MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'amanda peet'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4238058&cid=t_192187_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FITIH5pA4UIA%2F It was recently reported that one in three Americans have been vaccinated for the flu. While that’s on par with the number of seasonal flu vaccinations in the past, many doctors are hoping that the number will increase before the flu season peaks between January and March.  But why listen to doctors when there are so many celebrities willing to inform us about the pros and cons of vaccinations?  Save yourself the trouble of waiting in a crowded medical clinic or trying to find time in your schedule for a doctor’s appointment.  Instead, if you’re not sure what your stance on immunizations is – and don’t limit your opinion to just flu shots – look to these celebrities for guidance: ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4238058 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:42:00 +0100 4238058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3737229&cid=t_192187_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F07%2F08%2Fthe-anti-vaccine-movement-blinding-us-with-pseudoscience%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. The Anti-Vaccine Movement: Blinding Us With Pseudoscience. Despite the American infatuation with gambling, in other areas of life we shy away from random chance. We like cause and effect. We like the story of one thing leading to another in a nice, straight line. And if such a story does not declare itself, we’ll invent one. Our need for a clear, predictable pattern leads us down the wayward path of conspiracy theories. In the absence of a cause that makes sense to us, we’ll spend hours, days, years looking for one. Why? Peter Jennings alluded to a possible reason in his thorough 2003 documentary “Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination – Beyond Conspiracy.” In his conclusion Jennings said, “When you ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3737229 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:04:59 +0100 3737229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074307&cid=t_192187_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FAEl2FxBWZe4%2F Happy 2009! We’re leaving tonight on the red-eye to go back from the Bay Area to New Jersey so, in the interest of being able to spend more time in the California sunshine with my guys and my parents, and since it is, indeed, 2009, a few more highlights from 2008. August means one thing in my household—-two weeks at the beach, at the Jersey Shore. Not surprisingly, it was still impossible to avoid talk about vaccines. A new clinical trial of the GFCF diet was announced. While people have strong disagreements about the “right” of parents to vaccinate or not, everyone agreed that the use of “retard” in the movie Tropic Thunder was unncessary. Charlie started middle school in September and, by October, he was deep into middle school blues, and Jim and I fou... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074307 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:54:15 +0100 2074307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033255&cid=t_192187_133_f&fid=35089&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiefamily.org%2Fdad%2Factress-amanda-peet-speaks-out-for-vaccines%2F Yea, sanity! “Mercury in vaccines causes autism!” “There is no longer mercury in vaccines. How come autism is still prevalent and, in fact, apparently on the rise?” “Urm, vaccines have toxins!!” “What?” “Toxins. ToxinsToxinsToxins!!!” Sigh. Defending Vaccines: Actress Dispels Link To Autism by Jon Hamilton Alberto E. Rodriguez Actress and mother Amanda Peet is an outspoken advocate for childhood vaccines, unlike some of her fellow celebrities. Getty Images Morning Edition, December 11, 2008· A movie star and a prominent scientist have teamed up to reassure the public that childhood vaccines are safe and do not cause autism. Amanda Peet, who starred in films including The X-Files: I Want To Believe and Syriana, is working ... Aspie Dad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033255 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:39:25 +0100 2033255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1686315&cid=t_192187_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FHRN9YTOznOo%2F In light of this discussion, consider statement from Bad Astronomy (a blog for Discover Magazine): …….antivaxxers are potentially the Number One health hazard in America ????!????!!!?!?????! Or maybe Bad Astronomy’s statement could just be punctuated with a plain old, definitive, period. Tags: amanda peet, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, Baby, bettelheim, child rearing, disabilities blog, disability, Health, immunization, infant, measles, mercury, mmr, Parenting, paul offit, pdd-nos, prophet, Science, shots, VaccinesShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1686315 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:20:46 +0100 1686315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683092&cid=t_192187_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FVG5xFg66GA8%2F Discussions about vaccines and autism are mostly about children, and even children who are yet in utero and have yet to be conceived, who don’t have autism; as proponents of a vaccine-autism link claim, they want to get the thimerosal out and the schedule changed so that no more children will become autistic due to a vaccine. This is one reason why anti-vaccine/pro-vaccine safety advocates seems to be so (at the very least) hesitant and (as often stated) disdainful of evidence for genetic causes of autism. Autism is “preventable” (just say no to those shots, or at least that schedule and green ‘em in the process) and “treatable” (by unproven and potentially dangerous treatments like chelation that stem from also-nproven theories of what causes autism). A... