tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post7113241823982244241..comments2023-01-16T02:07:51.664-06:00Comments on The Vaccine Conspiracy Theorist: Quack of the Day: Dr. Russell Blaylockthē editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-81865883144215978742016-03-09T14:47:51.952-06:002016-03-09T14:47:51.952-06:00I'm not sure where to start with this one, but...I'm not sure where to start with this one, but are you somehow suggesting that if search terms appear in Google Scholar it somehow indicates that information must be factual?<br /><br />By all means visit Google Scholar and type in the search term "Martian". You'll find about 15,700 results. Type in "Sasquatch" and you'll find 4,460 results. Type in "Unicorn" and you'll find over 74,000 results!<br /><br />Clearly the act of returning search results has no bearing upon the factual nature of that term. So let's dispense with that notion right away.<br /><br />As far as Blaylock goes, what I wrote in the original post way back in 2011 remains true. He has not produced any peer-reviewed studies that are able to determine the root cause of autism. He has not produced evidence showing long term negative side effects of vaccines. He has not studied the long term negative side effects of the sweetener aspartame and has not produced scientific evidence to support his theory that it is responsible for causing Multiple Sclerosis. He hasn't published peer-reviewed studies to support his ideas yet to many antivaxxers he is still considered an "expert". I can only assume this is due to the fact he appears to be against the concept of vaccines even though he doesn't have any scientific data to support his opinions.<br /><br />This is why Blaylock is not taken seriously in the medical community. Yet he probably doesn't care because he profits very well from selling newsletters and brain repair pills to people who have difficulty understanding words with more than three syllables in them. <br /><br />If you want to promote the idea of studying and learning I'm on board, but people need to understand actual research and actual science is far different that simply reading something on the Internet and taking it as fact. Blaylock is very good at making claims, but he fails to follow up with research and data to support his claims. Thus he simply is not credible.thē editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-41643937850311194402016-03-09T14:17:43.030-06:002016-03-09T14:17:43.030-06:00I think I just wasted some precious time reading t...I think I just wasted some precious time reading that comment... but thanks.thē editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-89019375463359948572016-03-09T13:57:49.324-06:002016-03-09T13:57:49.324-06:00Laurie, the abstract of the article states: "...Laurie, the abstract of the article states: "Among the 359 respondents, 68% stated that all of their children had received at least 1 immunization, and 17% reported that some of their children had received at least 1 immunization. Only 14% of the parents reported that none of their children had received immunizations"<br /><br />Thus if 68% of survey respondents indicate that ALL of their children had received at least one vaccine, we must say that the majority do vaccinate. Anyone making a blanket claim such as "the Amish don't vaccinate" would be wrong as has been shown here.<br /><br />Granted there are a lot more studies out there, but this is just one example. The Amish people aren't nearly as anti-vaccine as some would like us to believe. This is a myth that preys upon people not bothering to do their own research.<br />thē editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-40494369545190596622016-03-03T23:24:20.153-06:002016-03-03T23:24:20.153-06:00https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_sdt=0,13&...https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_sdt=0,13&q=russell+blaylock&hl=en<br /><br />When you go to Google Scholars, and enter Russell Blaylock, you will return a search including 3,470 results. The term excitotoxicity, along with immunoexcitotoxicity, are new terms he developed to describe how the brain was starting to respond to new toxic invaders into our system. Nothing is concrete people. Be kind. Search for truth. Lets rise above the contention, and put our energies into resolving this matter. Instead of all of us arguing, why don't we read real articles from Google Scholar. You will be surprised what you are capable of understanding. Sure, terms will be used that you are unfamiliar with. Is this not the challenge we face in ignorance in general? Please, I pray, I beg, I implore you, quit bickering and contribute to the challenge. For fear, is the only thing to fear. <br />Authority is not truth... <br />Truth is Authority!!!