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Vaccine links to Autism in Court Family to Receive $1.5M+ in First-Ever Vaccine-Autism Court Award http://www.cbsnews.com... American parents awarded "600,000 in compensation after their son developed autism as a result of MMR vaccine http://www.dailymail.co.uk... MMR: A mother's victory. The vast majority of doctors say there is no link between the triple jab and autism, but could an Italian court case reignite this controversial debate? http://www.dailymail.co.uk... Julia Grimes awarded lump sum payment of $897,606.08 for damages from MMR vaccine causing encephalitis. http://www.google.com.au... Studies linking vaccines with Autism Hepatitis B vaccination of male neonates and autism diagnosis, NHIS 1997-2002. "Findings suggest that U.S. male neonates vaccinated with the hepatitis B vaccine prior to 1999 (from vaccination record) had a threefold higher risk for parental report of autism diagnosis compared to boys not vaccinated as neonates during that same time period. Non-white boys bore a greater risk." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... Do aluminum vaccine adjuvants contribute to the rising prevalence of autism? "Aluminium-adjuvanted vaccines may be a significant etiological factor in the rising prevalence of ASD in the Western world. We also show that children from countries with the highest ASD prevalence appear to have a much higher exposure to Al from vaccines, particularly at 2 months of age." http://omsj.org... A positive association found between autism prevalence and childhood vaccination uptake across the U.S. population. "Although individuals probably have a genetic predisposition to develop autism, researchers suspect that one or more environmental triggers are also needed. One of those triggers might be the battery of vaccinations that young children receive." "The results suggest that although mercury has been removed from many vaccines, other culprits may link vaccines to autism. Further study into the relationship between vaccines and autism is warranted." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... Abnormal measles-mumps-rubella antibodies and CNS autoimmunity in children with autism. Stemming from this evidence, we suggest that an inappropriate antibody response to MMR, specifically the measles component thereof, might be related to pathogenesis of autism. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... Mechanism by which Vaccines can trigger Autism Excerpts taken from article titled; Vaccines, Neurodevelopment and Autism Spectrum Disorders by Dr Russel L. Blaylock, MD. What is becoming obvious is that certain children are at a higher risk of developing autism than others, for a variety of reasons. It is also obvious that these newborns and small children develop infections at a higher rate than less vulnerable children. This may be because of a developmental immune deficiency, which can affect only a portion of the immune system and so be easily missed by their pediatrician. Indeed, it has been noted that a great number of cases of childhood immune deficiencies are missed by practicing pediatricians, especially the more subtle cases, which may make up the majority of ASD-prone children. For example, many physicians treating autistic children have noted a high incidence of ear infections. These are treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, which often lead to a high incidence of Candida overgrowth in the child"s body. Both infections will prime the microglia in the child"s brain "which is the brain"s specific resident immune cell. This priming effect shifts these normally resting microglia immune cells into overdrive.47 If stimulated again within weeks or even months, they generate extremely high levels of free radicals, lipid peroxidation products, inflammatory cytokines and two excitotoxins glutamate and quinolinic acid.48 Studies have shown that this is the major mechanism for both viral and vaccine-related brain injury. A number of studies have suggested a link between autoimmune disorders and autism risk. Support comes from studies showing an increased risk of ASD in children of mothers with autoimmune disorders.1-3. This pruning process (newborns have far more synaptic connections than necessary), as well as the growth, maturation and migration of neurons, is carried out by a combination of signals, which include carefully controlled fluctuating glutamate brain levels and appearance of specific microglia-released cytokines in a timed sequence.63,71-75. This is all very exacting and easily disturbed by a number of toxins, such as mercury and aluminium. Anything that alters these fluctuating glutamate and cytokine levels can affect, sometimes in drastic ways, the development of the brain, which as we have seen continues far into young adulthood.76-79 Pathological studies of autistic brains demonstrate three areas that are especially affected "the cerebellum, the limbic brain and the prefrontal area.80-83. These are also areas frequently affected by inflammatory cytokines during immune stimulation, such as with vaccinations.84 In the Vargas et al study, the most intense microglial activation was in the cerebellum.54 It has been proven, in both animal studies and human studies, that systemic infections or immune activation by vaccines, rapidly activate the brain"s microglial system and can do so for prolonged periods.49-53 Once the primed microglia are reactivated by the subsequent vaccination or infection, the microglia activate fully and pour out their destructive elements as discussed above. There is evidence that with repeated and excessive vaccine-triggered immune stimulation, the microglia do not shut down.47. This is what was found in the Vargas et al study, in which they examined the brains of 11 autistics from age 5 years to 44 years of age dying without active infectious diseases as compared to age matched controls.54 That is, they found widespread activation of inflammatory cells (microglia and astrocytes) in the brains of the autistic patients. This explains the widespread brain damage seen in all autism cases. One of the effects of chronic microglial activation, other than brain inflammation, is an elevation in brain glutamate levels. Studies have shown this can lead to chronic neurodegeneration and is suspected as a common mechanism associated with neuropathic viruses, such as the measles and borna viruses.158-160 In fact, blocking certain of the glutamate receptors can prevent brain damage by the measles virus, as well as other viruses.158 We also know that the prognosis of spinal meningitis can be determined by the spinal fluid glutamate levels, with high levels having the worst prognosis.161 Studies of autistic children have also shown elevated glutamate levels in their blood and spinal fluid. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com...