What is causing the increase in Autism?
Posted by Heal Your Body on July 5th, 2007Dear Parent,
Did you know, researchers say they are baffled by the skyrocketing number of autism cases among California children?
The rise has little to do with evolving diagnostic methods and population increases, according to a study by the University of California, Davis. A previous report showed an increase of 273 percent in the number of reported autism cases in California between 1987 and 1998.
“It is astounding to see a threefold increase in autism with no explanation,” said Dr. Robert Byrd, an epidemiologist who led the study. “There’s a number of things that need to be answered.
We need to rethink the possible causes of autism.” Autism affects a person’s ability to communicate, form relationships with others and respond to their environment.
The study, funded by $1 million in state money, collected data from 684 autistic children throughout California.
Researchers found that changes in diagnosing autism over the years and population growth did not account for the increasing number of cases. The next obstacle is to pinpoint a cause for the outbreak, Byrd said. Researchers have discussed several possible causes, including childhood vaccinations and genetics.
“All these things are out there without anything saying what these numbers really mean,” he said. Some researchers said they believed the autism numbers are even higher.
Dr. Bernard Rimland, director of the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, said the UC Davis study dramatically undercounted autism cases.
“I certainly am pleased that they finally acknowledge that there is an increase,” Rimland said. “However, the numbers they gave are nonsense. They’re kind of minimizing it.”
Hopefully the money that will fund the study will not be given by the drug companies that make vaccinations!
Six new vaccines were added to the mandatory vaccination schedule in the U.S. between 1963 and 1998, including five doses of live oral polio; two doses of live measles, mumps and rubella; four doses of HIB; and three doses of hepatitis B vaccine.
During the same time period, vaccination coverage rates rose in American children under age three from between 60 and 80 percent in 1967 for MMR, polio and DPT vaccines to between 80 and 95 percent coverages in 1997 for DPT; MMR, polio, HIB, and hepatitis B vaccines.
There are plans for up to ten new vaccinations to go through FDA approval this decade, mostly for sexually transmitted diseases. When will it end?
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In health,
Thomas Von Ohlen, MS
Thomas Von Ohlen, MS is a clinical nutritionist and developer of Plasma Pro software for doctors. After suffering for many years as a child and young adult with his own health ailments, he dedicated all his time to finding the truth about health. Today he continues that same dedication to helping others who are sick and tired of being sick and tired. In his 15 years in private practice he has helped thousands of people, from all over the world achieve their health goals through education and specific product recommendations. His FREE newsletter is available at http://www.healyourbodynow.com
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