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Cochrane Reports: Vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella in children (Review)

Published on 2012-02-22 00:15:10

The Cochrane collaboration has put out an updated report on the MMR vaccine. Online discussions (for example, here) are (a) focused on the abstract only so far and (b) centered on two lines from the abstract: Exposure to the MMR vaccine was unlikely to be associated with autism, asthma, leukaemia, hay fever, type 1 diabetes, [...]

Judge Rotenberg Center: Teen tied and shocked for hours; mom calls it “torture”

Published on 2012-02-20 10:37:24

From a tip by Massachusetts Students United Against The Judge Rotenberg Center (A Facebook group) comes this story at Fox News in Boston: Teen tied and shocked for hours; mom calls it “torture” (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – Video of a disabled teen tied down and given painful electric shocks for seven hours should be [...]

President Obama Tells The Arc, Disability Community “I’ve Got Your Back”

Published on 2012-02-20 08:22:13

Barack Obama, President of the United States, made a surprise visit to a White House Community Leaders Briefing for The Arc. Here is the press release on the event from The Arc: Washington, DC – Today, 150 leaders of The Arc from across the country met with a variety of senior White House officials at [...]