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| 1. | Amazon.com |
| Avoiding hyperbole while writing about a possible medical catastrophe is no
easy task, but David Kirby has created a fine balance of investigative and
personal detail in Evidence of Harm. Combining stories from the
parents... read full editorial |
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| 2. | From Publishers Weekly |
| Starred Review. The first serious journalistic account of a highly
controversial topic, Kirby's book addresses the front-page question: has a
mercury-containing preservative called thimerosal, commonly used in
children's... read full editorial |
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| 3. | From Booklist |
| Science Times journalist Kirby addresses the burgeoning number of
U.S. children diagnosed with autism, ADHD, and speech delays with as much
detachment as possible, given what appears to be overwhelming, though
anecdotal,... read full editorial |
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| 4. | Review |
| "Read this book! Could thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative
used in pediatric vaccines, be the cause of the world-wide epidemic of
autism? David Kirby's superb, even-handed account of the investigation
into this... read full editorial |
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| 5. | Book Description |
| In the 1990s reported autism cases among American children began
spiking, from about 1 in 10,000 in 1987 to a shocking 1 in 166 today.
This trend coincided with the addition of several new shots to the
nation's already... read full editorial |
