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A boy with autism at a treament center. Women over 40 are nearly ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:11:57 GMT

(AFP/File) - A boy with autism at a treament center. Women over 40 are nearly twice as likely to give birth to an autistic child than a mother under 30, researchers said in a study that found more evidence of links between autism and maternal age.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

Medical journal The Lancet has retracted a 1998 study linking ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:16:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - Medical journal The Lancet has retracted a 1998 study linking autism with innoculation against three childhood illnesses, a paper that caused a major ethical storm and a backlash against vaccination.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)

Disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield (R) and his wife Carmel are ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:16:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - Disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield (R) and his wife Carmel are seen outside the General Medical Council in central London on January 28. Medical journal The Lancet has retracted a 1998 study linking autism with innoculation against three childhood illnesses, a paper that caused a major ethical storm and a backlash against vaccination.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)

Disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield (right) and his wife Carmel ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:07:21 GMT

(AFP/File) - Disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield (right) and his wife Carmel are seen outside the General Medical Council in central London on January 28. Medical journal The Lancet has retracted a 1998 study linking autism with innoculation against three childhood illnesses, a paper that caused a major ethical storm and a backlash against vaccination.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)

Doctor Andrew Wakefield and his wife Carmel at the General Medical ...

(AFP) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:53:12 GMT

(AFP) - Doctor Andrew Wakefield and his wife Carmel at the General Medical Council (GMC) in London. The medical regulator said Wakefield -- who stirred up controversy by suggesting a vaccination against childhood illnesses was linked to autism -- acted unethically in carrying out his research.(AFP/Shaun Curry)

Doctor Andrew Wakefield and his wife Carmel are pictured at ...

(AFP) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:47:34 GMT

(AFP) - Doctor Andrew Wakefield and his wife Carmel are pictured at the General Medical Council (GMC) in central London. The doctor who stirred up controversy by suggesting a vaccination against childhood illnesses was linked to autism acted unethically in carrying out his research, a medical regulator ruled Thursday.(AFP/Shaun Curry)

Doctor Andrew Wakefield speaks to the media after a hearing ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:46:13 GMT

(Reuters) - Doctor Andrew Wakefield speaks to the media after a hearing at the General Medical Council (GMC) in London January 28, 2010. The GMC ruled that Wakefield acted unethically in doing his research into a link between MMR vaccinations and autism. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW HEALTH)

Doctor Andrew Wakefield (C) stands with his wife Carmel (3rd ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:38:40 GMT

(Reuters) - Doctor Andrew Wakefield (C) stands with his wife Carmel (3rd R) as he speaks to the media after a hearing at the General Medical Council (GMC) in London January 28, 2010. The GMC ruled that Wakefield acted unethically in doing his research into a link between MMR vaccinations and autism. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW HEALTH)

Doctor Andrew Wakefield (C) and his wife Carmel are embraced ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:32:20 GMT

(Reuters) - Doctor Andrew Wakefield (C) and his wife Carmel are embraced by autistic sufferer Josh Edwards after a hearing at the General Medical Council (GMC) in London January 28, 2010. The GMC ruled that Wakefield acted unethically in doing his research into a link between MMR vaccinations and autism. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW HEALTH)

Doctor Andrew Wakefield (C) and his wife Carmel are embraced ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:31:12 GMT