Hello Brad

   Thank you for stopping by and helping us to support this cause. You have made some some very good points.

   Networking isn't what is used to be for sure. You mention spam. Well, that is exactly what has destroyed the original concept of network marketing. Most people in the networks nowdays only have enough time to post their ads and delete the ads they get in their mail boxes every day. It is becoming nearly impossible to get messages out to large numbers of people because so few have the time to actually read even a fration of the mail they get.

  I have contacted admin here and in other networks I belong to and asked if the notification was even working. They assure me that the system is working perfectly but that many people just choose to not receive notifications. If people aren't reading the forums, my guess is that they aren't reading each others ads either. Kind of a vicious cycle that we are all caught up in. More and more people are trying to sell something to fewer and fewer who are interested in buying. The end result is that it is getting harder and harder to promote truth and information. Just the way the government likes it.

Greetings All

   As we all know there are still many questions unanswered about the causes and cures for autism. The research on both sides of this issue is powerful and convincing. However, I believe that there is more incentive to lie on the part of the Pro Vaccine Machine. As with most matters of importance, the truth is often secondary to power and profit. Regardless of the research results, here are 25 facts that clearly indicate the means and motive on the part of government and Big Pharma. Perhaps not enough for a conviction in criminal court but easily enough for a guilty ruling by a preponderance of the evidence in a civil suit

At times

the truth can hurt

however

the lack of it can kill

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   While there seems to be plenty of research  available for anyone who wants to learn about autism, much of that research appears to be biased. Research is only as valuable as the data used to to produce it. It is apparent that much of the data being used to dispell the link between autism and vaccines is tainted.

   The following is an example of how research can be used to conceal the truth rather than uncover it. This is the kind of research that must be revealed and negated. In order to accomplish this I believe all we need is a little accountability. When someone intentionally lies for the purpose of hiding the truth about the possible dangers involved with vaccinating our children there should be consequences other than just the suffering of millions of families with autistic children. These families need our help if they are ever going to receive the justice that they deserve. Those responsible for this miscarriage of justice will never change their practices unless they too are faced with consequences. Accountability is the only consequence that will bring about any meaningful change.

A Signal" Where There Could Be "A Tornado Warning"...

The Incredible White Washing Of The CDC Thimerosal Study Population Sample...

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As I read the complete transcript of the Simpsonwood meeting, discussing the CDC thimerosal study done by Verstraeten, Davis and DeStefano that resulted in the document entitled: Thimerosal VSD Study - Phase I, and having taken at least the basics in statistics, there was something that very much stood out for me when it came to the CDC study looking at the possible link between vaccines and neurodegeneration.   That "something" was the fact that the population sample used clearly was not even close to being representative of children who would have been exposed to vaccines and in all likelihood have gone on to develop autism.    

Clearly, I was not the only person seeing major issues with this study... and the several "follow up studies" done on this issue. A letter written in Oct. 2003 to the CDC by US Congressman Dave Weldon - who was also a DOCTOR -   outlined the many, many "concerns" he had with what appeared to be nothing less than "data manipulation" that resulted in the "disappearance" of the earlier autism-vaccine link.

Let me explain the reasons for which, in my opinion, the Thimerosal study by Verstraeten, Davis and DeStefano that resulted in the document entitled:  Thimerosal VSD Study - Phase I, used a population that I could only describe as "white washed" and therefore, truly not a good sample to capture the true extent of the potential problem with vaccines. 

The database used consisted of a computerized database that looked at billing data by HMOs, etc.  I knew that in my personal case, this would never have captured my son in the population sample.   From what I could understand of this report, it very much looked like billing codes were the primary thing looked at, as were "diagnosis" for things such as ADHD, etc. 

In the case of my son, I had taken him to a pediatrician for an initial assessment - and only a hand written notation was made in his records that he showed signs of autism.   There was obviously nothing in the billing that would have indicated that his visit to the pediatrician in early April of 2000 was to discuss the possibility of autism with a pediatrician.   The reason I knew that for a fact was because Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL ended up calling my husband and I to find out what that visit was for.   We had just left corporate America and had also applied for our own insurance via Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL - apart from our employer - and therefore, BCBS-IL wanted to know "the specifics" about this visit for Zachary - as it could very much impact their willingness to insure us - and clearly it did.   We had applied for insurance almost 6 weeks earlier – while we were still working.   The normal process was supposed to take approximately 2 weeks.   It had taken close to 6 weeks due to backlogs.   When I honestly told BCBS that this was a visit because I suspected autism in my son, within 2 days, we received the final answer to our request for personal insurance – BCBS-IL could cover everyone - except Zachary!    

