Tag Archive: Vaccination

Feb 22 2012

AMA: Let’s Force Kids to be Lab Rats

These are genuine lab rats - let's not even get started on the ethics on this one.

You’re not going to believe this one. The American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, Virtual Mentor, suggested last month that participating in clinical trials for vaccines ought to be mandatory. Mandatory. As in required by law. And if you don’t want to participate, you’d have to opt out ahead of time. It’s not required right …

Continue reading »

Feb 09 2012

Atopic Dermatitis and Vaccines

My daughter had very bad Atopic Dermatitis. It lasted a good year. Well, actually, it’s still there. Each vaccination caused a worsening of it. I mentioned this to the pediatrician. I said that I thought it could be from the vaccines. But he said emphatically no. He said that no one really knows the cause, …

Continue reading »

Jan 25 2012

Whoop, there it is: The Pertussis Vaccine Scam

Should I get the pertussis vaccine?

“You’d think the safest place for your baby is wrapped in your arms. It can also be one of the most dangerous. Because parents most often spread pertussis – whooping cough – and it’s potentially fatal to infants.” This is urgent information that no parent should go without! You need to go get the pertussis …

Continue reading »

Jan 24 2012

“CDC vows to end breastfeeding forever!!!!!”

Have you seen that gem circulating around your news feeds and message boards? Bloggers everywhere are spreading the word: “Appropriate sanitation practices, like hand washing, can prevent rotavirus; however, instead of focusing on these simple measures, the CDC is now recommending mothers stop breastfeeding to ensure the rotavirus vaccine is effective.” And… “And now in this case, …

Continue reading »

Jan 20 2012

Changing the definition of Autism

Apparently a great deal of work is going into rethinking the definition of Autism and people are angry.  The definition is currently being reassessed by a panel (referred to as the DSM-5 Task Force) assembled under the instruction of the American Psychiatric Association. Parents with children that have disorders like Aspergers are fearful that a new definition will …

Continue reading »