Epilepsy rates rise to 1 in 20 children under 5–could vaccines be to blame?

Epilepsy rates rise to 1 in 20 children under 5–could vaccines be to blame?
Vaccines fingered as cause in staggering rise of epilepsy rates in toddlers An alarming rise in the rate of epilepsy among children and the elderly has reached new heights lately, with 1 in 20 children under five now suffering from epilepsy-related seizures in the United States. Alarmed parents are fearful that vaccines may have triggered the disorder in their children. The government, naturally, continues to play the line that, while vaccines can conceivably trigger fever-related seizures, the multitude of epilepsy cases that begin immediately after infants receive vaccinations are merely coincidental.… Read the rest

CNN article concern-trolls promotion calling breastfeeding natural because it may make other things–like vaccination–seem less so

CNN article concern-trolls promotion calling breastfeeding natural because it may make other things–like vaccination–seem less so
Martucci and Barnhill state: “...we are concerned about breastfeeding promotion that praises breastfeeding as the ‘natural’ way to feed infants...Promoting breastfeeding as ‘natural’ may be ethically problematic, and, even more troublingly, it may bolster this belief that ‘natural’ approaches are presumptively healthier. This may ultimately challenge public health’s aims in other contexts, particularly childhood vaccination.”