As to the topic at hand, it wasn't hard to find information on the Net that says, in no uncertain terms, that flu vaccines are linked to Parkinson's.
The name that stands out most is Hugh Fudenberg, MD. But his website doesn't actually have anything about it, but in an ironic twist, it has all kinds of stuff about Autism, Gulf War syndrome, and vaccines. Ack!
A radio show broadcast in Nov. 25, 2003, an
un-named doctor stated 'If you have taken the flu shot more than 8 times in the last 10 years you have an 80% chance of getting Alzheimers'. I'm not saying that claim is true, I'm telling you why people might repeat something like this. It doesn't explain why people say flu vaccines are linked to Parkinson's however.
I would bet the Doctor was Hugh Fudenberg, but I have no evidence to show this is true.
So, the question in the OP is up for debate, but why the question came up is clear. It is a lot like the Thimerosal/Autism debate. Or the vaccine/Gulf War debate. Lots of smoke, maybe some fire, lots of shooting in the dark.
My opinion, based on the obvious facts, is that flu vaccines don't cause Alzheimer's, just like Mercury doesn't cause Autism. But I still avoid mercury, lead, aluminum, cadmium, radium, DDT, and a host of other heavy metals and toxic chemicals, because it doesn't hurt to play it safe.
I'm a skeptic when it comes to injecting stuff into my body.
Has anyone here presented one tiny shred of evidence supporting the claim in the OP?
There is a study quoted many times on questionable web sites, but I can't find the actual study published online. (Red flag)
I'm sure it suffers the same drawbacks that pop up concerning these sort of things. The Doctor who seems to know the most about the problem will have some kind of "treatment" for it, and will charge money for it, making the information suspect.
Like that HIV thing. The guy who claimed to discover it, patented a test to detect it, and even after splitting the profits with the people who actually discovered it, made a lot of money off of it. So there was suspicion cast on the science, based on the money/profit factor.
And in an attempt to not be a waste of your time, cause you have read this far down, into a questionable post, let me say that I value you, and the JREF forums, because I don't see much stuff like this anywhere else. I avoid CT forums, woo and questionable websites, so these sort of questions/issues don't appear on my screen. I get more information about strange stuff here, than anywhere else.
I also find a LOT of "evidence", "proof" and other high weirdness about these matters on web pages, but because I consider them suspect, I try not to link to them, sticking to sources that have, at least IMO, some credibility.
And as always, if you think I made some dumb claim, then simply link to it, you know, quote me, and point this out to the group. It isn't hard to do. If I am being dumb, and you point this out, I will become smarter. And thank you for it.
As for that unpleasant
aluminum linked to problems thingy, there is a new study in Neuromolecular Medicine, February 2007, Volume 9, Issue 1 called
Aluminum, Neuron Death and Anthrax Vaccine
Aluminum adjuvant linked to gulf war illness induces motor neuron death in mice.
Petrik MS, Wong MC, Tabata RC, Garry RF, Shaw CA. Department of Ophthalmology and Program in Neuroscience, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
"Whereas many environmental factors have been linked to GWI, the role of the anthrax vaccine has come under increasing scrutiny. Among the vaccine's potentially toxic components are the adjuvants aluminum hydroxide and squalene..... Aluminum-treated groups also showed significant motor neuron loss (35%) and increased numbers of astrocytes (350%) in the lumbar spinal cord....The findings suggest a possible role for the aluminum adjuvant in some neurological features associated with GWI and possibly an additional role for the combination of adjuvants."
A troll might start a topic about it, make some woo claims, stir up some crap with the rabid crowd that just can't stand evidence like this.
heh
Me, I don't care that much.
There is nothing wrong, aluminum, like mercury, isn't that bad. Think of the children.
