'Evidence keeps mounting against phony autism-thimerosal link'

From: Consumer Health Digest #08-02

New data showing that the number of diagnosed cases of autism
spectrum disorder has kept rising in California provide more evidence
that thimerosal is not a cause. [Schechter R, Grether JK. Continuing
increases is autism reported to California's Developmental Services
System: Mercury in retrograde. Archives of General Psychiatry
65:19-24, 2008] 

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Quackery promoters claim that the thimerosal in vaccines is a major
cause of autism. A 2004 Institute of Medicine report noted the lack
of data supporting this belief, but recommended that trends in autism
diagnoses be observed as exposure to thimerosal decreased.
Thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, was eliminated from
most vaccines by 2001. By now, if it were a cause, the incidence
rates should have dropped. The California report was accompanied by
an editorial that concluded:

"Parents of autistic children should be reassured that autism in
their child did not occur through immunizations. Their autistic
children, and their siblings, should be normally vaccinated, and as
there is no evidence of mercury poisoning in autism, they should
avoid ineffective and dangerous "treatments" such as chelation
therapy for their children." [Fombonne E. Thimerosal disappears but
autism remains. Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:15-16, 2008]

 

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