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 New
York Times contributor David Kirby
explores the chilling possibility that a
vaccine additive may be fueling an apparent
epidemic of autism, ADD, speech delay and
other disorders in America’s children.
In the
1990’s, reported autism cases among
American children began spiking, from
about 1 in 10,000 in 1987 to a shocking
1 in 166 today. In this period, new shots
containing a mercury-based preservative
called Thimerosal were added to the nation’s
already crowded vaccination schedule.
At the same time, some parents noticed
that their healthy children were descending
into silent, disturbed, and physically
ill behavior after receiving vaccinations.
In 1999, the FDA announced that children
were being exposed to mercury at very
young ages at levels far exceeding federal
regulations, but the public health establishment
failed to take parental concerns about
the impact seriously.
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with David Kirby!
Evidence
of Harm explores both sides of
this controversy, which has pitted families
and their allies against the federal government,
public health agencies, and powerful pharmaceutical
giants. It examines:
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Story of Thimerosal: a mercury-based
additive approved by the FDA in the
1930’s as a vaccine preservative
and never subsequently tested by the
Agency
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Increase
in reported autism cases and
apparent parallel to the increase in
number and frequency of Thimerosal-containing
vaccinations
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Private
meeting at which FDA, CDC,
medical and pharmaceutical company representatives
discussed data on neurological childhood
disorders related to mercury in vaccines
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Mysterious
rider to the 2002 Homeland
Security bill which would free drug
companies of liability in lawsuits regarding
Thimerosal
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State
and federal lawsuits filed
by families against the drug makers
seeking compensation for the lifelong
care of their ill children
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New
biological research indicating
a link between Thimerosal exposure and
neurological disorders
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This
disturbing, important book
examines both the personal stories of
families and the unfolding political
drama in the courts and halls of Congress.
DAVID
KIRBY has been a contributor
to The New York Times for seven years,
where he writes science and health articles,
and has been a journalist for over fifteen
years. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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| "Read
this book! Could thimerosal, a mercury-containing
preservative used in pediatric vaccines,
be the cause of the world-wide epidemic
of autism? David Kirby's superb,
even-handed account of the investigation
into this ongoing, high-stakes controversy
is fascinating and compelling. The
poignant personal accounts of the
families of autistic children are
heart-wrenching. A thoroughly researched,
well written, and important book."
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- Bernard Rimland,
director of the Autism Research
Institute
and founder of the Autism Society
of America
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 David
Kirby has been a professional journalist
for over 15 years, and has written extensively
for The New York Times for the past seven
years. Kirby was a contracted writer with
the weekly City Section at The Times, where
he covered public health, local politics,
art and culture, film and theater, architecture,
zoning and land use, among many other subjects.
Currently, Kirby is a contributor to The
Magazine, Arts & Leisure, Personal Health,
Men’s Health, Science Times, Escapes,
Travel, Weekend and other sections of the
paper. Kirby has also written for a number
of national magazines, including Glamour,
Redbook, Marie Claire, Mademoiselle, Self,
Art News, and others. In addition, Kirby
was a foreign correspondent in Mexico and
Central America from 1986-1990, where he
covered the wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua,
and covered politics, corruption and natural
disasters in Mexico. From Latin America,
he reported for UPI, the San Francisco Examiner,
Newsday, The Arizona Republic, Houston Chronicle
and the NBC Radio Network.
Kirby has also
worked in politics, medical research and
public relations. He worked for New York
City Council President Carol Bellamy as
a special assistant for healthcare, cultural
affairs and civil rights, followed by
employment as chief scheduler to Manhattan
Borough President David N. Dinkins. He
also was a senior staff adviser to Dinkins’
successful 1989 run for Mayor of New York
City. From 1990-1993, Kirby was Director
of Public Information at the American
Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR),
where he acted as press spokesman for
Chairwoman Elizabeth Taylor, and witnessed
first-hand the inner workings of Congress,
the White House and powerful Federal agencies
like the FDA, CDC and NIH. Kirby also
ran his own public relations agency in
New York for four years, from 1993 through
1996, with clients that included the National
Cancer Institute, AmFAR, ABC, BBC, Absolut
Vodka, Dean Witter Discover & Co.,
and others.
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