In November 2007, a landmark decision by the US Department of Health ruled that Hannah Poling from Georgia, now aged ten, had developed autism triggered by vaccinations. Hannah, a healthy baby, developed normally until 19 July 2000 when, aged 19 months, she was given nine vaccines in five injections.
As Dr Richard Halvorsen reports in the new edition of his book The Truth About Vaccines, 'Within 48 hours she developed a fever, became irritable and cried inconsolably. She refused to walk and instead crawled up and down stairs. Over the next three months, Hannah. . .avoided eye contact with her parents and lost all language. Four months after her vaccinations she was formally diagnosed with autism.'
And with the sudden death last week of Natalie Morton after a routine cervical cancer jab, vaccines and their side-effects are back in the news. But rational debate is suppressed by pharmaceutical companies who have a vested interest in deliberately whipping up public anxieties.
And so to Southwark Cathedral with 1000 others, including my pal, eco-coach Donnachadh McCarthy (bravely overcoming his aversion to organised religion, although as I pointed out to him I’m not sure if a disorganised religion would be any better) to listen to the Archbishop of Canterbury discuss Operation Noah, the Church of England’s environmental campaign, writes Julia Stephenson.
I usually buy olive oil from Greece or Italy but recently was intrigued when olive oil from Palestine appeared in my local deli, writes Julia Stephenson.
The humanitarian, actor and Unicef Ambassador Roger Moore is so horrified at the 'revolting' cruelty of foie gras production he is calling for it to be banned.jpg)
