Autism & Vaccines: A Coming Wave of Lawsuits?
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Even as researchers report once again that there is no link between vaccines and the way kids develop, parents of children with autism continue to press their cases against drugmakers. A coming wave of lawsuits?
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A special court that will pit  scientists against activists in the debate over whether  vaccines have caused autism in many children begins hearings on  Monday with the first test case, involving a 12-year-old  Arizona girl.
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Inflammation in the brain is clearly a feature of autism, according to a new study published November 15, 2004, in online edition of Annals of Neurology (http://www.
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SINGAPORE : The number of medical lawsuits jumped eight times in the last decade - from five cases in 1990 to 40 in 2000. There is concern that this could lead doctors to practise
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The mercury in a vaccine preservative is pumped out of a baby's body too quickly for it to do any damage, researchers reported on Wednesday in a study they say should further absolve shots of causing autism.
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By MARK SHERMAN  WASHINGTON - Jeff and Sandee Winkelman don't have the money to pay for private schooling for their autistic son, let alone hire a lawyer to sue their public school district.
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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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NEW YORK  - 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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NEW YORK  - Vaccination with the DNA of substances that trigger allergies, using a &quot;gene gun,&quot; can prevent the over-production of the type of antibodies that cause allergic symptoms, experiments in mice show.
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GlaxoSmithKline is expected to be hit with a wave of lawsuits from users of the diabetes drug Avandia, plaintiff's lawyers said on Wednesday.
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Recent measles outbreaks in the U.S. are revealing the vulnerability of two groups, experts say: those given ineffective vaccines in the mid-1960s, and those refusing to get vaccinated today.(Part One of a three-part series on the resurgence of diseases once thought wiped out)
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Take a look at what autism can truly be like, through the eyes of Amanda Baggs. In a video she produced and posted on YouTube, this brilliant young woman shares a glimpse into her world. Dr. Sanjay Gupta brings her story to Anderson Cooper 360 tonight.
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TORONTO -- Lawyers representing the parents of seven autistic children are launching a lawsuit today to force the Ontario government to fund the children&#39;s treatment.
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A hepatitis B shot may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis within three years of vaccination, according to a new study whose authors fear the work will provoke a new &quot;mess&quot; of controversy.
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The shortage of flu vaccines this season should serve as a wake-up call about the serious challenges facing the vaccine business and the resulting threat to public health.
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The sudden, major flu vaccine shortage that shocked health authorities last week highlights two vulnerabilities in the nation&#39;s immunization system: a reliance on a few private manufacturers that use old technology, and government&#39;s faith that companies
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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.