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...central nervous system. In 1998 a smallish study of 12 autistic children raised questions about a connection, but subsequent studies have cast doubt on any relationship between the vaccine and autism, which, according to the National Institute of Health, affects 2-6 children per 1000. Still, examining search phrases that contained "autism" during the peak weeks around early May 2006 revealed that Internet searchers' concern about the disease turned to the disease's symptoms with top autism queries including "autism symptoms," "signs of autism," and "symptoms of autism." In April 2007, autism searches experienced another surge, but this time...
...Search term data does reveal that awareness months actually work. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. During that month, searches for a disease, whose outcome can be dependent on early detection, increase over 300% from the previous month. If awareness months are driving searches for information on breast cancer, it's entirely possible that these marketing events are saving lives through early detection...
...Logically, the prevalence of different diseases in our society should be mirrored in search term data. But our search patterns show that not to be true. For better or worse our awareness of health issues can be swayed by a number of factors. Even ballroom dancing reality shows...
...INSPECTORS' REPORTS MARK A TURNING POINT IN THE DEBATE OVER IRAQ? In the preceding two days, I received phone calls from several heads of state, both members and nonmembers of the Security Council, and I came to the conclusion that a majority of world leaders share our determination to search for a peaceful solution to disarming Iraq...
...movement he had done so much to create would grow up, stretch out, even rebel against his strong paternal supervision. Part of this was the much chronicled disillusionment of some Christian soldiers who had duly marched onto the field, gone door to door and pew to pew in search of new voters, placed their faith in politics and politicians to promote their most precious values, only to find those values were a currency that could be traded away behind closed doors. After six years with a born-again evangelical in the White House and the G.O.P. dominant on Capitol Hill...