Joseph Mercola, DO

September 10 2009

A pair of studies on autism rates show that somewhere around one percent of all U.S. children currently have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The rate is even higher among 6 to 11 year olds and among boys. Among all children aged two to 17, one in 100 currently have an ASD, which is considerably higher than the previously estimated rate of one in 150. There was a 100 percent increase in parent-reported ASD rates compared to 2003. One possible explanation for some of the increase is the expansion of the ASD classification within the public schools to include not only full-blown autism, but also milder forms of ASD such as Pervasive Developmental Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome. But it is difficult to believe that this accounts for the entire increase. One possible answer is the Hepatitis B vaccine, which also contained 25 micrograms of mercury containing thimerosal. Only 8 percent of infant children received the Hep B vaccine in 1992, when that birth cohort showed an ASD rate of 60 per 10,000. By 1994, the number of children receiving Hep B vaccine had reached just 27 percent -- and the cohort showed an ASD rate of 66 per 10,000. The Hep B coverage rate rose to 82 percent by 1996, when that cohort's ASD rate exploded to around 100 per 10,000, or one in 100.

September 4, 2009

Much concern has been generated over the upcoming new swine flu H1N1 vaccines that are being rushed to market. Clinical trials will be short – less than three weeks – and the potential for the addition of toxic oil-in-water adjuvants to be added at the last minute to stretch the vaccine supply is disconcerting. However, the problems with flu shots go beyond current concerns. The new manufacturing process for flu shots, called cell-line technologies, are little understood and have the potential for serious, long term consequences.

Mark Hyman, MD

September 5, 2009

"Autism is caused by poor mothering." That was the belief of the medical community until the late 1960s.

"Autism is a genetic brain disorder." That is what most people -- and most of the medical community -- believe today.

I'm here to tell you that neither one of these statements is true.

Lynn Jennings, MD

August 31, 2009

September has always signaled the end of summer vacation and the beginning of a new school year. In Michigan, where I grew up, the school year always began the week after Labor Day. (It also corresponded with the new fall lineup of shows on TV, three channels, no such thing as cable). As a physician, I am aware of the seasonal trends of illness. Within a few weeks of the start of the new school year, I could always count on the increase in sore throats, coughs and colds. When you put a large group of people (children) in close contact with one another, a lot of germs get spread around. And that brings me to the topic I would like to discuss, the H1N1 virus more commonly known as the "swine flu virus." This article was prompted by an evening web seminar that was presented by Dr. Sherri Tenpenny a few weeks ago. The information was startling. I decided that this information needed to be passed on.