Topic: Learning and Developmental Disorders

isnare | 2010-03-15 23:29:40

As autism is a disorder of the nerves and their development, resulting in some form of impairment in the social and communicative skills of the individual, the autism symptoms of each child will be different. Autism symptoms are normally displayed by children in their first couple of years of growth and development, and require a strong observation to pick up ...

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Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-03-15 16:40:33

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness. The special U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruled that vaccines could not have caused the autism of an Oregon boy ...

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AFP Global Edition | 2010-03-13 19:10:16

A special US court Friday ruled against the parents of an autistic child, rejecting their claim of a connection between autism and a triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) their son was given. In a similar ruling a year ago against three other families, the United States Court of Federal Claims said the "theory of vaccine-related causation (of ...

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AP News | 2010-03-13 01:15:05
Special court rejects claims that vaccines with mercury preservative caused autism

The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection. While expressing sympathy for the parents involved in the emotionally charged cases, the court concluded they had failed to show a connection ...

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