Dravet Syndrome
Dravet syndrome is a genetic condition that has been found to be the cause for many kids developing seizures and developmental problems after their vaccines.
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MTHFR Mutations and Polymorphisms
The MTHFR gene makes the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase that helps convert the amino acid homocysteine to methionine. MTHFR gene mutations rarely cause homocystinuria. More common polymorphisms (a gene variant – not a mutation) may be weakly associated with cardiovascular disease, anacephaly, spina bifida, and some other conditions. It is even thought by some that these
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ASIA (Autoimmune Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants)
ASIA is an acronym for Autoimmune/Inflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants, which was originally defined by Yehuda Shoenfeld. Anti-vax folks push it as a new way to scare people away from vaccines, especially the HPV vaccine. Parents should keep in mind that ASIA has been described as “basically a made-up syndrome that isn’t generally accepted.” Others
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Disappearing Diseases
A common argument of those who push non-standard, parent-selected, delayed protection vaccine schedules is that kids are no long at risk for many vaccine-preventable diseases any more because those diseases have disappeared. After all, when was the last time you saw polio or diphtheria in the United States? How about measles, mumps, or pertussis? Oops.
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