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Maternal illness and autism
The Pediatric Insider © 2012 Roy Benaroch, MD This week’s autism headline: Flu, fever during pregnancy linked to autism risk. Researchers in Denmark reviewed health information from a group of about...
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Mercury in vaccines: Changing perspectives, changing minds
The Pediatric Insider © 2013 Roy Benaroch, MD News from the vaccine world: The AAP has announced that it supports the WHO’s position that the mercury-containing preservative, thimerosal, is safe, and...
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More reassurance for parents on vaccines and autism
The Pediatric Insider © 2013 Roy Benaroch, MD First, it was the MMR-autism link—that turned out to be a complete fabrication, a fraud invented by a single “researcher” who made up his data. He was...
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Ultrasounds and autism: Another media scare!
The Pediatric Insider © 2013 Roy Benaroch, MD Emily wrote in about an article about prenatal ultrasounds and autism: “I saw this on The Daily Beast (Newsweek) today. Is the media trying to freak us...
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Jenny McCarthy continues tireless crusade to kill us
The Pediatric Insider © 2013 Roy Benaroch, MD Jenny McCarthy—yes, that Jenny McCarthy, Playmate of some years ago, World Wrestling Federation eye candy, MTV star, new host of The View, and vaccine...
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Vaccine messages can backfire
The Pediatric Insider © 2014 Roy Benaroch, MD Vaccine coverage rates, overall, remain very strong in the USA. Well over 90% of kids are well-vaccinated, and the rates of vaccine-preventable diseases...
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MMR litigants’ new target: their own lawyers
The Pediatric Insider © 2014 Roy Benaroch, MD This would be funnier if it weren’t so sad. Back in 1998, British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield published The Study That Started It All: 12 children...
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The latest in autism research
The Pediatric Insider © 2015 Roy Benaroch, MD Science: it may not always be the fastest, coolest, or sleekest way to get from one place to another. And it certainly is prone to dead ends and tangents....
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