Jon Poling, says Shoffner, has been "muddying the waters" with some of his comments. "There is no precedent for that type of thinking and no data for that type of thinking," Shoffner says.

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1. 1. Tucker M 05:27 PM 4/22/08

   By asking for an explanation of "why some vaccinated children develop autism but the vast majority don't," you irresponsibly imply that at least some cases of autism are caused by vaccines, but then discuss no evidence that this might be so. Any mitochondrial-disorder "explanation" would also have to grapple with the extensive studies showing no increase in the rate of autism among vaccinated children. By failing to mention such studies, you are not offering illumination about the topic; you're pouring gasoline on a fire that is already out of control.

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2. 2. frgough 01:16 PM 4/23/08

   What I would like to know is why a vaccine manufacturer had to pay out huge sums of money for something no one could ever have possibly known would have happened.
   
   Never mind. Americans have been programmed to think all corporations, esp. pharmaceuticals are Satan incarnate.

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3. 3. piero.gamberini 04:13 PM 4/23/08

   Such a finding seems to suggest some kind of link between autoimmune processes, mitocondrial disorders and mental illnesses (hypothesis PITAND - Paediatric Infection-Triggered AutoimmuneNeuropsychiatric Disorders - brought forward by Allen in in the nineties).

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4. 4. CRodgers 02:41 AM 4/24/08

   The question is, what is causing mitochondria to mutate? One study says ultrasound can cause "irreversible" damage to mitochondria (STEPHENS, R.H., TORBIT, C.A., GROTH, D.G., TAENZER, J.C., &
   EDMONDS, P.D. (1978) Mitochondrial changes resulting from
   ultrasound irradiation. In: White, D. & Lyons, E.A. ed.
   Ultrasound in medicine, New York, Plenum Press, Vol. 4, pp.
   591-594), There is also evidence that prenatal ultrasound is associated with autism (see my article, "Questions about Prenatal Ultrasound and the Alarming Increase in Autism" www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/ultrasoundrodgers.asp). Although it is widely ignored, there is sound scientific evidence that prenatal ultrasound is neither non-invasive nor risk-free.

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5. 5. jonpoling 07:17 PM 4/26/08

   Dear Nikhil Swaminathan,
   "Attempts to contact Jon Poling about DiMauro's concern went unanswered."
   Overall good article, but you mistate the above. I'm not aware of you ever trying to contact me.
   Regards,
   Jon Poling MD PhD

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6. 6. nikhil swaminathan 09:26 PM 4/28/08

   Thanks for writing in Dr. Poling.
   
   In fact, two calls were placed to your office answering service on April 17 and 18. And a follow-up email was sent to an address I found for you at the Medical College of Georgia on April 18.
   
   That being said, if there's anything in the article that you'd care to refute, I am very happy to talk about the piece with you. As noted in the piece, your side of the story is missing. I'd be happy to follow-up this story.
   
   Thanks so much,
   
   nikhil

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7. 7. any in reply to frgough 10:53 AM 6/19/09

   The companies don't pay anything out - they get to use a "no fault" system that consumers cannot. Truth is as the shot schedule was dramatically increased beginning in 1992 no one calculated exactly how much ethyl mercury was contained in the 1% labeling. It was extraordinary levels. My son - in tracing the vaccine lots back got 375mcg's of ethyl mercury - in his first 18 months of life - an extraordinary - and I might add EPA wise - an illegal amount. Nobody not even the most powerful pharmaceuticals in the world will be able to sweep this under the rug. To cover their tracks, so there would not be a complete drop off in autism as it was removed from routine childhood vaccines - it was still included in most flu shots - which then become "recommended" down to the age of 6 months. Do not allow this stuff to go into your body or that of your children. No one is given the packaging on vaccines and y0u'd need a microscope to read the warning labels if you were. It's not listed under ingredients - but somewhere else. THis coupled with a predisposition to not shed metals - and the ongoing contamination of our food supply through bioaccumulation is what is causing Brain Damage (which is what autism is) in so many of our children. It is our governments job - not industries to do conclusive studies and stop this tragedy. kc

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8. 8. jshlackm 07:07 AM 10/17/09

   How do they assume that the supposed genetic defects/mitochondrial weakness existed before the series of vaccinations were given? If applying the scientific method they would also have to consider that vaccines may be triggering that genetic damage somehow. If children are completely healthy before the shots and then develop autism after the shots it's not logical to assume that there was a pre-existing problem.

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9. 9. mikemikef 06:56 PM 11/25/09

   Check out the book "Son Rise", you could try: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0915811618/recoverybydiscovA/ or google it.

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10. 10. mikemikef 07:00 PM 11/25/09

    Low energy made me think of the coldness you can feel from fear. The book Son Rise makes me think of failure to fully incarnate. A needle shot could be more fearful to some souls. Would recommend warmth and comfort at the time of the shots. Most mental conditions can be traced back to some trauma.

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