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Some pediatricians taking stand for vaccine program
A small but growing number of parents think vaccines against childhood diseases are unsafe and are refusing or delaying shots for their children, despite the discrediting of a medical study linking vaccines and autism that stirred alarm.
Ground zero in...Tags: Parenting, Family, Medical Services, Health, MMR Vaccine
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Walk to help babies who get off to a rough start
HealthIt’s tough enough for babies entering the world these days, even when all the odds are stacked in their favor. Parents know how diligent they must be to protect their little ones from everyday dangers like childhood diseases or riding in a motor... -
Increase in breast-feeding could save lives and billions of dollars
Associated PressThe lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90% of U.S. mothers breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says. Those results, to be published online Monday in the journal...Tags: Corruption, Harvard Medical School, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research
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Donna Karan collaborates with an indigenous artist as part of 'Nomad Two Worlds' art exhibit
All The Rage"Nomad Two Worlds" -- a decade-long collaborative art project launched by Australian photographer Russell James that sees him partner with indigenous artists to create new works of art -- is hosting an L.A. edition of its newest exhibition, starting... -
5 worries, and 5 realities, of dangers to kids
Moms At Work - Orlando SentinelI'm not a worrier. In general, I probably worry less than I actually should about things. I'm not consciously passive. I just am. When it comes to my two-year-old daughter, I worry a little more than average on my personal-worry scale. My main concern:... -
What to do when your child gets sick
Gloria Mayer was her to talk new book titled What to do when your child gets sick. The book contains information for managing more than 50 common childhood illnesses and health problems, including earaches, fever, vomiting, and nosebleeds. The book...Tags: Heart Attack, California
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Texas Childrens Hospital Ranked at the Top
KIAHU.S.News Media Group ranks Texas Children's Hospital among top children's hospitals nationwide Largest pediatric hospital one of only ten to earn "Honor Roll" designation HOUSTON -- (June 18, 2009) --Texas Children's Hospital has been ranked as a...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Services, Heart Surgery, Surgery
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Going to help in Haiti? Don't forget shots
Orlando SentinelRelief workers and others traveling to earthquake-stricken Haiti are being advised to get vaccinated against several potentially life-threatening illnesses. "If you're going to Haiti, especially now, you need to be protected," said Bertie Barber,...Tags: Haiti, Diseases and Illnesses, Travel, Transportation Industry, Health
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Acetaminophen given with vaccines can reduce their efficacy
Booster ShotsGiving acetaminophen -- best known by the brand-name Tylenol -- to infants along with vaccines to prevent fevers from developing reduces the effectiveness of the vaccines, perhaps because a fever is an essential part of the development of an immune...... -
Sept. 21, 2003: 7-year-old's struggle gives inspiration to U.Va. assistant football coach Mike London
Daily PressThere are no visible scars. A nearly hairless head that's usually covered by a floppy denim hat and the surgical mask she wears in crowds are the only signs that something may be different. Nothing in Ticynn London's behavior indicates she is anything...Tags: Sports, Hotels and Accommodations, Chemotherapy, Family, Health
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Parents Weigh Vaccination Risks
![Tammy Reed, the 28-year-old mother of a toddler, is not given to belief in conspiracy theories and is not the type to be rattled by the phrase "pandemic flu." The Menifee, Calif., resident is the kind of mom who gathers a good deal of her medical intelligence on government websites, trusts a friend who is a nurse practitioner and is raising her bright, strong-willed daughter with all the confidence of a former nanny and the second-born in a family of six.](http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-09/49568456-30073327-187105.gif "Tammy Reed, the 28-year-old mother of a toddler, is not given to belief in conspiracy theories and is not the type to be rattled by the phrase "pandemic flu.\" The Menifee, Calif., resident is the kind of mom who gathers a good deal of her medical intelligence on government websites, trusts a friend who is a nurse practitioner and is raising her bright, strong-willed daughter with all the confidence of a former nanny and the second-born in a family of six.")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTammy Reed, the 28-year-old mother of a toddler, is not given to belief in conspiracy theories and is not the type to be rattled by the phrase "pandemic flu." The Menifee, Calif., resident is the kind of mom who gathers a good deal of her medical...Tags: Menifee (Riverside, California), Sherman Oaks, Family, Epidemics and Plagues, Health
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