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Mercury in retrograde? Autism authors can only hope


New research published in the Archives of General Psychiatry-- one of the most exhaustive studies yet-- should put a nail in the coffin of the hypothesis that vaccines cause autism. Cleverly sub-titled Mercury in Retrograde, the study looked at all the diagnoses of autism in the state of California reported to the Department of Developmental Services. It is especially informative because prior analyses of earlier data in that system had suggested some correlation.

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