Two new independent studies have both concluded there is no link between measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) and a rise in the number of children diagnosed with autism. One study was published in the British Medical Journal, and the other in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Another recent American study published in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine found that the MMR vaccine and other vaccines containing measles do not increase the risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or Crohn's disease. The study also found that children vaccinated with MMR who were older than 18 months were at significantly less risk for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or IBD.
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