Comments on: 07-06-20 http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/07-06-20/ Promoting Science and Critical Thinking Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Burntoast http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/07-06-20/#comment-1410 Burntoast Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:52 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/eSkeptic/?p=292#comment-1410 Autism is a very difficult diagnosis to embrace and it's hard for parents, but this increase in autism? Autism skyrocketing? Higher rates? See the YOU TUBE video: autism spectrum seems out of control and "autism epidemic rooted in abuse and misuse of word 'autistic' to get a better understanding of what's going on pretty shocking Autism is a very difficult diagnosis to embrace and it’s hard for parents, but this increase in autism? Autism skyrocketing? Higher rates? See the YOU TUBE video: autism spectrum seems out of control and “autism epidemic rooted in abuse and misuse of word ‘autistic’ to get a better understanding of what’s going on pretty shocking

]]> By: Paul http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/07-06-20/#comment-662 Paul Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:20:22 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/eSkeptic/?p=292#comment-662 Even though you have all this evidence, there's a larger problem. Our government and the FDA, with and without private companies involved, have been caught not serving the interesting of the public enough that many people don't trust them. For many people the FDA has little credibility. These people are hungry for any information and without a medical background are easily exploited by flawed studies and journalists like the ones you cite. So, how do you restore credibility to the FDA so when they make an announcement like "mercury in fish is now safe to eat" people believe them? Even though you have all this evidence, there’s a larger problem. Our government and the FDA, with and without private companies involved, have been caught not serving the interesting of the public enough that many people don’t trust them. For many people the FDA has little credibility. These people are hungry for any information and without a medical background are easily exploited by flawed studies and journalists like the ones you cite. So, how do you restore credibility to the FDA so when they make an announcement like “mercury in fish is now safe to eat” people believe them?

]]> By: Ray http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/07-06-20/#comment-88 Ray Wed, 27 May 2009 22:20:13 +0000 http://www.skeptic.com/eSkeptic/?p=292#comment-88 Okay. Autism isn't caused by the mercury in vaccines. I agree. That seems rather obvious. Can people get off that relationship now? Has anyone studied if the measles vaccine correlates to higher Autism rates? Measles vaccine is a LIVE virus. Can somebody study that? Thanks! Okay. Autism isn’t caused by the mercury in vaccines. I agree. That seems rather obvious. Can people get off that relationship now?

Has anyone studied if the measles vaccine correlates to higher Autism rates? Measles vaccine is a LIVE virus. Can somebody study that?

Thanks!

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