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Apparently the item on the website is from Austism Insights, though it's not clear if they chose the title. The titling of this item, "MMR doctor proved right in week he was condemned as 'dishonest'," is quite interesting. If you read the article you will notice that it claims the new study 'proves' (n.b.: I tend share the neurodiversity position on the nature of autism, hence the '') the link between autism and the gastro-intestinal intestinal issues. It does not, however, prove that those gastro issues are related to the MMR vaccine, notably because the data is American and in that country the vaccine is mandatory. And so, if the study 'proves' anything at all, it proves Wakefield only 'half' right. The suspicion of the MMR vaccine (or any vaccine) is a fascinating twist on the story too, part of a longstanding medical history trope dating back to early modern suspicions of body snatching. You'll note that it seldom comes up in this debate that NOT getting the vaccine could 'disable' a child, as these illnesses can lead to deafness and other 'disabilities'. So the story is not entirely about parents' and popular fears of disability, though that is obviously a critical dimension. It's a layered phenomenon for sure. Jason. -- Jason Ellis Ph.D. candidate, Department of History, York University [log in to unmask] Quoting Larry Arnold <[log in to unmask]>: > Colin you really are a plonker if you believe this is genuine. > > Wakefields supporters will stop at nothing to pervert the science in order > to keep from admitting the truth. > > Larry > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List [mailto:DISABILITY- > > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin REvell > > Sent: 11 February 2010 12:52 > > To: [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- > > dishonest.html > > > > Colin Revell > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ > > ________________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 disability-research- > > [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. > > ________________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. > ________________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.