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On Autism’s Cause, It’s Parents vs. Research | June 25, 2005 #AutisticHistory
On Autism’s Cause, It’s Parents vs. Research Kristen Ehresmann, a Minnesota Department of Health official, had just told a State Senate hearing that vaccines with microscopic amounts of mercury were safe. Libby Rupp, a mother of a 3-year-old girl with autism, was incredulous. “How did my daughter get so much mercury in her?” Ms. Rupp…
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Cure Autism Now | Parents Investigate Possible Link Between Mercury Toxicity and Autism | 2001 #AutisticHistory
Parents Investigate Possible Link Between Mercury Toxicity and Autism A group of parents, many active Cure Autism Now members, have recently organized the Coalition for SAFE MINDS to investigate and raise awareness of the risks to infants and children of exposure to mercury from medical products, including thimerosal in vaccines. Coalition founders Sallie Bernard, Albert…
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Cure Autism Now | Jon Shestack Letter To IOM | July 3, 2001 #AutisticHistory #AutismMyth
LETTER TO IOM July 3, 2001 Marie McCormick, M.D., Sc.D.Chair, Immunization Safety Review CommitteeNational Academy of Sciences2101 Constitution Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20418 Dear Dr. McCormick: I am writing in regard to your upcoming evaluation of thimerosal in vaccines and neurodevelopmental disorders. This subject and your Committee’s handling of it are of great interest to Cure Autism…
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House Bill HR274: Autism Statistics, Surveillance, Research, and Epidemiology Act of 1999 (ASSURE) | Jan. 6, 1999 #AutisticHistory #StopBigAutism
The following is the full text of House Bill HR274 HR 274 IH 106th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 274 To provide surveillance and research to better understand the prevalence and pattern of autism and other pervasive developmental disabilities so that effective treatment and prevention strategies can be implemented. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January…
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The Washington Times Features Commentary on Autism Insurance Reform | Oct. 29, 2008 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
The Washington Times Features Commentary on Autism Insurance Reform By O’HANLON and SPELMAN: Autism agenda beckonsMichael O’Hanlon and Stuart SpelmanWednesday, October 29, 2008 COMMENTARY: In their last debate, Barack Obama and John McCain both graciously expressed concern about children with autism. Mr. Obama in particular then spoke about the need for more research funding to…
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Dr. Lewis C. Cantley and Dr. Catherine Lord Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies | October 20, 2014 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Dr. Lewis C. Cantley and Dr. Catherine Lord Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies Weill Cornell Faculty Receive One of the Highest Honors in Fields of Health and Medicine NEW YORK (October 20, 2014) — Dr. Lewis C. Cantley, the Margaret and Herman Sokol Professor in Oncology Research and a professor of cancer…
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Autism, ‘Essential Benefits,’ and the New Federal Health Care Law | Circa October 12, 2011 #NotAnAutisticAlly #BanABA
Update: Autism, ‘Essential Benefits,’ and the New Federal Health Care Law October 12, 2011 Autism Speaks By Stuart Spielman Since President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) last year, the impact on coverage for autism benefits has slowly begun to take shape. As federal agencies implement the new law, three U.S. Courts of…
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