WDDTY: New study puts MMR back in the spotlight.

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AUTISM: New study puts the MMR vaccine right back in the spotlight (WDDTY News) Just when doctors had hoped the MMR-autism debate had finally been put to rest, researchers have discovered that autism is far more prevalent in

British children than had been previously thought. They reckon that autism occurs in more than 1 per cent of all school-age children, which means it is 25 times more common than previous estimates had supposed. Some critics argue that the researchers have taken a wider definition of autism this time, which embraces problems of social interaction as well as the more traditional one of learning difficulties. But when

researchers re-analysed their findings and used the narrower definition, they still found that autism was five times more prevalent than it was before. Researchers don't know if more children are being born with autism, which leaves open the possibility that it is something they are acquiring as they grow. If this is the case, the focus goes right back onto the MMR vaccine as a possible cause. Concerned parents will have already noted the General Medical Council’s sudden reticence to proceed with a hearing against Dr Andrew Wakefield, who came up with scientific evidence for a possible link. This, together with the new research findings, will hardly fill them with enthusiasm to rush to the surgery for their child's next shot. (Source; The Lancet, 2006; 368: 210-15). "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo.

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