By: Barry Meier 11 October 2010 The safety of vaccines is at the heart of a case expected to be heard on Tuesday by the United States Supreme Court, one that could have implications for hundreds of lawsuits that contend there is a link between vaccines and autism. At issue is whether a no-fault system […]
Vaccine and Medication Safety are Parent's Top Research Priorities
Press Release by University of Michigan, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital 11 October 2010 Parents rate research on environmental effects, childhood diseases, and causes of childhood injuries less important. Each year, hundreds of millions of public and private dollars are spent on medical research to improve the health of children – yet parents have little input […]
Vaccine makers targeted in lawsuit
By: Paula Reed Ward, ‘Pittsburg Post Gazette’ 11 October 2010 Hanna Bruesewitz’s parents think DPT vaccination caused the child’s seizure disorder, but the vaccine maker is protected from suits by federal law. On April 1, 1992, Hannah Bruesewitz was a healthy infant. She had reached all of her developmental milestones for a 6-month-old, and that […]
Lifelong Immunity? With Vaccines, It Depends
By: Nancy Shute, National Public Radio 11 October 2010 At 2:30 on a Tuesday afternoon, moms and babies are gathering at Angela Shogren’s townhouse in Alexandria, Va. As the babies try to crawl across the basement floor, the moms talk about breastfeeding and lack of sleep. One issue keeps coming up: vaccines. “I am from […]
How the Human Papillomavirus Causes Cancer
By: Diane Ursu 10 October 2010 The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) produces proteins that signal excessive cell proliferation. This may lead to cancer when combined with other factors. Human papillomaviruses (HPV) consist of over 100 viruses, including the quite-common genital infections that are associated with the development of cervical cancer. HPV can also be transmitted into […]
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