Guest guest Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Kirby, the New York based investigative journalist and author of the NY Times Bestseller, " Evidence of Harm, Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic, A Medical Controversy, " will visit Dayton June 14 to discuss recent developments in the vaccine-autism debate in the United States. Mr. Kirby is a former contributor to The New York Times and a regular writer for the extremely popular online blog, The Huffington Post. He will provide a 90-minute lecture June 14 at 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 31 Prestige Plaza Drive, Miamisburg, OH. He will wrap up his talk with a Q and A session and book signing. Among the subjects to be addressed by Mr. Kirby are: 1) A recent case in the US Vaccine Court in which the federal government conceded that vaccines induced autism in one little girl and updates on other cases in the court. 2) Growing evidence of a link between mitochondrial dysfunction and autistic regression, and case studies of several ASD children with mitochondrial issues. 3) State-of-the- art research underway at top universities on the connection between environmental toxins, mitochondrial function, oxidative stress, glutathione depletion, neuro-inflammation and autistic encephalopathy. 4) Declarations by all 3 US Presidential candidates that autism is epidemic and calling for more research into vaccines and mercury as a possible cause. 5) Recent studies linking ASD risk with heavy metals and other contaminants in air pollution. Mr. Kirby's visit is sponsored by Dayton Area Families for Effective Autism Treatment (DAFEAT), a 501©3 organization comprised of parents and professionals dedicated to providing support, education and advocacy to the Miami Valley Autism Community. For more information, go to www.dafeat.org or call . " Evidence of Harm, " debuted on The New York Times bestseller list in 2005 and is still widely read today. It won the 2005 Investigative Reporters and Editors Award in 2005 for Best Book. Kirby has appeared on NBC's Meet the Press, CNN's Larry King Live, NBC's The Today Show, MSNBC's Imus in the Morning, CNN Headline News, Air America , and hundreds of other radio and television stations around the world. He has been invited to speak at the US Federal Claims Court's Judicial Conference, this November in Washington, DC. View previous Kirby interviews at http://www.azcast.net/tv/fairmedia/kirby/kirby.html . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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