Every parent knows that babies and children, and even some teenagers must have certain vaccinations to protect against some childhood diseases. The following article will look at the various vaccinations and when they should be administered.
Birth:
Hepatitis B vaccine: This vaccine is given as a series of three shots. The first shot is generally given at [...]
Tags: booster shots, immunization schedule, infants, vaccines
Posted in: Baby, Health
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Remember Julie Fletcher`s post about the link between autism and mercury? Here `s a study that supports her urge to ?get over it.?
Thimerosal is a mercury-containing substance used as a preservative for vaccines. It was feared that vaccination can actually cause mercury-related disorders including autism. That`s why since 1999, thimerosal was banned from childhood vaccines [...]
Tags: mercury, thimerosal, vaccines
Posted in: Current Events, Health
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People will pick up on anything to accuse of being autistic. Absolutely anything.
More children are being diagnosed within the Autism Spectrum each year and the anti-vaccine movement just eats it up. Despite the fact that for years scientists and researchers have published comprehensive information disproving the link between the type of mercury found in vaccines, [...]
Tags: aspberger's, autism, autism spectrum, vaccines
Posted in: Health, Special Needs
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Researchers report that therapeutic vaccines to fight breast and ovarian cancer are in the first stage of clinical trials to determine their effectiveness and safety.
Dr. Leisha A. Emens, assistant professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins University is working on a new therapeutic vaccine to fight breast cancer. The vaccine is designed to treat HER-2/neu disease, [...]
Tags: breast cancer, ovarian cancer, vaccines
Posted in: Health, News
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You?d think you?ve heard it all: product recalls from toys to diapers to baby gear. Then comes the real shocker: recall of baby vaccines.
To be quite fair, the vaccines? manufacturer Merck of New Jersey acted very responsibly. On 12 December 2007, the company announced a voluntary recall of several lots of vaccines because they could [...]
Tags: Baby, recall, vaccines
Posted in: Health, Recalls
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