<br /><br />If you want a quick snapshot of what I have discerned from the articles I have read thus far; here goes. Contaminants, toxins, virus parts, etc find their way into different parts of the brain, such as the microglia. These tiny little things lodge into the "small glue" as originally described and named in medical science. Now we know microglia are apart of the immune response system in the brain. So, with these invaders inside, the immune system starts responding to them. With the invaders attached to these very specific parts of the brain, these microglia immune system cells within the brain, start to excrete chemicals which damage the brain. This is a normal process of the immune system, However, when the brain is continually attacked with the numerous vaccines on schedule today, who you have is an aggressive assault on the formation of the brain, and the child's early development stages. In addition, when the rest of the bodies immune system is activated from these vaccines, as well as the numerous environmental contaminants, the microglia also responds. So a total continual state of immune response at times, whether still in the womb, or in those first critical years, these poor children are absolutely at risk because of our decisions. Again, humbly I might add, none of us have all the answers, and just as soon as we do, someone else will claim to discover another breakthrough. Lets be realistic, lets not let fear control us, and together, maybe we have a chance to understand our world, our health, and ourselves a bit more. For the sake of our next generation, can we stop arguing and all start studying? What do you think is most productive? What will help resolve this issue the best? One last note, if your children have been immunized, then what is the risk of having them around the non immunized children? Theoritically, it would be the non immunized child that is at risk, not the other way around. So, lets get real. Let the truth set us free. (PS - What really is a birth certificate? Ever looked at one close?)<br />dburlzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939810392858131139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-82616142495800551512016-02-08T01:14:53.838-06:002016-02-08T01:14:53.838-06:00Blaylock is a damn liar and those that take his ad...Blaylock is a damn liar and those that take his advice are fools. If it were not for the mammogram my wife would be dead now. This guy is making money from his news? letter and his brain pills. Have his pills ever had a independent study to prove his claims? No, or he would have the documentation to prove it. Yes we are all concerned but do a little research on these so called medical infomercials before you believe their sales pitch and send them your hard earned cash and risk your life on a worthless and absolutely unproven product and so called medical advice. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524441815873106406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-72492689801145972472016-02-07T23:45:47.302-06:002016-02-07T23:45:47.302-06:00Hundreds of thousands have cured Autistic childre...Hundreds of thousands have cured Autistic children? You are plain full of crap!! Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524441815873106406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-53356558278197790462016-02-02T15:57:31.933-06:002016-02-02T15:57:31.933-06:00I find this discussion interesting, especially whe...I find this discussion interesting, especially when reading the reference material.<br /><br />I could use some help with the math though as the above mentioned 2011 Pediatrics article (http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/06/23/peds.2009-2599.abstract), confuses me. When I checked the Holmes County census for 2000 and 2010, I don't think the numbers support your statement that 'some Amish (the majority actually) do vaccinate'. Yes, some do but the majority? It doesn't look like it.<br />Perhaps you would be so kind as to look at those numbers again and explain how you reached this conclusion.<br /><br />Thank you.Laurie65https://www.blogger.com/profile/16778966854524354830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-90401248360769634442015-09-28T08:54:17.251-05:002015-09-28T08:54:17.251-05:00Posting this arbitrarily on this particular thread...Posting this arbitrarily on this particular thread...appears to apply pretty much to everything on your site---<br /> Grandstanding, "outrage", sensational... You seem to attack pretty much anything you claim as "Conspiracy theory" (A term coined by the CIA to cause otherwise ostensibly intelligent people to betray their own intellect in analyzing logic), with the same flimsy arguments that "conspiracy theorists" themselves use! (When they're speculating wildy of course, not when they are calling out glaring realities worthy of simply further, legitimate, investigation, such as in the case of many of the 9/11 "official" conspiracy theories posed to explain those attacks. You surely DO know that the OFFICIAL story is a Conspiracy, yes? I'm not even on the "opposing side" of some of your positions ("arguments" would be a stretch), but I do think your assertions do nothing but prove that the average IQ in America has been so lowered as to cause fools arguing with other fools, to see themselves as "superior" fools. If any of your "arguments" consisted of real apples-to-apples "analysis" instead of wild postulations and name-calling, I could