1/11/11. A 1998 study published in Lancet, a leading medical journal, claimed that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine might cause autism --- using eight autistic children in the sample. This poorly designed research sparked a storm of controversy, leading many parents to stop giving vaccines to their children. Many children needlessly died.
This kind of study with large samples across continents, proper controls and statistical analyses have looked at the relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism, and have been repeated 14 times. The studies have shown that MMR does NOT cause autism.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703779704576073744290909186.html?KEYWORDS=junk+science+is+not+a+victimless+crime
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