Blogs about: Vaccines Medicine
Study Explains How the First Effective HIV Vaccine Worked
wrote 1 month ago: In 2009, researchers reported that an AIDS vaccine had for the first time protected people against H … more →
New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Include HPV Tests
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wrote 2 months ago: Although infection with human papillomavirus, or HPV, is the leading cause of cervical cancer, until … more →
Men Are More Likely to Have Oral HPV than Women
wrote 4 months ago: Oral infections of human papillomavirus, or HPV, affect nearly 7% of Americans and are significantly … more →
Exposure to Common Chemicals May Weaken Vaccine Response
wrote 4 months ago: Researchers report that exposure to ubiquitous household chemicals may lower children’s responses to … more →
Study: Kids' Chickenpox Vaccine Helps Protect Babies Too
wrote 6 months ago: Some parents take their children to “pox parties” to expose them to the chickenpox virus … more →
Government Panel Recommends HPV Vaccine for Boys
wrote 7 months ago: A federal advisory committee voted on Tuesday to recommend that boys aged 11 and 12 be vaccinated ag … more →
Nobel Winner Ralph Steinman Will Retain His Prize
wrote 8 months ago: (Updated) Immunologist Ralph M. Steinman was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for his d … more →
Vaccination Causes 'Mental Retardation'? Fact-Checking Michele Bachmann's Claim
wrote 8 months ago: Monday night’s Republican primary debate saw candidate Michele Bachmann on the attack — especi … more →
With the HPV Vaccine, Two Doses May Be Just as Good as Three
wrote 8 months ago: Two doses of the vaccine that protects against human papillomavirus (HPV) may be just as effective a … more →
Vaccine Safety: New Report Finds Few Adverse Events Linked to Immunizations
wrote 9 months ago: In a new report investigating adverse events caused by vaccines, a panel of experts says there are r … more →
A New Meningitis Vaccine on the Horizon
wrote 10 months ago: Bacterial meningitis is a nasty thing to catch. The disease may hit only about 1,500 Americans per y … more →
Bruesewitz v. Wyeth: What the Supreme Court Decision Means for Vaccines
wrote 1 year ago: Vaccine injury is a tricky thing to prove — medically and legally. So it was inevitably controversia … more →
Autism, Vaccines and Fraud: Q&A With Author Seth Mnookin
wrote 1 year ago: A UK report published last week offered details about how Dr. Andrew Wakefield falsified his 1998 re … more →
Daughters Care What their Moms Think, Especially Regarding the HPV Vaccine
wrote 1 year ago: Girls really do care what their moms think, even once they’re all grown up. That’s the message that … more →
Study Linking Vaccines to Autism Is "Fraudulent"
wrote 1 year ago: It’s unfortunate but true that sometimes the hard facts of science don’t turn out to be so grounded … more →
Vaccination Rates Drop in Wealthier Kids: The Autism Rumors Take a Toll
wrote 1 year ago: If there’s one great truth of political debate, it’s this: when noise trumps knowledge, … more →
American Academy of Pediatrics: Make the Flu Shot Mandatory
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wrote 1 year ago: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has called for mandatory annual f … more →
Many parents remain wary of vaccines
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wrote 2 years ago: Despite the lack of scientific evidence linking the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to auti … more →
