Thanks for the heads-up on this Jim. I will definitely watch the Dateline show on this topic.
But I hope that tipsters (and others) are aware that there is no scientific evidence to support the link between autism and the MMR vaccination. Here is just one publication that refutes the linkage (I'm sure that a pubmed search would turn up much more): http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0003140 BTW, the issue was not the vaccine itself, it was the preservative used (thimerosal). Removing that preservative has apparently not had an impact on the incidence of autism. John -- John Serafin Psychology Department Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA 15650 [email protected] ________________________________ From: Jim Matiya <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:31:35 -0400 To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Conversation: [tips] Dateline: autism & vaccines Subject: [tips] Dateline: autism & vaccines <http://tracking.msadcenter.msn.com/ymwzpdjb_heyabeakpb.html><http://tracking.msadcenter.msn.com/ymwzpdjb_heyabeakpb.html> Coming up on Dateline Sunday: NBC News' Matt Lauer takes an unprecedented look at the emotional debate surrounding vaccines and the suggested link to autism. Lauer speaks exclusively with Dr. Andrew Wakefield, whose 1998 medical study was the first in the world to suggest a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism. The British doctor has since influenced the lives and stirred the passions of millions of parents worldwide looking to solve the mystery of what causes the complex developmental disorder. But Dr. Wakefield's theories have also raised serious questions from the media and the medical community. Lauer interviews investigative journalist Brian Deer, who wrote a critical report for London's Sunday Times in 2004 detailing what he said were potential conflicts of interest that Dr. Wakefield had never revealed. Lauer also talks with Dr. Paul Offit, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and expert on vaccines who has spoken out on behalf of vaccine safety in the United States. Now, Dr. Wakefield reacts to his harshest critics on the controversy that began over a decade ago. Lauer also reports on Dr. Wakefield's most recent work in the United States and the medical community's continuing search for the cause of autism, including new studies from researchers working to understand the disorder that affects 1 in 150 American children. See "A Dose of Controversy" at 7 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. CT on Dateline Sunday. Jim Matiya Florida Gulf Coast University [email protected] Contributor, for Karen Huffman's Psychology in Action, Video Guest Lecturettes --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
