Hello everybody,
Great Information.
I think it is worthwhile as well using the TRIP
database (http://www.tripdatabase.com/)searching for
MMR and autism. Two recent evidence-based citations
will be retrieved with the same conclusion expressed
earlier.
Best wishes,
Lubna
padmanabhan badrinath <[log in to unmask]>
wrote: > Dear Ted,
>
> Greetings from Al-Ain the oasis city. Regarding the
> above posting you might
> find the following of some relevance. I searched the
> literature with
> SUMSEARCH my favourite search engine @
> (http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/searchform45.htm) and
> using the related
> article function ended up with this list.
>
> DeStefano F, Chen RT. Autism and
> measles-mumps-rubella vaccination:
> controversy laid to rest? CNS Drugs
> 2001;15(11):831-7
> “Currently, the weight of the available
> epidemiological and related evidence
> does not support a causal association between MMR
> vaccine, or any other
> vaccine or vaccine constituent, and autism”. This
> was the conclusion of the
> latest review from the National Center on Birth
> Defects and Developmental
> Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
>
>
> Halsey NA, Hyman SL; Conference Writing Panel.
> Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine
> and autistic spectrum disorder: report from the New
> Challenges in Childhood
> Immunizations Conference convened in Oak Brook,
> Illinois, June 12-13, 2000.
> Pediatrics 2001 May;107(5):E84
> The above consensus conference concluded “available
> evidence does not
> support the hypothesis that MMR vaccine causes
> autism or associated
> disorders or IBD. Separate administration of
> measles, mumps, and rubella
> vaccines to children provides no benefit over
> administration of the
> combination MMR vaccine and would result in delayed
> or missed immunizations.
> Pediatricians need to work with families to ensure
> that children are
> protected early in the second year of life from
> these preventable diseases.
> Continued scientific efforts need to be directed to
> the identification of
> the causes of ASD”.
>
> Some more references:
>
> Taylor B, Miller E, Farrington CP et al. Autism and
> measles, mumps, and
> rubella vaccine: no epidemiological evidence for a
> causal association.
> Lancet. 1999 Jun 12;353(9169):2026-9.
>
> Farrington CP, Miller E, Taylor B. MMR and autism:
> further evidence against
> a causal association. Vaccine. 2001 Jun
> 14;19(27):3632-5.
>
> Strauss B, Bigham M. Does measles-mumps-rubella
> (MMR) vaccination cause
> inflammatory bowel disease and autism? Can Commun
> Dis Rep. 2001 Apr
> 15;27(8):65-72.
>
> Yazbak FE. Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
> and autism. MMR cannot
> be exonerated without explaining increased incidence
> of autism.
> BMJ. 2001 Jul 21;323(7305):163-4.
>
> One of the unfortunate outcomes of this controversy
> is that it has affected
> the career of a colleague. I was in the UK last week
> and read in the
> newspaper that a colleague who first reported this
> association had to quit
> his London hospital job. I think this is
> unfortunate, as we need clinical
> scientists from both sides of the spectrum on any
> issue.
> (this is my own ramblings and is not evidence based)
>
> Season's greetings and very best wishes,
>
> Badrinath
>
> Dr.P.Badrinath M.D.,M.Phil.,(Epid)
> PhD(Cantab)DFPHM(UK).,MPH(Distinc)
> Clinical Assistant Professor & Hon Consultant in
> Preventive Medicine,
> Department of Community Medicine,
> UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain,
> United Arab Emirates.
> Tel: 00 971 3 7039 652
> Fax: 00 971 3 7672022.
> http://myprofile.cos.com/badrishanthi
>
> "For an excellent review of the current medical
> literature, go to Journals
> Scan www.uaeu.ac.ae/jscan/" - BMJ 3rd June 2000,
> Netlines
>
>
>
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