Mental Health Weekly Digest
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Mental Health Weekly Digest
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Autism
Vaccine-Induced Autism Hearings to Present Science Supporting Parents' Claims
June 18th, 2007
Hearings are scheduled to begin next week in the U.S. Federal Claims Court where over 4,800 parents have filed for compensation for their children who developed autism after exposure to infant vaccines. A majority of those claims revolve around the use of thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative. Parents claim that the science is on their side and agree with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s opinion that the science against them amounts to "cigarette science" similar to the flimsy claims of the cigarette manufacturers from years ago. The wealth of science backing a vaccine/autism link will go head-to-head with federal agencies that mandated the...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2007-06-18)
|
