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Jenny McCarthy vividly remembers the harrowing realization three years ago that her son Evan, now 5, had autism. "It started with hand flapping," McCarthy, 34, told Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday's show. There were other telltale indications in her child's behavior, but as McCarthy said, "You only look for the good signs." Then came the day when Evan suffered a seizure, which doctors – once she got him to the hospital – blamed on a fever. Three weeks later, however, Evan got "a stoned look on his face" while McCarthy and the boy were visiting her parents. This was another seizure,...

Abuse of Authority... By Geoff Metcalf, CalNews.com September 16, 2005 "...the conduct of public affairs for private advantage." --Ambrose Bierce In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, as with previous disasters, inevitably we hear horrific stories of those who attempt to exploit the suffering of others for personal gain. Nature may require parasites and vermin to clean up the decay and corruption of biology. However, the parasites and vermin who prey on the suffering of victims is beyond contempt. Although the current news cycle may be focused on the havoc wrought by a hurricane, there is another form of parasite and...

For Immediate Release: Contact: Jaillene Hunter, (202) 225-3671; (202)-577-5285 February 17, 2005 Jaillene.Hunter@mail.house.gov Weldon/Maloney Introduce Legislation Banning Mercury From Vaccines Legislation Eliminates This Exposure For Children and Pregnant Women (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Reps. Dave Weldon, M.D. (R-FL) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) reintroduced H.R. 881 today eliminating mercury from vaccines. Given increasing concerns about mercury exposures and the body's ability to eliminate mercury, this bill will virtually eliminate the mercury exposure from vaccines. In 1999 the Public Health Service and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended removal of thimerosal from child vaccines. Five years later, thimerosal (50% mercury) remains in...