respect it on some level, but it doesn't, so I can't. You have simply joined "the noise" of the internet. Through such worthless mire, truth-seekers must wade. Such is the reality of life... precious time will sometimes be lost. Indystockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880558417597943034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-14273148354387657642015-07-03T10:46:54.867-05:002015-07-03T10:46:54.867-05:00Lynne - it is sad that you treat footnotes as if t...Lynne - it is sad that you treat footnotes as if they are the same thing as peer-reviewed science. Blaylock has been known to cite himself in his footnotes as well as citing other sources which make unsubstantiated claims. That doesn't add value nor does it equate to peer-reviewed science.<br /><br />As far as Blaylock being an M.D. it seems you're relying upon a known logical fallacy. You are assuming because he has some credentials that everything he states has merit. That is simply an appeal to authority fallacy. Instead of relying upon credentials, you need to use critical thinking skills and examine the evidence offered. Sadly, Blaylock never bother to offer any evidence for most of his claims, he has never drafted or published a peer-reviewed paper to support his ideas and he has never participated in a study to prove his hypothesis.<br /><br />You mention that I make "blanket statements" but that isn't factual. When I make a claim about a study or a scientific subject, I will in fact provide evidence to support it. On the other hand, when I see someone else make a claim and offer no evidence you can rest assured I'll call them out on it.<br /><br />I recommend you dig a little deeper before running around and trusting an opinion of someone merely because they have some initials after their name or that they include circular footnotes at the bottom of their newsletters. thē editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-9745602002236663412015-07-03T09:20:42.534-05:002015-07-03T09:20:42.534-05:00It is simply incorrect to state the Amish don'...It is simply incorrect to state the Amish don't vaccinate. Are there certain groups of them that may? Sure - but there are also many Amish which do vaccinate as has been proven time and time again. The Amish have also experienced their share of diseases - the fact you don't know this suggests you simply ignore the facts, so I'll go head and leave this here:<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/06/24/323702892/measles-outbreak-in-ohio-leads-amish-to-reconsider-vaccines<br /><br />This one is also interesting as it proves that some Amish (the majority actually) do vaccinate:<br /><br />http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/06/23/peds.2009-2599.abstract<br /><br />You are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts.thē editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-47214537332151593902015-05-02T12:45:49.910-05:002015-05-02T12:45:49.910-05:00If I'm going to read something on a health or ...If I'm going to read something on a health or scientific subject that writer better substantiate his claims. I like the fact that Blaylock is an M.D., but like better the footnotes. Granted, that's doesn't guarantee anything, but science is the process of feeling your way through a dark cavern with a cane--even well-established theories get tweaked time and again. I find it interesting that the editor of this page makes blanket statements without any links to studies--I respect his point of view, but nothing I read here is helpful.Lynne Tagawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277605181287504558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-55262306168922714012015-03-05T10:52:35.080-06:002015-03-05T10:52:35.080-06:00The Amish don't vaccinate and they have none o...The Amish don't vaccinate and they have none of the epidemic diseases .....and there are certainly more than one Amish......you my friend have not seen a perfectly normal child loose their speech....eye contact....social skills...their ability to show affection...and start walking on their toes....flapping their hands....cover their ears and do the same ritualistic stacking and lining up of their toys after they got their so called vaccine...the correlation between the increased vaccination schedule and the incidence of autism escalating cannot in my humble opinion be ignored....Living In The Dark In Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404903530262088526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-59931209070260063452015-02-06T09:26:52.546-06:002015-02-06T09:26:52.546-06:00Michael Snyder is living proof that herd immunity ...Michael Snyder is living proof that herd immunity works. As the vaccination rates drop, he'll soon find that the serengeti starts to look a bit more stark once the herd has dispersed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-27031364165920310542014-11-23T18:40:18.282-06:002014-11-23T18:40:18.282-06:00Oh well by all means let's assume a single per...Oh well by all means let's assume a single person and a sample size of 1 is justification to assume vaccines aren't necessary!