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683092 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:59:05 +0100 1683092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1658175&cid=t_192187_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F347532214%2F Much happened over the past two weeks but I want most of all to think about Evan Kamida, who passed away on July 24, just a few days shy of his eighth birthday. Please keep his mother Vicki Forman and Evan’s family in your thoughts and prayers—-and to honor his memory, here’s a small and lovely thing to do: Please take a photo of flowers at a swingset and post it to this Flickr pool. Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Jennifer Graf Gronenberg have posted more information. Thinking of Evan. Not a Team Player in the Office?—-Not Necessarily The difficulties that autistic individuals face in the workplace. Use of Restraints Increasing in Public Schools? Kids coming home with bruises on their wrists, arms, legs: That’s not supposed to happen in public school, and not at the ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1658175 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:02:36 +0100 1658175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1634976&cid=t_192187_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F338366203%2F Amanda Peet says a sorta sorry. While writing “”I believe in my heart that my use of the word ‘parasites’ was mean and divisive’” in a letter on the Cookie magazine website, she also says: “[T]here is no association between autism and vaccines. How many more studies do we need to conduct on vaccines, before we start re-channeling our efforts and money towards research on autism?” Of course, just saying “[t]here is no association between autism and vaccines” is enough to draw a lot of ire, depending on who you talk to. Tags: actress, amanda peet, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, celebrity, disabilities blog, disability, Health, immunization, jenny mccarthy, measles, mercury, mmr, Movies, Parenting, patient, pdd-nos, Science, sho... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1634976 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:29:27 +0100 1634976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1631149&cid=t_192187_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F337896088%2F About autism, that is, this blog having the “a-word” in its title. Frequently discussion here veers off into this topic. The power of association being what it is, the more “the v-word” is mentioned, the more the belief/feeling/notion that there’s a link between said word and autism gets etched into the public’s mind. This association occurs (and is strengthened by source amnesia) no matter how much scientific evidence (and there has been more recently, concurrent with more evidence that autism is genetic) arises that disputes a link. The good thing about the very large amount of attention attributed to this particular theory of what causes autism is that more people (besides parent advocates of varying beliefs), and in particular more scientists, have t... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631149 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:43:08 +0100 1631149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1631151&cid=t_192187_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F337330474%2F About a year and a half ago, two reporters debated about thimerosal, vaccines and autism. This was back in January of 2007; the reporters were David Kirby and Arthur Allen. In the past two months, two actresses—Amanda Peet and Jenny McCarthy have made statements to various media sources about vaccines and what they do and what they don’t. Peet has (no surprise here) aroused quite a bit of scorn, anger, fury, from proponents of the hypothesis that vaccines or something in vaccines can be linked to autism. So there you have it. Journalists and actresses weigh in on a scientific question that no scientist thinks is a good question; discussion rages; misinformation is cast. Or on second thought: Maybe the latest incarnation of debate about a purported vaccine-autism link is (with a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631151 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:05:06 +0100 1631151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1616178&cid=t_192187_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F332948153%2F Amanda “soon to appear in PSA’s for Every Child by Two” Peet vs. Jenny “Green Our Vaccines” McCarthy? If the subject is vaccines. Conversations with Paul Offit, M.D., who is chief of infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a frequent target of the ire of pro-vaccine safety/anti-vaccine-ists, led actress Peet to be “’shocked at the amount of misinformation floating around, particularly in Hollywood.’” Apparently on the trailer of her soon-to-be-in-theaters film, X-Files 2, Peet says “I am not the most popular girl at the FBI, right now” —- I suspect she’s not going to be “the most popular” in some other circles. But much appreciated in others (here, too). Tags: amanda p... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616178 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:32:23 +0100 1616178