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In the interests of clarity; The link posted by Colin is to the "What Doctors Don't Tell You" (WDDTY) site. WDDTY will try to sell you things. The article is copied below. The fact that a disproportionate number of autistic children suffer chronic bowel problems is not news. The fact that Andrew Wakefield is a doctor and therefore suffers from terminal professional arrogance disorder is not news either. The sad fact is that by dragging vaccines into the debate Wakefield has ensured that no-one will now research the causes of autistic kids suffering chronic bowel problems. There might well be a connection between the measles component of the MMR vaccine and bowel damage but we'll probably never know as no reasercher in their right mind attempt to research it now. There is no real connection between the General Medical Council's judgement that Wakefield "showed a callous disregard" for the suffering of children and "abused his position of trust" and the publication of this research paper. It's a non-story. Read the British press for the Wakefield/GMC story. I think that he is an arrogant swine who deserves to be struck off the medical register. Make up your own mind. (And don't buy anything from WDDTY!) http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/damn ing-verdict-on-doctor-who-linked-mmr-with-autism-1882547.html MMR doctor proved right in week he was condemned as 'dishonest' 10 February 2010 In the week that the doctor at the centre of the controversy over the MMR vaccine and autism was called "dishonest, irresponsible and callous" by a medical disciplinary board, a new study has been published that suggests he could be right all along. Researchers in New York have discovered that children with autism spectrum disorder also had inflammation in the ileum, part of the small intestine - the exact same discovery made by Dr Andrew Wakefield, who may now lose his medical license following a 30-month hearing at the General Medical Council. Wakefield noted that the children he saw also had been given the triple MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, and he speculated that it might be the cause. After the publication of his paper in The Lancet in 1998, vaccination rates dropped dramatically as parents in the UK refused to have their children vaccinated. The new study, from the New York University School of Medicine, discovered that 143 children with autism spectrum disorder also suffered from chronic gastrointestinal symptoms, and inflammation in the small intestine. As the vaccine is compulsory in the US, where the children live, it is reasonable to assume that most, if not all, were vaccinated - although the researchers do not suggest that it was the cause of the inflammation they detected. (Source: Autism Insights, 2010; 2: 1-11). The article in "Autism Insights" is; Clinical Presentation and Histologic Findings at Ileocolonoscopy in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Chronic Gastrointestinal Symptoms Arthur Krigsman1, Marvin Boris2, Alan Goldblatt3 and Carol Stott4 1Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine Director of Gastroenterology Services, Thoughtful House Center for Children, 3001 Bee Caves Rd, Austin, Texas, 78746, USA. 2Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, 550 1st Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA. 3Adjunct Professor Touro College, 27-33 West 23rd St, New York, NY 10010, USA. 4Thoughtful House Center for Children, 3001 Bee Caves Rd, Austin, Texas, 78746, USA. Email: [log in to unmask] The full paper is available at; http://www.la-press.com/autism-insights-journal-j155 From: Colin REvell [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 11 February 2010 12:52 To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] Subject: MMR doctor proved right in week he was condemned as 'dishonest' http://www.wddty.com/mmr-doctor-proved-right-in-week-he-was-condemned-as-dis honest.html Colin Revell _____ Do you want a Hotmail account? Sign-up <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/> now - Free ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.