What comes to mind when you think of the word ‘aluminum'? Chances are that you likely picture various aluminum products such as foil, cans, and window frames. Considering that this is the first thing ...

Aluminum in childhood vaccines is a target of vaccine skeptics, who blame the ingredient on myriad health concerns. But a study of more than 1 million people, published Monday in the Annals of ...

Recent federal scrutiny of an additive in some vaccines — aluminum salts — offers a clue about what’s to come.

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THANKS FOR THE REMINDER. SHARMAN OKAY. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT, REVIEWING THE RISKS OF ADDING ALUMINUM TO VACCINES. ALUMINUM. THE NATION’S HEALTH SECRETARY SAYS THAT THE INGREDIENT CAUSES CHRONIC ...

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. says aluminum in vaccines may be a factor in a child developing a peanut allergy. Experts say Kennedy’s comments are not based on credible scientific evidence.

The Trump administration is studying the safety of an ingredient commonly used in vaccines, an additive that contains aluminum. Coming after other recent changes to vaccine policy, many public health ...

As the federal government prepared for the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has intensified his attacks on ...