<br /><br />Yes that was sarcasm.<br /><br />First of all, I have no idea if you had vaccinations prior to the last 22 years nor do I know your overall health status so it is illogical to make assumptions about whether vaccinations are beneficial in your case or not. However, vaccinations are provven to reduce infection rates on a number of diseases and have prolonged lives of millions. Primarily this is seen with children, but there are many cases where vaccinations benefit adults as well.<br /><br />Just imagine if we had an Ebola vaccine available today! Thousands upon thousands of lives would have been saved, but perhaps we shouldn't worry about it since you are living proof that vaccines are unnecessary.<br /><br />SMHthē editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-13784458859885764742014-10-07T19:32:14.082-05:002014-10-07T19:32:14.082-05:00It may be worth noting that I haven't had a va...It may be worth noting that I haven't had a vaccination of any kind in the last 22 years and I'm living proof that they are unnecessary...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442538380469688734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-76030173178734731612014-08-18T21:43:24.837-05:002014-08-18T21:43:24.837-05:00By the way... When you resort to the "toxin&q...By the way... When you resort to the "toxin" gambit you instantly lose all credibility as it is very clear you have no true idea what is in a vaccine. Don't believe everything you read on the "alternative health" websites, because at the end of the day they lack peer reviewed evidence to support their opinions and that is why this anti-vaccine movement is quickly losing steam. People can only be fooled for so long before they start asking for evidence. Sadly, the antivaxxers don't have any.thē editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-78398578192311579692014-08-18T21:39:22.906-05:002014-08-18T21:39:22.906-05:00One might think if hundreds of thousands of people...One might think if hundreds of thousands of people have "cured" their children of autism perhaps a few would have bothered to consult a researcher and have their miracle cure published in a medical journal. Or maybe alert the media. Or maybe contact their family physician to brag and show them what they are capable of. But alas they don't... Because they aren't curing anything. What you hear about are fables and third hand accounts of cures, but the evidence doesn't exist.thē editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-52312595087274017532014-08-03T09:44:35.018-05:002014-08-03T09:44:35.018-05:00I find it interesting that all the comments here a...I find it interesting that all the comments here are in support of the quackery conspiracy. What about the 100's of thousands of people who have now cured their children from autism by removing the toxins injected by vaccines? Perhaps you are only posting people who agree with the premise of this article? Modern medicine holds no hope for autism. Non-mainstream, antivaxxers, are curing their children!! Are you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-70888410598152333562014-07-10T03:35:39.147-05:002014-07-10T03:35:39.147-05:00Simply because one is a successful physician (or p...Simply because one is a successful physician (or psychologist, educator, faculty member, etc) doesn't mean that the person could not espouse questionable ideas. Dr. Blaylock espouses an "alternative" medical approach that enables him to sell a product (actually, multiple products) with minimal state/federal/ professional association regulation. The various folks (including some chiropractors, I understand) who guest in his newsletter and other venues are also selling products that are minimally regulated. It's not uncommon for professionals to do this, and the products themselves are probably good - eating healthy and taking supplements are better than not doing so. But the political aspect of all this - that the government is working to control us - is what troubles me. Seems to me that the belief in conspiracies leads to a paranoia that, at least for me, would make life unbearable. I have found, in my contacts with others across the country, and the world, that my neighbors in all careers - from medical to car repair, actually care for one another and want to make the world a better place in whatever way they can. That includes government officials I've known and worked with at the state and federal levels. At this time in history, we're rather polarized with reference to our social values and can't seem to find compromise. Yet, I think we will, or I certainly hope so; as a nation, we're more likely to be invaded by a hostile nation if we're fighting among ourselves about conservative or liberal values (I dare say that the majority of Americans are neither highly conservative or liberal).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-47289043129240980622014-03-17T11:00:22.968-05:002014-03-17T11:00:22.968-05:00Normally I wouldn't bother to post a blatant l...Normally I wouldn't bother to post a blatant link dump, especially one that offers no context but is merely a list of random studies (many of which have been discussed in the past and don't actually support a belief that vaccines are "deadly), but in this case I'll make an exception because the parent website is a treasure-trove of anti-everything nonsense.