tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post1072730426267470675..comments2023-07-15T04:39:59.759-07:00Comments on Genomics, Medicine, and Pseudoscience: Vaccine court ruling: thimerosal does not cause autismSteven Salzberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-52193988335508897932015-02-01T06:51:14.950-08:002015-02-01T06:51:14.950-08:00Everyone knows mercury is a dietary requirement fo...Everyone knows mercury is a dietary requirement for babies. I'm not on YouTube, so you can trust me when i say that babies should get all of their TCV's and eat at least two swordfish steaks per week. I always do. Of course, this could just be the mercury talking...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732520330090091530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-7091779349649187052010-07-06T11:50:55.279-07:002010-07-06T11:50:55.279-07:00First, if you don't know who Moulden is how do...First, if you don't know who Moulden is how do you know he doesn't have any evidence to back him up?<br />Second, would you support any court ruling or only the ones you agree with?<br />Third, if the Danish study only looked at the link between thimerosal and autism and found that when thimerosal was removed the rate of autism increased, do you believe that thimerosal actually had been helping prevent autism? Or do you think there was something else causing the increase in autism therefor showing that the study does not consider enough factors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-19444452744846583512010-04-06T05:30:50.553-07:002010-04-06T05:30:50.553-07:00Anon: YouTube is entertaining, but it's a terr...Anon: YouTube is entertaining, but it's a terrible source for science. It contains all kinds of wacky videos with nonsensical claims about science. (It also has some good videos - including mine - but don't take my word for it.) The only real source for information about the causes of autism is the scientific literature, and there are numerous articles to be found there. Unfortunately, most of them are quite difficult to read without sufficient technical background. <br /><br />Moulden (whoever he is) can say what he likes on YouTube, but he doesn't have any evidence to back him up. He is completely confused - and wrong.Steven Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-73690607569630680952010-04-06T04:55:05.035-07:002010-04-06T04:55:05.035-07:00The court ruling means nothing. It's like the ...The court ruling means nothing. It's like the fat lady who eats cake, ice cream, and chocolates. She gives up chocolates and says it is obvious since she didn't lose any weight that eating chocolate does not cause obesity. <br /><br />Andrew Moulden MD is on youtube. He says that all vaccines cause ministrokes and has a great deal of research to back up his claim. Ministrokes in the brain are what he says cause autism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-53012332868637958812010-03-19T08:16:56.911-07:002010-03-19T08:16:56.911-07:00Alkon and Anon are incorrect. Greenland did indeed...Alkon and Anon are incorrect. Greenland did indeed appear on behalf of the plaintiffs, who were arguing that thimerosal causes autism. He is now trying to argue that he didn't support the link, but his argument rings hollow - it seems he is trying to rationalize after the fact, now that he realizes that he testified on the wrong side of the science. <br /><br />My blog post is accurate and I stand behind it.Steven Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-40925843716729494322010-03-19T06:24:38.515-07:002010-03-19T06:24:38.515-07:00As Alkon notes, and contrary to Salzberg;s claim, ...As Alkon notes, and contrary to Salzberg;s claim, Greenland did not "appear in support" of the link. Readers of this mirror should see the comments posted on the blog at Forbes,<br />http://blogs.forbes.com/sciencebiz/2010/03/vaccine-court-ruling-thimerosal-does-not-cause-autism/<br />Those reveal rather sharply that Salzberg is an inaccurate reporter, and how scientists like Salzberg contribute to the loss of public trust in science that plague our society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-34620735327327749792010-03-18T23:22:50.973-07:002010-03-18T23:22:50.973-07:00UCLA professor Sander Greenland, appearing in supp...<i>UCLA professor Sander Greenland, appearing in support of the thimerosal-autism link, </i><br /><br />He did not.Amy Alkonhttp://www.advicegoddess.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-42940555577065211382010-03-15T15:57:43.052-07:002010-03-15T15:57:43.052-07:00Well, we can hope, but law decisions don't rea...Well, we can hope, but law decisions don't really stop crazies. Creationists haven't stopped trying to worm their way into the classroom even though they lost the case in Dover, so I'm not sure why the anti-vax people will be any different.Jonathan Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921990886076027719noreply@blogger.com