An independent medical research group says its review of vaccine research shows the routine shots cause very few side effects and do not lead to Type 1 diabetes or autism. The Institute of Medicine said Thursday its panel of experts analyzed more than 1,000 medical studies from nearly two decades of research. The research is […]
Study Shows Infants with Autistic Siblings at Higher Risk
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
A new study says children who have older siblings with autism have a higher risk of developing the disorder than previously thought. Researchers at the University of California at Davis studied more than 650 infants who have an older sibling with autism, and found 19 percent of the younger children were also diagnosed with the […]
Studies: More Vaccines Could Save Billions of Dollars, Millions of Lives
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
New research says 6.4 million lives could be saved in the next 10 years by boosting childhood vaccination rates in the poorest countries. The three studies, published Thursday, said this would also save $6.2 billion in treatment costs and a further $145 billion in long-term productivity gains. The studies, published in Thursday’s Health Affairs, examined […]
