Selling Sickness and Pharmed Out
As more people become aware of the dark-side of the pharmaceutical industry’s efforts to market their products, an extraordinary series of conferences have been taking place to address to the troubling issue. Most recently, Selling Sickness 2013: People before Profits, brought together more than 225 scholars, healthcare reformers, consumer/patient advocates, journalists, attorneys, and public health officials from around […]
Enough Awareness Already
Autism Awareness Day kicks-off the start of an annual month-long effort to increase global awareness of autism spectrum disorders. With US parents now reporting that 1-in-50 of their children are affected, and 1-in-33 boys, SafeMinds says: “Enough awareness already – we need to know why this happens!” We now know that autism spectrum disorders result […]
Awareness Isn’t Enough – We Need Action
Today the Centers for Disease Control issued the long-awaited autism prevalence numbers for children born in 2000 – 1 in 88 children. VIEW CDC PRESS RELEASE. These are real kids, not numbers. They deserve better. Please read this document and share it.
Changes in DSM-5 Autism Definition Could Negatively Impact Millions
Autism organizations concerned that autism diagnostic changes will jeopardize services, impair tracking, and disrupt research around the globe. Click here to read full release. Click here to read concerns and questions. Compare the old and new ASD criteria. Update 2/22/12 Read questions and responses from SafeMinds discussion with Sue Swedo who is the chair of the […]
Report on 2011 Neurotoxicology Conference
The annual Neurotoxicology Conference took place in Research Triangle, NC on October 30-November 2. The conference title was “Environmentally Triggered Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Focus on Endocrine Disruption and Sex Differences in Autism, ADHD, and Schizophrenia.” One day of the conference was webcast and archived, courtesy of Susan Daniels of the Office of Autism Research Coordination which […]
