The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new information to alert doctors and other health professionals about the increased risk of patients having suicidal thoughts and behaviours as a result of taking antiepileptic drugs for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, migraines, and other conditions. In the controlled studies, patients who took these drugs had two times [...] Read more »

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On February 8, 2008, the U.K. company Ragdoll, award-winning producers of Teletubbies, announced a joint project between Ragdoll USA and Autism Speaks. Ragdoll USA, Ragdoll’s New York-based marketing and licensing division, and Autism Speaks will work together to promote awareness of the early warning signs of autism to parents and caregivers. The two organizations are [...] Read more »

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Doctors at MedicineNet.com have concluded that a new study, conducted by Gillian Baird, of Guy’s Hospital, London, and colleagues has found no links between the measles vaccine and autism. Baird and his colleagues studied 98 children with autism, 52 children with special educational needs but not autism, and 90 children without developmental problems.
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