Safeminds News:ABC Drama, Eli Stone, Tackles Controversy

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Finding the Truth

Stop the Mercury! Start the Cure! January 2008 Special Edition

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* <#article2>ABC Drama, Eli Stone, Tackles Autism-Thimerosal Controversy

ABC Drama, Eli Stone, Tackles Autism-Thimerosal Controversy

SafeMinds asks network for balanced viewer information despite AAP

pressure

SafeMinds has formally asked ABC to resist the latest attempt by the

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to stifle public discussion on the

link between thimerosal and autism. According to an article published in

the New York Times last week, the premiere episode of Eli Stone, an ABC

drama, depicts the main character, Eli Stone, successfully bringing a

mother's lawsuit to court against a pharmaceutical company claiming that a

vaccine additive, " mercuritol " , in their influenza vaccine caused her son's

autism. 'Mecuritol' resembles the real-life mercury-containing compound

thimerosal, used in infant vaccines as a preservative.

A letter from AAP's president has urged ABC to cancel the program. Along

with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), AAP's Committee on Infectious

Diseases makes official recommendations on infant vaccines, and together

they were responsible for the addition of mercury-containing vaccines to

the infant immunization schedule, including influenza vaccines. Despite the

availability of mercury-free flu vaccines, both AAP and CDC have refused to

state a preference for them for infants and pregnant women. AAP's conflict

of interest on thimerosal vaccines was not stated in their letter to ABC.

ABC has responded that they will air the episode and add a statement that

the episode is fictional and to visit the CDC's website for more

information on autism. SafeMinds, in its own letter to ABC, applauded their

resolve to air the episode. In the interest of offering objective and

balanced information on the real-life mercury-autism issue, SafeMinds has

requested that ABC state that research on thimerosal's effects is on-going

and that viewers be given the opportunity to visit the SafeMinds website as

well as CDC's. The Safeminds website provides information on scientific

research and analysis supporting a mercury-autism link and

mercury-containing vaccines and their alternatives.

The episode airs on Thursday, January 31st at 10/9c and the parallels to

real life drawn by the episode are undeniable. There are thousands of

vaccine-autism cases yet to be heard in federal vaccine court. The autism

epidemic is a national emergency, with 1 in 150 children diagnosed with

some form of this debilitating disorder. The cost to society for

specialized education and long term care is large. Mercury in any form is a

potent neurotoxin and is especially harmful to the fetus and infants.

Environmental mercury exposures are increasing. The rapid increase in

autism rates indicates that one or more environmental factors are playing a

role in autism. While research on the role of mercury in vaccines in

relation to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism continues,

SafeMinds cannot support the use of mercury-containing vaccines. The Eli

Stone premier is a needed addition to continued discourse on this important

subject for our children's health.

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letter to the ABC.

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Relations on the Preservative Free Influenza Vaccine Supply 2006/2007 Season

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RWVMXMhYBxnC2LhQDa3wLvHfjUlo5wHkZqlsFl-yIgM8GMYJQCXdvX0zJvTL_JDPHlbrH-TO-ww6

cGYHm45ArKV9JkbfNRcIUP9q0w==>Download SafeMinds flu vaccine brochure

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Kirby on The Huffington Post: Pediatricians, ABC and Censorship: Facts Are

Scarier Than Fiction

Age of Autism:

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y7maIizmhBWnMKoyTDeUd9ZTxvRAzxByQuka>PEDIATRICIANS DEMAND CENSORSHIP FROM ABC

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eyM1GuX2Uv8Is0sgysoV5aCPUMqflcAtSXHZLqYIb_LI48KiIp_UObClAg==>SafeMinds

board member Deirdre Imus was on the Imus Showspeaking about the NY Times

article by Wyatt in which he reviewed the upcoming show on ABC, " Eli

Stone. "

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The Coalition for SafeMinds (Sensible Action For Ending Mercury-Induced

Neurological Disorders) is a private nonprofit organization founded to

investigate and raise awareness of the risks to infants and children of

exposure to mercury from medical products, including thimerosal in

vaccines. Safe Minds supports research on the potential harmful effects of

mercury and thimerosal. Our mission is to end the health and personal

devastations caused by the needless use of mercury in medicines.

Coalition for SafeMinds

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