Health Buzz: Autism Rates Reach New High

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With the CDC recognizing that Autism rates have gone up by 23% in just two years (1 in 54 boys being diagnosed)and saying that Autism is reaching epidemic proportions...
What is the CDC's remedy? How do they plan to LOWER the numbers of those diagnosed?
As a CBS News article noted: They're going to change the definition. Instead of finding the cause, and treating it...they're simply covering up the real numbers by removing a significant portion of those diagnosed NOW under current criteria in order to FALSELY lower the numbers based on a NEW definition of Autism.
That should be a criminal offense. Shame on those who think otherwise.
Seriously, what is the cause for this "sudden" jump in Autism? If the autism rate has doubled in six years and is becoming an epidemic...what's causing it? Environmental factors? Viruses? Bacteria?
What happened starting around 6 years ago that would cause a sudden spike in the ensuing years?
Wasn't there a change in vaccines given to babies around that time?
Kathy Wakefield, immunisation lead at NHS Rotherham, said “Some years ago, there were many stories in the media linking MMR with autism. These caused some parents to delay their child’s MMR immunisation or not to have it at all resulting in outbreaks of measles. However, independent experts from around the world have found no credible scientific evidence for such a link and in fact now have a large amount of evidence showing that there is no link.”
In contrast to Ms. Wakefield’s statement, the Center for the Biology of Chronic Disease (CBCD) would like to show how Microcompetition could be the missing link.In other words, Microcompetition could be the biological mechanism linking the MMR II vaccine to Autism.
The vaccine package insert for the MMR II vaccine written by Merck & Co., Inc. and that can be downloaded from the FDA website, shows that Fetal cell line Wistar RA 27/3, Fetal cell line WI-38, and genetically engineered human albumin are all used in the vaccine.( http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM123789.pdf )
The CBCD believes that the current purification processes cannot completely filter all foreign DNA plasmids used in the process of manufacturing the MMR II vaccine. Therefore, some foreign DNA fragments end up being injected into infants.
In support of this belief, Dr. Helen Ratajczak, Ph.D. who published two papers on the subject in the Journal of Immunotoxicology, says “The MMR II vaccine is contaminated with human DNA from the cell line in which the rubella virus is grown. This human DNA could be the cause of the spikes in incidence. An additional increased spike in incidence of autism occurred in 1995 when the chicken pox vaccine was grown in human fetal tissue.” (Merck and Co., Inc., 2001; Breuer, 2003).

Will of OK 7:20AM April 01, 2012

If one in 88 children was in different stages of vision loss starting at age two, I know there would be more people assisting these individuals and families. Autism is a real disorder, it comes in many shapes and sizes, but it impacts millions of people and their families in ways no one can imagine unless you are living it. I have two girls on the spectrum and it is a reality. I don't know what will happen day to day, year to year, and certainly when they are adults. I hope this is a call to action for people to educate, support, and accept people with autism. More needs to be done. www.puzzlepieceprincess.com

Kelly of FL 1:50PM March 29, 2012