http://www.mercola.com/2004/feb/25/vaccine_discovery.htm

CDC Vaccine Data Leads Scientists to Shocking Discovery


The Institute of Medicine held a meeting to review research that has
been found, which links thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative in
vaccines, and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. The panel
used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC)
Vaccine Datalink, which concluded that children who are given three
thimerosal-containing vaccines are 27 times more likely to develop
autism than children who receive thimerosol-free vaccines.

Thimerosal has been gradually removed from vaccines since 1999,
however it is still present in some vaccinations, including virtually
all flu shots.

During the review, medical experts discussed the results from a study
that showed urinary mercury concentrations were six times higher in
children with autism, as opposed to normal-age/vaccine matched
controls. They also said that they found evidence that suggested the
link between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism had a higher
risk than that between lung cancer and smoking cigarettes.

Yahoo! News February 9, 2004


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CDC Vaccine Data Leads Scientists to Shocking Discovery
Monday February 9, 9:20 am ET  
CHILDREN 27-TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AUTISM WITH EXPOSURE TO
MERCURY- CONTAINING VACCINES, FINDINGS REVIEWED AT TODAY'S IOM MEETING
IN DC

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Institute of Medicine
will hold a one-day meeting to review important new research on the
link between thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative in vaccines, and
neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. One of the larger studies
under review comes from the CDC's own Vaccine Safety Datalink. Under
independent investigation, CDC's data concludes children are 27-times
more likely to develop autism after exposure to three
thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs), than those who receive
thimerosal-free versions.
The findings are not only disturbing to government officials like U.S.
Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D. (R-FL), who is also scheduled to speak before
the IOM panel, they suggest autism via TCVs has a higher relative risk
than that between lung cancer and smoking, which according to the
American Cancer Society is only 22 for men and 11 for women. "This
absolutely confirms what parents have been saying for years," says Jo
Pike, President, National Autism Association. Like Pike, thousands of
parents have reported sharp regressions in their children following a
TCV and many of those children have gone on to receive a label of
autism. An easy mistake to make since the symptoms of autism and
mercury poisoning are almost identical.

Dr. Mark Geier is the lead investigator in the discovery. A medical
doctor with a Ph.D. in genetics, he, along with fellow researcher,
David Geier, will discuss their findings of the CDC data in front of
an IOM panel. Among a host of other physicians and researchers
presenting will be Dr. Jeff Bradstreet. He will discuss the results
from his peer-reviewed study which concluded that urinary mercury
concentrations were six times higher in children with autism vs.
normal-age/vaccine-matched controls.

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