The infant mortality rate (IMR) is one of the most important indicators of the socio-economic well-being and public health conditions of a country. The US childhood immunization schedule specifies 26 vaccine doses for infants aged less than 1...
Read more131 children who fled during a measles vaccine campaign have been vaccinated by force and at gunpoint when they and their parents returned to the country: http://www.malawivoice.com/latest-news/131-children-vaccinated-at-gunpoint-in-nsanje/
Read moreMillions of people die each year from medical errors and infections linked to health care and going into hospital is far riskier than flying, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. “If you were admitted to hospital tomorrow in any...
Read more“In addition to the multidose vaccines containing thimerosal discussed above, some companies offer a 0.5 mg/L single dose, pre-filled syringe vaccine. Some of these products are labeled “preservative- or thimerosal-free”. Preservative-free...
Read morePink disease (infantile acrodynia) was especially prevalent in the first half of the 20th century. Primarily attributed to exposure to mercury (Hg) commonly found in teething powders, the condition was developed by approximately 1 in 500 exposed...
Read moreThe memorial. Christine Lord, mother of Andrew, unlawfully killed by iatrogenic vCJD, and Frank Dobson, Former Health Secretary, by the memorial plaque 4 year old Yan handing out ‘Justice for Andy’ leaflets...
Read moreRead full court document: http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/04/BritMedJ.pdf
Read moreThe New York Times has what sounds like a bombshell story on autism: The American Psychiatric Association is poised to narrow the definition of the disorder so far fewer people would be considered autistic. The kicker quote from the Yale author...
Read moreA cluster of suspected whooping cough cases in Colorado was actually most likely a “pseudo-outbreak,” according to an investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The cases, reported in the summer of...
Read moreThe General Medical Council has admitted at the High Court that its reasons for finding the paediatric gastroenterologisto John Walker-Smith guilty of serious professional misconduct over a Lancet paper that sparked a worldwide scare over the...
Read moreA group of small children lined up in a colourful room of a private school on Wednesday morning and waited for a burqa-clad woman to force red polio drops down their throats. This was part of the three-day anti-polio campaign, which ended on a...
Read moreHow safe are vaccines? Health officials caution that no vaccine is 100% safe, but they sponsor studies that conclude the benefits of vaccines far outweigh the risks. Yet conflicts of interest (COls) cloud the study of adverse effects of vaccines...
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