Study find no evidence exists that supports a link between autism and vaccine
According to an article written by Carla K. Johnson for the Associated Press, there is no evidence to support a link between thimerosal (ethyl mercury) that was used as a preservative in vaccines prior to 1999 and autism in children.
Autism (a mild form of which is asperger's syndrome) is a mental condition that involves repetitive behaviors, communication, and social problems. Most scientists believe that autism is related to genetics rather than some type of poisoning. Studies in the late 1990's seem to indicate that thimerosal vaccines significantly raised the blood mercury level in infants, and that this blood mercury level may lead to autism.
In recent studies, that amount of mercury found in infant blood samples taken within a few weeks of vacination were at levels one tenth the predicted amount of the late 1990s studies. In fact, current studies indicate that scientists who assumed ethyl mercury had the same health risks as methyl mercury found in fish were incorrect and that ethyl mercury is rather harmless. Consequently, the wholesale removal of the mercury based preservatives from vaccines was unnecessary.
Recent studies concur with the World Health Organization's decision to continue producing vaccines with thimerosal for children around the world. Thimersosal vaccines are more desirable because they are less expensive to produce; consequently they are more readily available for all nations.
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Autism (a mild form of which is asperger's syndrome) is a mental condition that involves repetitive behaviors, communication, and social problems. Most scientists believe that autism is related to genetics rather than some type of poisoning. Studies in the late 1990's seem to indicate that thimerosal vaccines significantly raised the blood mercury level in infants, and that this blood mercury level may lead to autism.
In recent studies, that amount of mercury found in infant blood samples taken within a few weeks of vacination were at levels one tenth the predicted amount of the late 1990s studies. In fact, current studies indicate that scientists who assumed ethyl mercury had the same health risks as methyl mercury found in fish were incorrect and that ethyl mercury is rather harmless. Consequently, the wholesale removal of the mercury based preservatives from vaccines was unnecessary.
Recent studies concur with the World Health Organization's decision to continue producing vaccines with thimerosal for children around the world. Thimersosal vaccines are more desirable because they are less expensive to produce; consequently they are more readily available for all nations.
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What if my application for disability benefits gets denied
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Can you be denied for social security disability if you have heart disease or heart problems?
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