<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study provides further evidence that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is not associated with an increased risk of autism.</p><p>Concerns that the MMR shot could cause autism were first raised a decade ago by British physician Andrew Wakefield, who, based on a study of ...

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Global deaths from measles fell by 78 percent between 2000 and 2008 thanks largely to mass childhood vaccination campaigns, but experts say death rates may rise again if complacency allows immunization efforts to lag.</p><p>About 164,000 died from measles in 2008 down from 733,000 ...

<div id="subtitle">Conclusion follows review of published research</div><div><p>Some reassuring news for people concerned about a possible link between autism and childhood vaccinations.</p><p>An article published recently in the Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing says there is no convincing scientific evidence ...

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The first dry powder inhalable measles vaccine will soon be ready for testing in humans, researchers announced at the 238th meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, DC.</p><p>Dr. Robert Sievers of the University of Colorado in Boulder, who is heading up development ...