The Trench Reynolds Report

  • Do antidepressants cause Autism when taken by pregnant women?

    Antidepressant use in pregnancy may raise autism risk: Did you hear that? That was the sound of the anti-vaccination and anti-anti-depressant crowd having a collective orgasm. The anti-vaxxers have a history of using the boogeyman of Autism but this will be the new rallying cry for those who spread fear about anti-depressants. But I digress.…

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  • Retracted autism study an ‘elaborate fraud,’ British journal finds

    Link An investigation published by the British medical journal BMJ concludes the study’s author, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, misrepresented or altered the medical histories of all 12 of the patients whose cases formed the basis of the 1998 study — and that there was “no doubt” Wakefield was responsible. Can we finally move on and get…

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  • One third of parents are Luddites

    AP Poll: Third of parents oppose swine flu vaccine: Let’s go over this again. There is no scientific proof that vaccines cause autism. The odds of something happening to your kids from a vaccine are the same as winning the lottery. Personally I’d rather not have my kids die from swine flu but that’s just…

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  • Vaccines didn’t cause autism, court rules

    Link A special court ruled Thursday that evidence presented in three cases by parents of children with autism did not prove a link between autism and certain early childhood vaccines. Will you Luddites and conspiracy nuts get your kids vaccinated now?

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  • Amanda Peet speaks out for vaccination with backup

    Defending Vaccines: Actress Dispels Link To Autism: My newfound respect for Amanda Peet keeps increasing. Instead of spreading fear and junk science about vaccinations like Jenny McCarthy, Amanda Peet us speaking out in favor of vaccinating children and actually has a prominent doctor backing her up. After her baby was born in early 2007, she…

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  • Jenny McCarthy Slams Amanda Peet Over Vaccines

    Link LOS ANGELES — Actress and new mom Amanda Peet referred to parents who choose not to vaccinate their children as “parasites” in a recent interview. But despite her public apology aimed at parents of autistic children who believe that vaccines may have caused the illness, Jenny McCarthy hasn’t forgiven or forgotten. “She (Peet) has…

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  • Study: Number of ‘Misleading’ Anti-Vaccination Videos on YouTube Growing

    Link This is why childhood diseases that we thought were wiped out are making a comeback. Some tin foil hatters who buy into the unproven alleged link to autism and various other crackpot theories post this crap on the web and then get other stupid people to buy into it.

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