This blog provides information and resources for healthier living, wellness and a number of health topics including specific medical conditions. It is also a resource for conditions commonly considered to be environmental illnesses including CFS, FM, PTSD, obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, MCS, heart disease, and a number of other conditions that are potentiated by contaminants in the air, soil and water including autism, sick building syndrome and sickness behavior just to name a few. This blog will try to focus on less scientific and more real-world news and application.



Showing posts with label vaccines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vaccines. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Audio Review: Studying Autism and Mercury, with Irva Hertz-Picciotto

An estimated 1-1.5 million Americans live with autism, a neural disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication. Some research suggests environmental factors play a role in autism, while other findings point to a genetic basis.

A link to a review of a study of autism, vaccines and diet.

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Monday, March 1, 2010

1 in 4 parents believes vaccine-autism link

1 in 4 parents believes vaccine-autism link

(AP) -- One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Fact Sheet on Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)

General information on GBS, background rate of GBS, and GBS surveillance systems in use during 2009-2010 flu season (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates) Click here.