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David Kirby is an investigative journalist based in Brooklyn, New York, a regular contributor to the New York Times since 1998, and author of the 2005 book Evidence of Harm - Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy. Investigative journalism is a branch of journalism that usually concentrates on a very specific topic, and typically requires a lot of work to yield results. ...
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Career
Kirby has written for many national magazines, including Glamour, Redbook, Self, and Mademoiselle. From 1986 to 1990, Kirby was a foreign correspondent for UPI, and Newsday (among others) in Latin America, covering wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, and covered politics, corruption and natural disasters in Mexico. Glamour Magazine is a monthly womens magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. ...
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Newsday is a daily tabloid newspaper which primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the greater New York City metropolitan area. ...
Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...
From 1990 to 1993, Kirby was director of public information at the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR), worked for New York City Council President Carol Bellamy, and was a senior staff adviser to David Dinkins' successful 1989 run for mayor of New York City. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
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David Dinkins David Dinkins David Norman Dinkins (born July 10, 1927) was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, the first (and to date only) African American to hold that office. ...
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In 1998, Kirby wrote a cover story for the [Advocate], [Does coming out matter?: a new Harris poll suggests that knowing people who are gay makes little difference in whether one supports gay rights], from 1998 to 2001, he wrote many articles for the [Advocate], including one on the courage of young gay and lesbian scouts and service members [Lessons in Courage].
From 2000 to 2004, Kirby contributed several articles on travel to the [New York Times] [including "Rainbow Beach Towels on Mexican Sand"], an article on the gay tourism industry in Puerto Vallarta. He has also written on topics other than travel and leisure, including [When the Car Beside You Is an XXX Theater] on a new phenomenon, known as "dirty driving", the playing pornography on DVD screens inside vehicles while they drive through traffic. The article expressed concern for what [children] have been exposed to by these "dirty drivers".
Since May, 2005, Kirby has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
The Huffington Post (often shortened to HuffPost or HuffPo) is a left-leaning political group weblog founded by Arianna Huffington. ...
Evidence of Harm Evidence of Harm explores the controversies surrounding thimerosal containing vaccines (TCVs), and whether TCVs have contributed to the epidemics of autism, ADHD, speech delay and other childhood disorders in the United States. The structure of Thimerosal Thimerosal (sometimes spelled as thimerosol and thiomersal[1]) is an organometallic compound used commonly since the 1930s as a disinfectant (trade name: Merthiolate) and as a preservative in some vaccines, cosmetics, tattoo inks, eye drops, and contact lens solutions, as a result of the deaths of...
Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. ...
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In November 2002, Kirby learned of 'the thimerosal theory' while investigating autism treatments for an article he was writing. At first, he thought the theory was a little far-fetched, but a week later he had second thoughts when the United States House of Representatives passed the Homeland Security Act, which included a rider immunizing Eli Lilly from liability for any damage caused by TCVs. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002, introduced in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, created the Department of Homeland Security in the largest government reorganization in 50 years, since the Department of Defense was created. ...
One of the worlds largest corporations, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is a global pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Indianapolis,Indiana, USA. A Fortune 500 corporation, the company had revenues of $12. ...
"Many of the public health officials who discount the thimerosal theory were unwilling to be interviewed for this book (or prohibited from speaking by superiors)," Kirby later wrote. "Readers are invited to reach their own conclusions on the evidence." Nevertheless, Kirby also acknowledges "(E)ach side accuses the other of being irrational, overzealous, blind to evidence they find inconvenient, and subject to professional, financial, or emotional conflicts of interest that cloud their judgment." Ultimately, Kirby finds the evidence leveled against thimerosal inconclusive but suggestive, and calls urgently for further research.
British Medical Journal review In a May 2005 book review published in the British Medical Journal, Kirby was apparently portrayed as biased and as siding with delusional conspiracy theorists by Michael Fitzpatrick, MD: "In his determination to provide an account that is sympathetic to the parents, Kirby enters into the grip of the same delusion and ends up in the same angry and paranoid universe into which campaigners have descended, alleging phone taps and other forms of surveillance as they struggle against sinister conspiracies between health authorities and drug companies." 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) is a medical journal published weekly in the United Kingdom by the British Medical Association (BMA). ...
