'Vaccines court' rejects mercury-autism link in 3 test cases

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'Vaccines court' rejects mercury-autism link in 3 test cases

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The finding supports a broad scientific consensus that the mercury-containing

preservative thimerosal does not cause autism, and will likely disappoint

parents who are convinced otherwise.

By H. Maugh II and Zajac

March 13 2010

Reporting from Washington and Los Angeles -- The federal " vaccines court " ruled

Friday in three separate cases that the mercury-containing preservative

thimerosal does not cause autism, a finding that supports the broad scientific

consensus on the matter but that greatly disappointed parents who are convinced

that their child's illness was caused by vaccines.

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