Any concerns the public may have that the United States is headed towards Martial law as a result of President Obama's recent announcement declaring H1N1 a "national emergency" seem to be put to rest in this World...
Yesterday, I highlighted a news story which reported that a 14-year-old girl in England had died shortly after receiving the jab which vaccinates against cervical cancer. It transpires today that it is unlikely that the vaccination jab brought about Morton's death, but rather...
The State Hospital Review and Planning Council earlier this month adopted a new emergency regulation that requires New York State hospital workers to get the flu shot or get fired, and that it be a requirement for...
Hundreds of students were infected with H1N1, swine flu, as schools resumed classes for the fall in the U.S. Students in at least 17 colleges were affected. School officials are preparing buses to transport sick students, and are also setting up isolation dorms and...
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US health officials are considering the possibility of setting up H1N1 swine flu vaccination sites in some Walmart stores. On Wednesday, Walmart executives met with Federal officials to discuss the possibility. ""We are in discussions with CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease...
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Scientists have inched closer to developing a universal flu vaccine after identifying human antibodies that inactivate various invluenza viruses, including bird flu. Dr. Wayne A. Mrasco of Harvard Medical...
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Since it's approval in the summer of 2006 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 5 million girls and women, ages 9 to 26, have been vaccinated with GARDASIL.
GARDASIL, aggressively marketed by Merck &...
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Updates have been made to the 2009 Immunization Schedules for children and adolescents, which were jointly released by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American...
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OpEd in the Baltimore Examiner- The 2001 Anthrax attacks used the highest grade US government Anthrax, but only 5 died- despite potentially tens of millions being exposed through the Post Office. On the other...
A sizeable child population is facing risk of infection from poliovirus in conflict-stricken areas, as anti-polio campaigners fail to reach vulnerable populations. Poliomyelitis particularly affects young children because of their lack of immunity and can cause...
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In light of the recent Hannah Poling decision, in which the federal court conceded that vaccines could have contributed to her autism, we think the tide is finally turning in the direction of parents like us who...
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A feisty line up of young volunteers pick on topical news stories and get stuck in. This month’s round up includes Bono’s latest bed net for Africans campaign and a challenge to those who thinks inoculating...
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A Catholic school in Manchester, UK has banned their 12 and 13 year old female students from receiving immunization against cervical cancer at the high school, even though the NHS vaccination program has been approved by Britain's Catholic Education Service. The vaccine...
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CVS/pharmacy, the nation's leading retail pharmacy, and MinuteClinic, the largest retail health care clinic in the U.S., announced today a commitment to flu prevention with the goal of delivering one million flu...
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