A conspiracy theory is a theory that defies common historical or current understanding of events, under the claim that those events are the result of manipulations by two or more individuals or various secretive powers or conspiracies. ...
On 23 May 2005, Kirby defended himself on the British Medical Journal's online Rapid Response board. A 14 May 2005 post to the same thread (regarding Fitzpatrick's book review) was sent by someone claiming to be Kirby; Kirby says that the he was not responsible for this post.
On the British Medical Journal Rapid Response board, others offer their comments for and against the evidence in "Evidence of Harm", including two autistic people in the latter group.
Strange bedfellows A strange twist of fate has garnered unexpected support for Evidence of Harm from conservatives in the US. A story reported on the Corporate Crime Reporter said, "Kirby, a former assistant to New York City Democratic Party officials, including former City Council President Carol Bellamy and former Mayor David Dinkins, says that “the right wing press has been all over this, and the left wing press won’t touch it.” NPR and the Public Broadcasting System get a lot of money from drug companies, and they need whatever money they can get, so they are not going to offend any advertiser - ever. Whereas the major commercial networks have a little more leeway and play. They take more risks. The conservative press is anti-government, whereas the liberal press is so pro-public health - it is like the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) can do no wrong, doctors can do no wrong. It's like the liberal Democratic Party establishment created this public health system that we are so proud of, and we are not going to attack it." NPR logo NPR redirects here. ...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta is recognized as the lead United States agency for protecting the public health and safety of people by providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships with state health departments and other organizations. ...
See also The Red Ribbon symbol is used internationally to represent the fight against AIDS. AIDS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome describes the collection of symptoms and infections associated with acquired deficiency of the immune system resulting in unusual infections and some rare cancers. ...
The advent of a possible autism epidemic was first suggested in the mid-1990s by a handful of healthcare professionals who noticed sharp increases in the numbers being diagnosed and reported to public health agencies. ...
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Generation Rescue is a parent founded and funded organization united in the belief childhood neurological disorders, such as autism, Aspergers syndrome, ADHD, speech delay, sensory integration disorder, and other developmental delays are mis-diagnoses for mercury poisoning. ...
An iatrogenic (pronounced , IPA) condition is a state of ill health or adverse effect caused by medical treatment, usually due to mistakes made in treatment. ...
Dr Leo Kanner MD Leo Kanner (June 13, 1894 - April 4, 1981) was an Austrian-American physician known for his work related to autism. ...
Mark Geier, M.D., is a vaccine researcher and vocal advocate for vaccine safety, based in Silver Spring, Maryland. ...
The term refrigerator mother was coined in the 1940s as a label for mothers of autistic children. ...
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is a United States program for vaccine safety, co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ...
External links - EvidenceOfHarm.com - Official Evidence of Harm web site
- Evidenceofharm.com - Official biographical sketch
- KevinLeitch.co.uk - 'David Kirby on Meet the Press' (interview by Tim Russert), NBC (August 7, 2005)
- Whale.to - Whale.to David Kirby page
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Evidence of Harm book and reviews - AutismToday.com - '1 In Every 166 Children In The United States Has Autism: What's Causing This Epidemic? Is it possible that the FDA has made yet another grave oversight?' (Evidence of Harm book review)
- BMJJournals.com - Evidence of Harm book review, Michael Fitzpatrick, MD, British Medical Journal (May 14, 2005)
- BMJJournals.com - 'Rapid Responses' in BMJ to Michael Fitzpatrick's book review
- Co-Brass.com - 'Evidence of Harm: What are the critics saying?'
- NeuroDiversity.com - 'Evidence of Venom: An Open Letter to David Kirby', Kathleen Seidel (re: EOH and the "Autism = Poisoning PR campaign", May 22, 2005)
- ReadTheHook.com - 'Generation Hg? Is Autism puzzle solved?', Coy Barefoot and Alison Bell (April 7, 2005)
- SupportVaccination.org - 'What I thought about Evidence of Harm', supportvaccination.org book review (July 18, 2005)
- TwinCities.com - 'Objective look taken at vaccines, autism', Craig Westover (Mar. 16, 2005)
- Yahoo.com - EOHarm: Evidence of Harm (Yahoo discussion group)
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