PointOfLaw Forum (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Remember press brouhaha over the Hannah Poling "maybe vaccines do cause autism after all" report? Turns out it may be a candidate for the scientists' undisclosed conflicts hall of fame [Seidel] Slowdown, maybe, in craze for filing patent lawsuits...
Left Brain/Right Brain (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
You may recall that there was a panel discussion on Mitochondrial Disease and Autism following the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation’s (UMDF) meeting in Indianapolis. This, of course, was prompted by the news reports of the Hannah Poling case. If you are…
Left Brain/Right Brain (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
For most people reading this blog, the story of Hannah Poling is very familiar. She was diagnosed with a condition called “Mitochondrial-PDD” by Richard Kelley of the Kennedy Kreiger Institute. That, of course, is not what makes her well known.…
Autism Vox (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
According to the claim that vaccines or something in vaccines can be linked to autism—the source of much discussion and dissent for most of my son’s life—-autistic persons are “damaged” and “injured”; they were once “normal,” “typical” and “ok.” The notion that vaccines or mercury poisoning are the cause of autism not only poses some [...]
Left Brain/Right Brain (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
Sharyl Attkisson has recently “ discovered ” what those of us who have been watching the Autism Omnibus closely have known for months: Hannah Poling is not the first person with autism or autistic symptoms who has had been compensated* in vaccine…
Autism Vox (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Over at Primary Source in an August 1st post, Sharyl Attkisson discusses the case of Hannah Poling and says that “it’s the first time we know of that the government has ‘conceded’ an autism case in vaccine court.” Attkisson then writes: But CBS News has learned the government has previously been court-ordered to pay on other [...]
Left Brain/Right Brain (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
In a previous post , I commented (erroneously) that the HHS conceded the Hannah Poling case based on the expert reports and didn’t have the medical records. This was noted to be incorrect in a comment , and I appreciate the accurate…
Autism Vox (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Last Sunday a group of experts on mitochondrial disorders met for a meeting in Indianapolis to discuss the case of Hannah Poling, whose underlying mitochondrial disorder was found to have been aggravated by vaccines, after which she developed symptoms of autism. A June 30th New York Times article announced the meeting and noted the case [...]
Autism Vox (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Ever since March when the government conceded that vaccines had “aggravated” a pre-existing mitochondrial disorder and led to symptoms of autism in a 9-year-old girl, Hannah Poling, whether there’s any link between mitonchondrial disorders and autism has been under questions. Is there a “subpopulation of mitochondrial autism“?, Hannah Poling’s father, Dr. Jon Poling has asked. [...]
Left Brain/Right Brain (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
For right or wrong, better or worse, the Hannah Poling case is being closely watched by the autism community. Recently, much of the discussion has centered on the fact that we don’t have a lot of the details. Back in…
Adventures in Autism (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
CBS is catching on to the fact that the government does not ask the questions that one would naturally ask if they actually wanted to know if and how vaccines cause autism. And she correctly points out that the question of "Do vaccines cause autism" is now off the table with the Hannah Poling case. The question now in play is " How to vaccines cause autism ". Vaccine Watch by Sharyl Attkisson June...
Left Brain/Right Brain (Free subscription) | 05/31/2008
Media nutritionism is a crowded field, but John Briffa has managed to carve out a niche for himself. And Briffa’s take on vaccines stands out, even among media nutritionists. JDC takes a»
Autism Vox (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Paul Offit, M.D., chief of infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is frequently quoted regarding the controversy over a vaccine-autism link; he emphasizes the importance of vaccines for public health. Dr. Offit is, accordingly, not exactly a beloved figure among [...]
Black Triangle (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
A recent case of vaccine compensation in the US has been picked up by the UK media, notably the Daily Express, and is being touted as evidence that vaccines cause autism. Paul Offit provides a commentary in The New England Journal of Medicine on the Hannah Poling case, and explains how the US vaccination compensation [...]
Autism Vox (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
What gets “disclosed” and what does not was the issue at the center of the recently released document concerning Hannah Poling. I have “disclosure” and “transparency” of a slightly different sort on my mind right now. Charlie’s IEP meeting is today and, amid reading over documents and evaluations and forms, reading up on IDEA at [...]
