The News:
No tie between vaccine, behavior disorders in kids
A preservative once used in many shots doesn't cause neurological problems
By Alicia Chang, The Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 09/26/2007 08:17:08 PM MDT
Los Angeles - A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents about the safety of shots their kids received a decade or more ago. However, the study did not examine autism - the developmental disorder that some critics blame on vaccines. A separate study due out in a year will look at that issue.
The Research:
Read the research behind this story in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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