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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved a new vaccine called MCV4 (marketed as Menactra) that protects against four strains (A, C, Y, and W-135) of Neisseria meningiti... Read more
Two large studies conducted in Great Britain looked at vaccines containing mercury-based preservative (thimerosal) and child development. The first study was a prospective study, meaning th... Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an obesity drug used in adults, orlistat (Xenical), for use in children ages 12 and up. The drug works by inhibiting fat absorption in the... Read more
In a large study of all children born in Denmark from December, 1990 to December, 1996 (over 400,000 children), there was no difference in the rate of autism or autism-spectrum disorders in... Read more