U.K. bans doctor who linked autism to vaccine

by Ashton Daigle on May 26, 2010

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In an eight-page decision released on May 24, Britain’s General Medical Council revoked the license of a doctor whose now debunked work found a link between autism and vaccines.

Vaccines don't cause autism, federal court rules

by Tina Redlup on March 16, 2010

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WASHINGTON — The United States’ "vaccine court" has once again concluded that vaccines don't cause autism.

Coalition for Vaccine Safety calls for congressional hearings

by Ted Purlain on March 4, 2010

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A new coalition is calling for hearings to investigate HHS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other government agencies for what it describes as a failure to fully address issues of vaccine safety.

MMR vaccine doctor Andrew Wakefield quits autism centre

by Ted Purlain on February 19, 2010

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Andrew Wakefield, the British doctor whose research triggered a health scare over the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, has resigned from the autism center he founded in Texas, The Guardian reported Feb. 18.

University study finds mercury levels normal in children with autism

by Mary J. Lewis on October 27, 2009

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Researchers at the University of California – Davis’ MIND Institute report that typically developing children and children with autism have similar levels of mercury in their blood streams.