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3 More Judges See No Link Between Autism and Vaccines

Will McCahill — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:51:58 CST

Three separate judges ruled today that vaccines containing mercury don’t lead to autism in children, with one saying that “normal fish-eating diet by pregnant mothers” presents more risk than the shots. The rulings are part of a series of nine test cases brought by 5,000 families seeking to tap...

800K Swine Flu Shots for Kids Recalled

Harry Kimball — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:21:40 CST

French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has recalled 800,000 child doses of swine flu vaccine sold to the US because the preservative-free shots have significantly declined in potency since manufacture. The CDC says anyone already vaccinated with the syringes—intended for children 6 to 25 months—is safe, but doctors should return...

Vaccine Mercury Ruled Out as Autism Cause: Study

Peter Fearon — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:45:00 CST

Mercury in vaccines, long suspected as a cause of autism, has been ruled out in a new study of children suffering from the brain disorder. Most mercury was removed from the vaccine preservative thimerosal in 2001—but instead of autism rates falling, they continued to rise in California, according to...

Autism-Vaccine Link Becomes Federal Case

Dustin Lushing — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:56:42 CDT

Nearly 8 years after the government asked vaccine makers to reduce the use of a preservative that contains mercury, hearings began today to probe the connection between autism and childhood vaccines. If the U.S. Court of Federal Claims finds a link, the plaintiffs could qualify for compensation through a...