicated that 40% of parents swear their
child is improving when given a placebo.
Whether the linkage between autism and mercury is proven or not. All you need is a
bit of common sense to figger injecting mercury into children is not beneficial. Lead
wick candles were banned because the lead oxide particulate from them settles own flat
surfaces where it can be consumed by children. Yet we inject as much mercury as is in
a can of tuna into a newborn.
I am do not like the vaccine schedule. I see no reason for HepB at birth, unless
lifestyle or back ground suggests that it should be done. Even better would be to
test the mothers. Apparently some HepB vaccines are still being manufactured with
thimerosal. I see no reason to vaccinate against chicken pox. I believe MMR can be
delayed until the child is ready for kindergarden. However I also believe vaccines
against meningitis and polio should be given as early as possible.
Ian MacGregor
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
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Lisa, chill. <grin> You by definition get batty the minute you have
kids. All the rest is details. You've seen my brood, briefly, so you
know how nuts it can get (I had to throw out the boots BTW <evil grin>).
A lot of the info comes from the net, with suspect sources. Believe it
if you will. Or not. Personally I'd like to see the evidence backing
up some of these apocryphal claims against vaccines, etc. A lot of what
is presented as evidence is very poorly designed or extrapolated.
Examine the actual studies. Do they really exist? If so, how was the
data compiled. If you are not of an analytical bent, get a friend or
doctor to look over the abstract or actual data.
I was vaccinated (including some of the really good ones you get in the
military that make you sick for a week) and my kids are vaccinated with
no ill effects so far. I see it as a better preventative than hoping
some internet site with a sensationalistic agenda MIGHT be correct in
their assertions.
And if I'm wrong? Well, I never did desire to live forever - that would
be too boring for words after a point...
Scott Shafer
Converse, TX
> "Koivu, Lisa" wrote:
>
> YOU GUYS ARE SCARING ME OUT OF HAVING CHILDREN!
>
> How on earth can a parent make the right decisions?? All the
> information flying around on the list is pretty unnerving. Sure the
> numbers may be very low but the #1 thing I worry about (and most other
> expectant parents) is the baby's health. How do all you parents do
> this without going batty....
>
> But thanks for sharing all this info.
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