Invalidation of findings linking vaccines and autism

San Diego, CA ( Pressreleasecollection ) March 18, 2010 - A 1998 article published in the Medical Journal that suggested evidence of a link between autism and vaccines has been invalidated. The Medical Journal recently retracted the 1998 report that linked the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine to cases of autism in children. However, the belief that autism and vaccines are linked still exist. Some professionals, parents, and Hollywood producers continue to postulate that a link between the two persists contrary to scientific evidence.

The San Diego pediatricians at the Children's Physicians Medical Group agree with the finding that autism and vaccines have no direct link. The Children's Physicians Medical Group in conjunction with Rady Children's Hospital San Diego want to help ensure the wellness of autistic children. For this reason, they continue to study the causes of autism and ways to help children affected by this condition.

The wellness of autistic children is a concern for the San Diego pediatricians of the Children's Physicians Medical group. Recently a television drama featured an episode in which the parents of an autistic child were awarded financial damages because the child's autism was linked to a vaccine. This type of fictional storyline may serve as a vehicle to further encourage the faulty believe that a link between autism and vaccines exists.

From the standpoint of the pediatricians of the Children's Physicians Medical Group, stories such as these only serve to provide false hope to parents. These types of stories also underscore the necessity of further research into this condition. Since scientific evidence suggests that a link does not exist, the factors that lead to autism in children desperately need to be discovered.

The pediatric specialists at the Children's Physicians Medical Group are dedicated to helping find the answer to autism. They are also dedicated to helping those children exhibiting early signs of autism. Treatments and therapies are available to help children displaying early signs of this condition.

A San Diego pediatrician will evaluate a child at 18 months and 24 months for signs of delayed or abnormal development. If signs of autism are evidenced, therapies and treatments may be introduced to assis the child. San Diego children's healthcare is important to the pediatricians of the Children's Physicians Medical Group.

It is important that parents understand that vaccinations are not scientifically linked to autism. Parents put the wellness of their children in jeopardy when they fail to vaccinate their children for fear of autism. Many children have died from preventable diseases because they were not properly vaccinated. Parents are putting the lives of their children and the lives of other children in jeopardy when the fail to properly immunize their child.

Parents that have questions or concerns about vaccines and autism can contact a pediatric specialist at the Children's Physicians Medical Group. A San Diego pediatrician can help parents better understand the factors believe to be involved in the development of autism in children. The wellness of every child in San Diego is the top priority of the Children's Physicians Medical Group.

Dr. Marshall J. Littman is a San Diego Pediatrician who has been in practice for 35 years. He is also a member of Children's Physicians Medical Group.


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