“Fixing” Autism
Please check out this powerful call to action from a father, Lou Melagrejo, whose eldest daughter, Bianca, is autistic. As NESCA News put it: On his blog, Melgarejo calls this “a silent scream about health insurance discrimination against individuals on the spectrum and the disparity in funding autism research.” Filled with statistics he found on … Read more
New Report Finds 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Struggle With Mental Illness
A recent article at The Huffington Post had a startling headline: 1 in 5 U.S. Adults Had Mental Illness Last Year. A new report released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) showed the following: 20% (1 in 5) of adults 18 or older in the United States experienced mental illness over … Read more
CDC Admits CA Pertussis Epidemic Caused By Waning Vaccine Immunity
During the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, CDC researchers presented results from two separate independent studies that both showed that children faced a significantly higher rate of pertussis (whooping cough) infection four or more years after their fifth and final vaccination (which these days usually occurs when the children are about … Read more
New York Times Reviews Greater Good Documentary, But Did They See It?
This week, The Greater Good – a documentary about vaccine safety issues that we have blogged about here – is playing in New York City. (If you are in the area, we highly recommend you go see it – it does an excellent job of presenting both sides of the issue!) The New York Times … Read more
Autism: Truth, Lies, And Deception
Autism affects 1 in every 91 children, according to the Journal of Pediatrics. Here is a great video that delves more into the issues surrounding this serious disability, courtesy of Natural News: http://www.naturalnews.tv/e.asp?v=FE7BB1EBED2639982613E499598C8159&s=1
Gardasil And Unexplained Deaths
We just came across this great website regarding the many unexplained deaths related to Gardasil. I strongly encourage you to take five minutes out of your day to check it out, along with the following video: Remember, the more we talk about this on Facebook, Twitter, and our blogs, the more we help others stay … Read more
Scandal Exposed in Major Study of Autism and Mercury
Via PR Newswire: SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs (CoMeD) exposes communications between Centers for Disease Control (CDC) personnel and vaccine researchers revealing U.S. officials apparently colluded in covering-up the decline in Denmark’s autism rates following the removal of mercury from vaccines. Documents obtained via the Freedom of Information … Read more
ADHD: Over-diagnosed & Over-medicated
A series of articles in the New York Times suggest that Americans may be over-medicated when it comes to ADHD. Peter Breggin, a psychiatrist from New York, argues that the drugging of children in the name of ADHD has become an epidemic, with about 2.8 million children prescribed medication for the condition in 2008. He … Read more
