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- Report: Vaccines Generally Safe, Cause Few Health Problems
Aug. 25, 2011 -- Nearly two decades of research on vaccine safety has found that serious side effects are rare and that vaccines do not cause autism, diabetes, asthma, or Bell’s palsy. Although fears about vaccine safety are common, the new study from the nonprofit Institute of Medicine finds that v
Read Full Article - Vaccines for Teens: Still Room for Improvement
Aug. 25, 2011 -- More teens are getting their recommended vaccines, but there is still room for improvement. The numbers are especially low for human papillomavirus (HPV) or cervical cancer vaccines among U.S. girls, the CDC reports. The recommended vaccines for all teens include: Two doses of menin
Read Full Article - Sharp Drop in Chickenpox Deaths Due to Vaccine
July 25, 2011 -- Chickenpox deaths in the U.S. have been nearly eliminated thanks to widespread use of the varicella vaccine, according to a new CDC study. Researchers found chickenpox deaths have dropped by 88% overall and by 97% among children and adolescents since 1995, when the varicella vaccine
Read Full Article - Can HPV Vaccine Stop Throat Cancer?
June 23, 2011 -- Can HPV vaccines stop the explosive rise of HPV-related head and neck cancer? HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccines protect against the sexually transmitted strains of HPV that cause cervical cancer. The same HPV strains -- spread by kissing and by oral sex -- cause oropharyngeal (OP)
Read Full Article - Rotavirus Vaccine Linked to Bowel Disorder
June 15, 2011 -- A vaccine that prevents the most common cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration in babies was associated with a potentially life-threatening bowel disorder in a large study from Mexico and Brazil, but the risk was small. Investigators with the CDC and health agencies in Latin Ameri
Read Full Article - Amanda Peet Campaigns for Vaccines
Amanda Peet and her husband, screenwriter David Benioff, weren't feeling very festive last Christmas. Their 10-month-old, Molly, had developed a horrible, hacking cough that spasmed through her body. "We didn't know what it was," recalls the 2012 and The Whole Nine Yards star, 39, who's in Los Angel
Read Full Article - Vaccination Rate for Kindergartners Is Over 90%
June 2, 2011 -- More than 90% of children entering kindergarten in the U.S. have had most recommended immunizations, although coverage rates remain below target goals for most states, the CDC says. The newly published vaccination coverage report for the first time includes state-by-state data on vac
Read Full Article - FDA OKs Meningitis Vaccine for Infants
April 26, 2011 -- The FDA has approved the use of Menactra, a vaccine that prevents a life-threatening form of meningitis, in children as young as 9 months. Menactra is already approved for use in people ages 2 through 55. It helps prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by a bacterium called
Read Full Article - Most Parents Confident About Vaccine Safety
April 18, 2011 -- Two new studies seek to better understand parents’ attitudes about vaccine safety and analyze potential barriers to routine childhood vaccination. The new reports appear in a special vaccine safety supplement in journal Pediatrics. There has been some concern about vaccine safety a
Read Full Article - WebMD Survey: Safety Biggest Vaccine Worry for Parents
March 31, 2011 -- Parents worry a lot about vaccine risks and side effects, and most of them are questioning doctors about those concerns. A recent WebMD survey of parents found that: About two-thirds search online for information about the vaccines recommended for their children. Nearly 70% say the
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