Flu season, with its aches, fever and cough, is around the corner, says Dr. Timothy Doran, chairman of pediatrics at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Flu shots are available now and will be given until the flu season begins...
Expert advice Flu season, with its aches, fever and cough, is around the corner, says Dr. Timothy Doran, chairman of pediatrics at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. This year, for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control...
The nation's immunization coverage rates for preteens and teens are increasing for routinely recommended vaccines, but most still do not have all of the recommended immunizations, according to 2007 estimates released today by...
This program focuses on a variety of issues related to parental rights regarding childhood vaccinations, including the origins of immunization hesitancy, and the medical community's response to the parent who refuses to...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A group of parents say they will home school their children because they do not agree with Mississippi's mandated vaccination schedule. Debra Barnes is one of the parents. She says she would leave...
Drive in urban areas of district to be inaugurated on October 16 Thiruvananthapuram: The Health Department has decided to launch an immunisation drive in the urban areas of the district considering the fact that these areas...
BY TAMMY KRIKORIAN • tkrikorian@rgj.com • October 12, 2008 A change in state policy regarding vaccinations has some local doctors determining whether they can afford to provide vaccinations to children. A federal cut to the...
28 new polio cases detected in Frontier this year, says official EDOs directed to make vaccination drive a success Sunday, October 12, 2008 Bureau report PESHAWAR: An official of the Health Department Saturday said that total...
By DR GARETH SMITH MEASLES is on the increase due to all the concerns over the MMR vaccine and parents need to be aware of the symptoms. The disease has been around for over 700 years and is caused by a viral infection.
If you haven’t already read Measles not worth the risk, an October 6th op-ed by epidemiologist John Laurence Kiely, go here. Kiely recalls having the measles and then pneumonia, and being hospitalized, and under an oxygen tent,...