Mercury-Containing Vaccines May Help Not Harm Kids
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There have been widespread concerns that mercury-based preservatives used in vaccines might impair the neurological development of children, but the opposite seems to be true.
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A UK study published in this weekâs issue of THE LANCET (p 963) provides further evidence that measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) immunisation is not associated with the development of autism or other pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) in children.
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A new version of the nasal spray vaccine FluMist is better at preventing influenza than traditional flu shots in older babies and children, according to a study sponsored by its maker, MedImmune.
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An experimental vaccine can slash the risk that children will get malaria, apparently offering the first effective way to inoculate youngsters against one of the world&#39;s biggest
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By Leigh Woosley, Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 19--Mary Bryce Fox didn't ask her daughters. She told them.   The girls would get a controversial vaccine that protects against the sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts and most cervical cancer.
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A new vaccine against rotavirus, the diarrheal infection that kills millions of children worldwide, does not appear to raise the risk of serious bowel blockages that caused a previous vaccine to be pulled from the market five years ago, doctors reported
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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. Soon, it will be the courts turn to speak.
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Some children may have an inherited weakness that may predispose them to develop autism when exposed to mercury from fish or other sources, an environmental group said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - A new study adds to evidence that mercury-containing dental fillings do not harm children's brain development, as some have feared.
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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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SCIENTISTS have borrowed a trick from nature to devise vaccines that do not need complex refrigeration - and could deliver better healthcare to millions of children in the Third World.
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British scientists have taken tips from Mother Nature to develop a new technology that could deliver cheaper, life-saving vaccines without refrigeration to millions of children in remote areas of the world.
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Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls can make childrenÂs diphtheria and tetanus vaccinations less effective, a new report suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Estimates show that vaccinating fewer than 50 children who are 5 years old or younger against the flu prevents one flu-related visit to the doctor's office or emergency room, according to a new report.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel on   Thursday rejected a Food and Drug Administration report that   concluded there was no evidence that silver dental fillings   made with mercury cause serious harm to humans.
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Scientists published a new study on  Friday which they said adds to evidence that the triple  measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination is not linked to  autism or other developmental problems.
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For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection or death. The vaccine, tested on thousands of children in Mozambique, was hardly perfect: It