Pediatricians Urge Autism Screenings
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The country's leading pediatricians group is making its strongest push yet to have all children screened for autism twice by age 2
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No evidence to link MMR vaccination to autism in children, according to a major new study
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Autism could be caused by an immune system reaction which causes the brain to swell, say researchers at John Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA.
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A new legal drama making its debut this month on ABC is stepping into a subject that is the source of heated debate among some parents â the relationship between autism and childhood vaccines.
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Health officials are urging parents and doctors to vaccinate even very young children for influenza to prevent a repeat of last year&#39;s unusually high death rate among youngsters.
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All U.S. children should be formally screened for autism twice by the age of 2, the nation's top pediatrician group recommended on Monday.
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Research points to a rare change in genetic structure as the possible cause of autism, raising hopes that better therapies can be found.
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Brothers and sisters of autistic kids are in need of attention too. Here's how a mother copes  -  and what experts say
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For more than a decade, families across the country have been warring with the medical establishment over their claims that routine childhood vaccines are responsible for the nation's apparent epidemic of autism. In an extraordinary proceeding that begins tomorrow, the battle will move from the i...
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TORONTO - Pediatricians need to watch for signs of maternal depression to prevent &quot;serious and lasting&quot; consequences for the baby and should reassure mothers that antidepressant use will not harm their child, the Canadian Paediatric Society advised
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Parents urged to get children vaccinated after figures showed number of cases had more than trebled over last 11 weeks.
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The doctor who first suggested MMR was linked to autism paid children for blood samples, a hearing is told.
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A group of Italian researchers is recommending routine thyroid-function screening for women during early pregnancy, because they believe attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may be associated with an iodine deficiency in mothers.
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Vulnerable children subjected to 'inappropriate and invasive' tests, hearing told.
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All U.S. children should be formally  screened for autism twice by the age of 2, the nation's top  pediatrician group recommended on Monday.
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The doctor behind a controversial study linking a common children's vaccine to autism went before an investigative panel Monday probing misconduct allegations, including whether he took blood samples from children at a birthday party.
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A dramaâs plot links autism with childhood vaccinations.