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Vaccine Safety
Increased Risk Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease From Measles Vaccine Not Substantiated
April 11th, 2001
by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Measles-containing vaccines apparently do not increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and related conditions, say researchers for the Vaccine Safety Datalink project of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite earlier studies suggesting such a link, Robert L. Davis and colleagues were unable to substantiate an increased risk of IBD, Crohn's disease, or ulcerative colitis. Their results were published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Davis and team searched for risks from either receipt or timing of measles-containing vaccines (MCV) among patients...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2001-04-11)
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