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Tag Archives: vaccinations
If you don’t vaccinate your kids, should your kids be kept away from school, team sports, and youth groups? I vote “yes”!
I’ve told you in the past that when parents choose to not vaccinate their children, not only are their children at risk, but so are other children in the community. Here’s more proof of that.
Posted in Bioethics, Children's Health, Infectious Disease, Parenting
Tagged vaccination, vaccinations, vaccine, vaccines
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IOM: Vaccines safe and unrelated to autism
The print media devoted major coverage to the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report showing that the benefits of vaccines far exceed their risks. In addition, the IOM assures professionals, researchers, policy makers, and, most importantly, parents, that vaccines are NOT associated with … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Infectious Disease, Parenting
Tagged autism, autism spectrum disorder, MMR vaccine, vaccination, vaccinations, vaccine effectiveness, vaccine myth, vaccine myths
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Vaccinations should be required
In an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, Author David Ropeik writes that the government should regulate and require vaccination.
Posted in Children's Health, Infectious Disease, Parenting
Tagged immunization, vaccination, vaccination rates, vaccinations
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Rising Costs Complicate Vaccine Guidelines
The group that advises the U.S. government on vaccination thinks some new vaccines may NOT be worth the cost.
Posted in Children's Health, Medical Economics, Parenting
Tagged immunization, vaccination, vaccinations
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Pediatric society rejects ‘personal belief’ exemption for vaccination of kids
Research has shown that children who are exempted from vaccinations have a 35-fold higher risk for measles, a 23-fold higher risk for pertussis and a nine-fold higher risk for varicella than do vaccinated children.
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Bioethics, Children's Health, Infectious Disease, Parenting
Tagged immunization, vaccination, vaccinations, vaccine, vaccine safety
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New Practice Guideline Takes Aim at Pain of Childhood Immunizations
Pain surrounding childhood immunizations can have long-term consequences, including preprocedural anxiety and needle fears in both the child and parent. Worse yet, these consequences can lead to avoiding immunizations altogether. As a result, Dr. Anna Taddio, of the Hospital for … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Parenting
Tagged vaccination, vaccination pain, vaccinations
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Misinformation About Vaccine Safety Puts Kids at Risk of Illness
Vaccine Myth #1: Vaccines Cause Autism Misinformation About Vaccine Safety Puts Kids at Risk of IllnessAbout one-third of U.S. parents surveyed had delayed or refused early childhood immunizations. As I’ve told you in previous blogs, this is a decision that … Continue reading
Survey Shows Parents Still Worry Unnecessarily About Vaccines
Most parents believe vaccination is a good way to protect their children from potentially deadly diseases, but a study shows more than half still worry about the possibility of vaccine side effects. The study concludes: Although parents overwhelmingly share the … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Parenting
Tagged MMR vaccine, vaccination, vaccinations, vaccine, vaccine myth
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Using acetaminophen (Tylenol) following vaccination may reduce efficacy
When children and adults in my practice receive a vaccine, I recommend ibuprofen or acetaminophen to reduce discomfort, inflammation, or low-grade fever. Now comes a study that will change my practice.
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Parenting
Tagged acetaminophen, diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, diphtheria toxoid, diphtheria vaccine, DPT, DPT vaccine, dT, DTaP, fever, fever medicine, Hepatitis B vaccine, Hib vaccine, ibuprofen, pertussis, pertussis vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, pneumonia vaccine, Tdap, tetanus toxoid, tetanus vaccine, vaccination, vaccinations, vaccine, whooping cough, whooping cough vaccine
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More on the Risks of Not Vaccinating Your Children
A past blog, that has been very popular, was on the topic of the Risks of Not Vaccinating Your Children (Friday, 6 February 2009). In response to that blog, Kelly wrote, “Hello, I was just wondering if you could answer a … Continue reading
Posted in Bioethics, Children's Health, Parenting
Tagged autism, measles, missed vaccination, pertussis, unvaccinated children, vaccination, vaccinations, vaccine, vaccine myth, whooping cough
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Dr. Walt’s Most Popular Blog Entries – Quarter 1 – 2009
Here are the most popular blogs, based upon blogs that you’ve read, over the first three months of 2009. The most popular blog was “Is It a Cold or Sinus Infection? How to Tell the Difference” and the second most … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Bioethics, Cancer, Children's Health, General Health, Heart Health, Marriage and Family Health, Medical Economics, Men's Health, Mental Health, Nutritional Health, Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged adult stem cell, Bible, cold, colds, discipline, embryonic stem cell, embryonic stem cell research, embryonic stem cells, embryonic-like stem cells, embryos, faith, fasting, herb, herbs, hot flashes, menopausal symptoms, menopause, missed vaccination, multivitamins, natural medications, sinus infection, sinusitis, spanking, spirituality, stem cell research, supplements, vaccination, vaccinations, vaccine, vaccine myth, vitamins
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Risks of Not Vaccinating Your Children
From 1958 to 1962, over a half a million cases of measles are reported each year. 432 measles-related deaths occur on average each year. But in 1963, the measles vaccine was licensed. By 2000, only 81 cases of measles are … Continue reading
Vaccines: Separating fact from fiction
When it comes to the arguments about the safety of vaccines, what’s a worried mom to do? Between the scary claims about shots themselves and the scary news about what can happen without them, you might feel like you need … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Parenting
Tagged autism, immunization, MMR vaccine, vaccination, vaccinations, vaccine myth, vaccine safety
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Online Scheduler Helps Track Kids’ Shots
HealthDay News is reporting a story that should be read by every parent. A new online tool is avialble that helps parents and the doctors who care for children adjust childhood immunization schedules when one or more vaccinations are missed.
Posted in Children's Health, Health Headlines, Parenting
Tagged CDC, immunization scheudle, missed shot, missed vaccination, vaccinations
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