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News and Updates
january 26, 2012 Changes in DSM-5 Autism Definition Could Negatively Impact Millions
Autism organizations concerned that autism diagnostic changes will jeopardize services, impair tracking, and disrupt research around the globe.
Click here to read full release. Click here to read concerns and questions. Compare the old and new ASD criteria.
December 16, 2011 SafeMinds Launches Mercury-Free Pregnancy Campaign and Cautions that CDC and Others are Failing to Proted Infants
In a letter dated December 5, 2011, the CDC and 11 national organizations encouraged health professionals to advise their pregnant patients to get vaccinated against influenza during any trimester. However, they neglected, once again, to recommend readily available mercury-free vaccines or even to alert doctors that the majority of influenza vaccines still contain mercury. Read full release.
November 30, 2011 Report on 2011 Neurotoxicology Conference
From SafeMinds Board Chair Sallie Bernard
The annual Neurotoxicology Conference took place in Research Triangle, NC on October 30-November 2. The conference title was “Environmentally Triggered Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Focus on Endocrine Disruption and Sex Differences in Autism, ADHD, and Schizophrenia.” Read more.
OCTOBER 21, 2011 SafeMinds Applauds Proposed Global Treaty Ban on Mercury in Vaccines
No amount of mercury is insignificant when directly injected into the body of an infant, young child or pregnant woman. Read full release.
August 25, 2011 New IOM Report on Vaccine Adverse Effects Shows Alarming Lack of Good Science. SafeMinds notes: Parents should still be concerned.
The Institute of Medicine's Panel on Adverse Effects of Vaccines issued a report today on the evidence and causality of vaccine harms. Despite a glowing press release, the report does little to allay public concerns over adverse effects of vaccines and suggests that we urgently need more science on vaccine adverse effects. Read full release.
August 9, 2011 Familial Susceptibility to Mercury Is a Risk Factor for Autism. New research shows six-fold risk of ASD in grandchildren of acrodynia survivors
SafeMinds calls on the pharmaceutical industry to remove mercury from all products, including vaccines. Read full release.