erik2680
03-09-2008, 07:09 AM
At a town hall meeting Friday in Texas, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., declared that "there’s strong evidence" that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that was once in many childhood vaccines, is responsible for the increased diagnoses of autism in the U.S. -- a position in stark contrast with the view of the medical establishment.
McCain was responding to a question from the mother of a boy with autism, who asked about a recent story that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program had issued a judgment in favor of an unnamed child whose family claimed regressive encephalopathy and symptoms of autism were caused by thimerosal.
Political Punch (http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/02/john-mccain-ent.html)
That Guy
03-09-2008, 12:47 PM
first 4 links on google, 2 say yes, 2 say no... go figure.
What Causes Autism (http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/thimerosal.php)
Thimerosal : Vaccine Education Center - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=75751)
Thimerosal Autism Symptoms Resource (http://www.thimerosal-autism-symptoms.com/)
No Link Found Between Autism And Thimerosal In Vaccines (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/71209.php)
dmek25
03-09-2008, 02:23 PM
when did McCain get his medical degree? why make statements about something like that? because its something someone wanted to hear. just another politician trying to get a vote
That Guy
03-09-2008, 07:04 PM
when did McCain get his medical degree? why make statements about something like that? because its something someone wanted to hear. just another politician trying to get a vote
not all politicians have economy degrees, law degrees, public safety degrees, strategic planning degrees, medical degrees, applied science degrees, etc...
they're all asked to give their opinions on a lot of subjects they'll never be experts in, it's part of the job.
djnemo65
03-09-2008, 07:17 PM
Yeah, I always thought this issue was a lot more divided than the originally linked article let on. And given that opposition to thimesoral (sp?) was originally pushed by liberal consumer advocacy groups I think its good that McCain is willing to take it on.
That Guy
03-09-2008, 09:41 PM
well i mean, if there's a chance it does harm, and there's a way to get the same effect without it, better to be safe i guess.
i haven't looked into it very far, so i really don't know (or have a valid opinion) whether there's a real link to autism or not.
erik2680
03-10-2008, 05:10 AM
The truth is that their is no evidence that Ethyl mercury causes autism.
Yeah, I always thought this issue was a lot more divided than the originally linked article let on. No in science
SmootSmack
03-10-2008, 09:43 AM
The truth is that their is no evidence that Ethyl mercury causes autism.
No in science
Is this a topic that is particularly close to you? Either personally or professionally.
70Chip
03-10-2008, 10:27 AM
This is yet another example of doctors and scientists being completely clueless. They don't understand the first thing about autism and so hysterical mothers and Don Imus are free to speculate wildly.
SmootSmack
03-10-2008, 10:29 AM
This is yet another example of doctors and scientists being completely clueless. They don't understand the first thing about autism and so hysterical mothers and Don Imus are free to speculate wildly.
Care to elaborate?