study finds no link between autism and mercury-based vaccine preservative

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I recieved this today by email. Here is an excerpt that was included in an email

from the National Education Association and you can read the full article at the

link below. Im not satisfied yet with any of the studies.....when will we have

some real answers?????

Study finds no link between autism, mercury-based vaccine preservative.

The AP (1/9) reports, " Autism cases in California continued to climb even after

a mercury-based vaccine preservative that some people blame for the neurological

disorder was removed from routine childhood shots, a new study found. " Some

activists blame the preservative, thimerosal, for many cases of autism, and

" [n]early 5,000 claims alleging a vaccine-autism link have been lodged with the

federal government, which is deciding whether victims should receive

compensation from a government fund. " Thimerosal was removed from childhood

vaccines in 2001, though it is still found in some flu vaccines. Researchers

from the California Department of Public Health studying autism rates from 1995

to 2007 found no decline in the number of autism cases after the preservative's

use was ended. In fact, the study found that " the prevalence of autism in

children aged 3 to 12 increased throughout the study period. " Dr.

Frombonne, an autism researcher at Montreal

Children's Hospital who was not connected to the study, said the results show

" 'no evidence of mercury poisoning in autism. "

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Autism-Cases.html?_r=2 & scp=12 & sq=%2bhealth\

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