By: Megan Coleman 21 October 2010 We’re seeing more cases of whooping cough across New York and state health officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated. It was too late for yet another infant in California, who recently died from the infection, also known as pertussis. That brings the total number of deaths […]
Whooping cough epidemic claims the life of tenth baby in California
By: Daily Mail Reporter 21 October 2010 A whooping cough outbreak in California has left 10 babies dead and 5,658 confirmed or probable cases. Health officials say a 6-week-old baby in San Diego county was the latest victim in this year’s epidemic – the worst in 55 years. The previous record was set in 1955 […]
Winning Hearts and Minds With a Vaccine?
By: Dr. Orin Levine 03 December 2010 Meningitis is an awful disease. It comes on suddenly, kills frequently, disables its survivors for life, and devastates families economically and emotionally. When it occurs in epidemics, as it does frequently in Africa’s “Meningitis Belt”, it has the power to disrupt entire communities and health systems.World Health Organization, […]
Teen's win on MMR
Posted: 27 October 2010 Originally published on 31 August 2010 The claim that the MMR vaccine is totally safe was in doubt again today after a landmark ruling for the Wigan boy who started the whole controversy of triple jab side-effects. The Vaccine Damage Payment Unit has ruled that 18-year-old Robert Fletcher’s severe disabilities were […]
Recent studies bolster earlier evidence: Flu shots not beneficial
By: Richard Moore, Investigative Reporter 28 December 2010 Two recent studies published by the Cochrane Collaboration are supporting what earlier evidence has shown – and what some national public health officials have begun to acknowledge – there’s no evidence flu shots work effectively, especially in reducing flu-related deaths among the elderly. The Cochrane Collaboration […]
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