Measles Vaccine Not Linked to Autism in Children, Lancet Finds
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The childhood vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella doesn&#39;t raise the risk of autism and similar conditions, according to a Lancet study, adding to evidence that there&#39;s no link between the immunizations and autistic disorders.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The latest chapter in the debate over whether childhood vaccines can cause autism was written Wednesday with release of a study that showed the controversial mercury-containing preservative thimerosal is rapidly excreted from babies' bodies and can't reach toxic levels.
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Scientists say they have found new evidence that a Palestinian doctor and five Bulgarian nurses at a Libyan hospital did not deliberately infect hundreds of children with the AIDS virus.
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Encouraging phase II results of a trial to test the efficacy of a malaria vaccine for young children is published in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (pp 1380, 1411).
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Study finds autistic children do not react differently to the MMR jab, further confirming the safety of the vaccine.
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An experimental vaccine for a common virus that can cause mental retardation and deafness in some newborns yielded encouraging results in guinea pigs and could lead to a human vaccine, scientists said on Wednesday.
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- Drugmaker Wyeth said a court in Maryland has granted the company's motion to exclude some expert witnesses from testifying that exposure to thimerosal-containing vaccines can cause autism and rejected the compound's link to autism.
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A Johns Hopkins University study has found a strong link between brain inflammation and autism. The study was published in &#39;The Annals of Neurology&#39; today.
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Science has spoken when it comes to the theory that some childhood vaccines can cause autism. They don't, the Institute of Medicine concluded three years ago.
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Prospects for a malaria vaccine have been boosted by âtantalisingâ results from a trial in 2000 children in Mozambique. Although the vaccine reduced the risk of infection by only 30% compared with a control
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A developing shortage of vaccine against childhood meningitis is expected to inconvenience some pediatricians and parents, but should not become a public health threat, officials said.
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A once-scarce vaccine that protects against a range of infections including meningitis is back in supply and small children should get
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Â· Lancet fast-tracks research sponsored by drug firm Â· Health advisers consider vaccinating older women
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Breast feeding has no impact on a child's intelligence, according to new research published on Wednesday.
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There is no evidence to support a link between the controversial MMR jab and the development of autism in children, researchers said.
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Science & environment: Autism-like behaviour in children is linked to amount of testosterone they receive whilst in mother's womb
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No evidence to link MMR vaccination to autism in children, according to a major new study