News tagged with 'Mumps'

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached its highest level since 1996, according to a the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With nearly half of those involving children whose parents opting against vaccinations.

The national vaccine court, a no-fault payout system that protects manufacturers, will consider the test case of two 10-year old boys with autism to see if their conditions merit compensation under the fund.

The CDC is seeing more measles in the first four months of this year than in any time period over the last seven years.  The outbreak is due to foreign travel, failure to vaccinate and failure to follow safety protocols for contagious disease in medical clinics.

A report published in this month's issue of Pediatrics says the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is safe, refuting reports that it is associated with encephalitis, autism and aseptic meningitis. The study, conducted by Finnish researchers from the Hospital for Children and Adolescents in Helsinki, examined 535,544

British health experts have concluded that the vaccine used to inoculate children against mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) is safe and effective, calming fears in the medical community that it may be linked to bowel disorders and autism. An inquiry carried out by Dr. Anna Donald of Bazian Ltd., a medical research anal

Health officials who fear that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) may be linked to the development of autism received encouraging news from Great Britain this week. Researchers at London's Royal Free Hospital and University College Medical School examined nearly 500 autistic children born in England between