2. Autism Articles

Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. Lancet, 2/28/1998.

Each group will examine articles A-G. Look at the full text if it is available.

A. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Autism Lancet, 3/28/98

B. Measles Vaccines: A Review of Adverse Events Drug Safety, Dec. 98

C. Vaccine Jitters Time, 9/13/99

D. Time Trends in Autism JAMA 3/7/2001 additional abstract snippet

E. New Hints into Biological Basis of Autism Science, 10/5/2001

F. Measles Virus 1998-2002: Progress and Controversy, Annual Review of Microbiology, 2003

G. Brief Points Scientific American, May 2004

* Articles - only review the article that is the same as your group number

1. House Panel Ask for Study of Vaccine, New York Times, 4/7/2000

2. Study Finds Vaccine Preservative is Not Linked to Risks of Autism, New York Times, 01/08/2008

3. Proximity to point sources of environmental mercury release as a predictor of autism prevalence Health & Place, March 2009

3. Crazy Talk, Newsweek, 6/8/2009

4. Persistent behavioral impairments and alterations of brain dopamine system after early postnatal administration of thimerosal in rats. Behavioural Brain Research. September 2011.

5. Lack of association between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism] 2011

BONUS: A two-phase study evaluating the relationship between Thimerosal-containing vaccine administration and the risk for an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in the United States. Translational Neurodegeneration. 2013

BONUS: Retraction--Illeal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis and pervasive developmental disorder in children. The Lancet, Feb. 2010