Offits new book ...

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I just received an email from Amazon recommending a book to me since

they obviously have me tagged having vaccine interest ... hmmmm

wonder why? ha! Oh yeah, I can pre-order Dr. Offit's new book.

I started a discussion ... feel free to add your own note about this

man and his ties to the pharm industry. This man makes me sick.

HERE'S THE REVIEW AND DESCRIPTION ... Do any of you find

anything " entertaining " about autism? I certainly don't.

Review

" Autism's False Prophets brings all of the information on autism and

the anti-vaccine groups together and puts scientific knowledge about

vaccines into perspective. The material is presented in an

entertaining way that engrosses the reader. Truly a page turner. " --

Anne Gershon, Columbia University

Product Description

A researcher in London was the first to assert that the combination

measles-mumps-rubella vaccine known as MMR caused autism in children.

Following this " discovery, " a handful of parents declared that a

mercury-containing preservative in several vaccines was responsible

for the disease. If mercury caused autism, they reasoned, eliminating

it from a child's system should treat the disorder. Consequently, a

number of alternative therapies arose, and in one such treatment, a

doctor injected a five-year-old autistic boy with a chemical that

bound to mercury, only to stop his heart instead.

Children with autism been placed on stringent diets, subjected to

high-temperature saunas, bathed in magnetic clay, asked to swallow

digestive enzymes and activated charcoal, and injected with various

combinations of vitamins, minerals, and acids. Instead of helping,

these therapies often hurt those who are most vulnerable, and

particularly in the case of autism, they undermine childhood

vaccination programs that have saved millions of lives. In this book,

A. Offit, a national expert on vaccines, challenges the modern-

day false prophets who have so egregiously misled the public &

mdash;and exposes the opportunism of the lawyers, journalists,

celebrities, and politicians who support them. Offit recounts the

history of autism research and the exploitation of this tragic

condition by advocates and zealots. He considers tha manipulation of

science by the media and the courtroom, and he explores why society

is susceptible to the junk science and dangerous therapies put

forward by anti-vaccination activists.