Thursday, June 16, 2005

Thimerosal and Autism

As part of what is billed as a joint investigation with Rolling Stone, Salon is running a damning piece by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on the link between thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used in vaccines, and autism and other disorders -- and on alleged efforts by government and industry to suppress the information.

Update 6/23/05: Of course, it's not just industry apologists with their heads in the sand who see the thimerosal controversy differently. Worth reading: this post from HealthLawProf Blog.

posted by pn at 11:18 AM  

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