<br /><br />Wow. Just wow.thē editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-33397071236663847742014-02-23T04:55:18.872-06:002014-02-23T04:55:18.872-06:00http://www.mpwhi.com/references_proving_vaccines_a...http://www.mpwhi.com/references_proving_vaccines_are_deadly.htmAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331224847316553528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-28143698862866793882014-01-05T20:31:21.936-06:002014-01-05T20:31:21.936-06:00Gotta give him credit. At least he sparks controve...Gotta give him credit. At least he sparks controversy and, I assume, good sales income.<br /><br />I am 85 and on a strict diet. If it tastes good, I'll eat it. If it doesn't taste good, I won't eat it unless I'm hungry. (I didn't sign up for hie news letter.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-88452871196570773282013-09-26T20:17:47.185-05:002013-09-26T20:17:47.185-05:00The problem is - often times his references are ci...The problem is - often times his references are circular and lead right back to other anti-vaxxer opinions... not to scientifically proven fact.<br /><br />Oh... and "big pharma" hasn't much to do with it, but nice ad hominem.thē editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984975680215894542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-42887877301402108862013-09-24T14:22:16.527-05:002013-09-24T14:22:16.527-05:00One other thing I would like to point out. I work...One other thing I would like to point out. I worked in African countries with low rates of vaccination. I would challenged each and every one of the naysayers on this blog to spend a day at the Digfer Hospital Tetanus ward in Mogadishu Somalia, and watch helplessly while dozens of men, women and children slowly died painful deaths with the bodies bent into horrendous shapes by their rigors before issuing statements that most people who get infectious diseases have been vaccinated. Or I would challenge them to go to the orphanage for the disabled in Burundi to watch the abandoned 2 year olds with polio learn to walk with braces, or to the large refugee camp in Rwanda to watch a two year old with acute polio die in his mother's arms, or to the feeding station at the same camp to watch as 1/3 of children being treated for severe malnutrition are identified as having developed failure to thrive and malnutrition from an initial case of measles, and watch as fully 1/2 of these children died. I am not in the back pocket of the pharmaceutical industry trying to perpetrate a huge cover up to, apparently, make myself rich. I am a witness to what happens without vaccines. And its not pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1309418625578356582.post-29588126330691288502013-09-24T14:10:26.642-05:002013-09-24T14:10:26.642-05:00I year late here, but just wanted to respond to th...I year late here, but just wanted to respond to the claim that there is no evidence that vaccines don't cause harm. Some people are allergic to components of a vaccine and can therefore be harmed. Some live vaccines cannot be given to those who are immunosuppressed such as AIDS patients and those with cancer as they may end up with the disease in question. However, when it comes to the more ridiculous claims that anti-vaxxers make about vaccines there is evidence, good evidence, that they do not cause harm. Several large epidemiological studies have been conducted looking at rates of autism in vaccinated versus non vaccinated children. One study found no difference between the two, and another found that the rate of autism was actually slightly higher in the unvaccinated children (this small difference would probably not stand up to regression analysis but is rather ironic all the same). Good evidence/good research requires large sample sizes. The original journal article that started the "MMR causes autism" hysteria was a series of 8 case reports, claiming that these children "suddenly" developed "autism" after being vaccinated with the MMR. These children would have been about 12 months of age when they were vaccinated. The average age for diagnosis of autism is 3 years, because you actually have to have reached an age when language skills would be expected to develop to be diagnosed with this disorder. The article did not attempt to prove that these kids had autism, or that the vaccines were the cause. There is no way he could make such a causal conclusion given the fact that he couldn't prove that they didn't have autism before hand, since they were too young to be diagnosed. So this study has no power (a sample size of 8), no case definition, no causal links, and no science to explain the links. But it is the bible for anti-vaxxer's and the fact that people would hang on to this piece of trash as their holy grail speaks to the failure of the public education system. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com