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Offit’s Deadly Choices

Posted on December 31, 2010 by johnoller

Paul Offit (2010) has a new book out: Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All (New York: Basic Books). Dr. Offit says vaccines do not cause autism. In his own words to Sanjay Gupta, Offit says, “About 20% of children … Continue reading →

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Autism, Vaccines, and the Louisiana Biology Books

Posted on December 10, 2010 by johnoller

This post shows the scientific connections between autism, vaccines, and the deficiencies in the biology textbooks recently recommended for high schools by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). It answers the recent post by philosopher (Forrest … Continue reading →

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Is the autism epidemic an illusion?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by johnoller

In this post, the common arguments suggesting that the autism epidemic is illusory are examined critically in light of the book Autism: The Diagnosis, Treatment, and Etiology of the Undeniable Epidemic published in 2010 and the extensive research reported there. Continue reading →

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