Vaccines and Autism

Parents have been fingering vaccines — and, in particular, the mercury-based vaccine preservative thimerosal — as a cause of autism for over a decade, but researchers have repeatedly failed to find a link. This issue is getting high visibility with the likes of Jenny MacCarthy raising awareness. Read the latest news below:

07/08/2008 11:27 PM

Wilson: Some Vaccines Still Contain Mercury - WXYZ

Wilson: Some Vaccines Still Contain Mercury WXYZ, MI - 43 minutes ago Now, perhaps she was particularly vulnerable due to a pre-existing condition but the government concession of a vaccine-Autism link in the first of 5000 ...

07/08/2008 01:18 PM

Parents face shortage of mumps vaccine - Telegraph.co.uk

Cambridge Network Parents face shortage of mumps vaccine Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 10 hours ago However, parents who want to give their child a single vaccination, because of claims that MMR is linked to autism, can buy them through private clinics. ... Parents must choose MMR or no protection after 'suspicious ... Daily Mail Measles in the UK , cholera in India,South Africa and Uganda ... Cambridge Network Parents must choose MMR or no protection after 'suspicious ... Mail on Sunday Daily Mail all 7 news articles

07/03/2008 02:45 PM

Federal Court Cancels Vaccine-Autism Panel - Huffington Post

Federal Court Cancels Vaccine-Autism Panel Huffington Post, NY - Jul 3, 2008 ... of the United States Court of Federal Claims, which will be held this November in Washington, DC, to talk about the vaccine-autism debate in America. ... What the CDC and FDA Don’t Want You to Know About Thimerosal and ... Newsinferno.com all 2 news articles

07/08/2008 06:40 PM

Fringe autism treatment could get federal study - The Associated Press

The Associated Press Fringe autism treatment could get federal study The Associated Press - 5 hours ago ... to dangerous levels because some parents believe they cause autism. Dr. Martin Myers, former director of the federal National Vaccine Program Office, ...

06/15/2008 06:52 PM

Calling All Vaccine-Autism Critics - Huffington Post

Calling All Vaccine-Autism Critics Huffington Post, NY - Jun 15, 2008 I sincerely encourage any and all vaccine-autism skeptics, critics, agnostics and cynics living in the northeastern US to please consider attending one of ...

06/12/2008 11:19 AM

Perspectives on vaccine safety, exemptions, and autism links - Ethics of Vaccines

Perspectives on vaccine safety, exemptions, and autism links Ethics of Vaccines, Pennsylvania - Jun 12, 2008 The case has been viewed by proponents of the vaccine-autism link as a 'smoking gun,' but CDC officials and others have noted that Poling's diagnosis and ...

07/08/2008 03:03 AM

Make sure physicians' positions are included in medical articles - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Make sure physicians' positions are included in medical articles Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 21 hours ago Indeed, many published studies show no association between either preservatives in vaccines or the MMR vaccine and autism. Providing balanced, reliable ...

06/20/2008 06:52 PM

CDC: Vaccine Study Design "Uninformative and Potentially Misleading" - Huffington Post

CDC: Vaccine Study Design "Uninformative and Potentially Misleading" Huffington Post, NY - Jun 20, 2008 Another serious problem was that the HMOs changed the way they tracked and recorded autism diagnoses over time, including during the period when vaccine ...

07/06/2008 03:44 PM

Do Vaccines Cause That?! - About - News & Issues

About - News & Issues Do Vaccines Cause That?! About - News & Issues, NY - Jul 6, 2008 ... Vaccine Safety Datalink, to how vaccine safety studies are done. Do vaccines cause autism, asthma, or SIDS, or do they overwhelm a baby's immune system? ...

06/27/2008 08:19 PM

Experts to Discuss One Puzzling Autism Case, as a Second Case Has ... - New York Times

Experts to Discuss One Puzzling Autism Case, as a Second Case Has ... New York Times, United States - Jun 27, 2008 The next theory was that a mercury-containing vaccine preservative, thimerosal, poisoned their brains, causing autism. Multiple studies have failed to find ...