We replied "thanks, but no thanks" ...  

Although we had found this so unjust, this experience certainly demonstrated several things as they now related to the thimerosal study and as such, as with everything in life, perhaps there had been a very for this after all!   Had that experience with BCBS-IL not happened, I certainly would have had a more warped view of things as they related to this study and its population sample.

Given "billing data" was used, I very much suspected persons without medical insurance would not have even have shown up in their "data" or population sample as no data would have gone to an HMO, etc. for billing purposes.   It was estimated that 11 - 12% of children in the US did not have health insurance according to US Census data:  http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2002/cb02-127.html.    

Also, unless the billing information provided "something" to indicate the problem was autism or an autism spectrum disorder, again, that information would have been missed.   In my case, that would definitely have been true since the doctor had simply put a "hand-written notation

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   Well, we are off to court finally. The special federal autism court has selected two cases our of nearly 5000 to base their findngs on. I believe that we will see one of two things happen. Either they will rule in favor of the families filing the claims or they will display the biggest smokescreen ever perpetrated by a government agancy. Regardless of the outcome of this trial, these families will need our continued support for a long time to come. This trial is the culmination of 50 years of litigation that has gotten nowhere to this point. I don't imagin anyone will be in any hurry to start compensating these victims now.

Families will make case for vaccine link to autism

By KEVIN FREKING – 6 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court.

They seek vindication and financial redress from a government fund that helps people injured by shots.

Two 10-year-old boys from Portland, Ore., will serve as the test cases that determine whether the children and their families should be compensated. Attorneys for the boys will attempt to show the boys were happy, healthy and developing normally. But, after being exposed to vaccines with thimerosal, they began to regress and show symptoms of autism.

Thimerosal has been removed in recent years from standard childhood vaccines, except flu vaccines that are not packaged in single-doses. The CDC says single-dose flu shots currently are available only in limited quantities. In 2004, a committee with the Institute of Medicine concluded there was no credible evidence that vaccines containing thimerosal caused autism.

Overall, nearly 4,900 families have filed claims with the U.S. Court of Claims alleging that vaccines caused autism and other neurological problems in their children. Lawyers for the families will present three different theories of how vaccines caused autism.

The case beginning Monday focuses on the second of those theories: that thimerosal-containing vaccines alone cause autism. Lawyers for the petitioning families said they will present evidence that injections with thimerosal deposit a form of mercury in the brain. That mercury excites certain brain cells that stay chronically activated trying to get rid of the intrusion.

"In some kids, there's enough of it that it sets off this chronic neuroinflammatory pattern that can lead to regressive autism," said attorney Mike Williams.

In the end, the families' attorneys hope to convince a special master of the U.S. Court of Claims that thimerosal belongs on the list of causes for the inflammation that leads to regressive autism.

To win, the attorneys for the two boys, William Mead and Jordan King, will have to show that it"s more likely than not that the vaccine actually caused the injury.

Many members of the medical community are skeptical of the families' claims. They worry that the claims about the dangers of vaccines could cause some people to forgo vaccines that prevent illness.

"I think that what's so endearing to me about the anti-vaccine people is they're perfectly willing to go from one hypothesis to the next without a backward glance," said Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Autism is a developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and affects a person's ability to communicate and interact with others. Dr. Andrew Gerber, a psychiatrists, said that medical experts don't have a comprehensive understanding of what causes autism, but they do know there is a strong hereditary component.

Toxins from the environment could play a role, but currently, data does not support that they do, Gerber said.

Arguments are scheduled to go on throughout the month. A final decision could take several more months to occur. Claims that are successful would result in compensation taking into account lost earnings after age 18 and up to $250,000 for pain and suffering.

The families or the federal government can also appeal the decision of the special master to the Court of Federal Claims or to a federal appeals court.

While there have been about 5,000 claims relating to autism, there have been fewer than 3,000 claims for all other vaccines.

• Background on thimerosal trial: http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/node/4428

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