Pediatrics
Kids, don't touch the toys at the doctor's office
(HealthDay)—Avoid the stuffed animals at your pediatrician's office. Or better yet, take your own playthings when your child has a doctor's appointment.
Oct 23, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Doctors worry about return of vaccine-preventable ills in kids
(HealthDay)—Although most U.S. children are getting their routine vaccinations, recent trends have experts concerned that Americans will lose some of the "herd immunity" that has long protected many from serious infections.
Jun 12, 2015
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Medications
Expression of privilege in vaccine refusal
Not all students returning to school this month will be up to date on their vaccinations. A new study conducted by Jennifer Reich, a researcher at the University of Colorado Denver, shows that the reasons why children may ...
Aug 27, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Italy makes childhood vaccinations compulsory
Italy's government on Friday declared a new law making a series of childhood vaccinations a condition of school inscription in a move triggered by a spike in measles cases.
May 19, 2017
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Tdap booster vaccine rates triple at family care clinics using automated reminders
Vaccination rates for a critical booster shot tripled after clinics began using electronic prompts alerting them of patients needing the Tdap vaccine that protects against tetanus, diptheria, and whooping cough, according ...
Aug 14, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New whooping cough strain in US raises questions
Researchers have discovered the first U.S. cases of whooping cough caused by a germ that may be resistant to the vaccine.
Feb 6, 2013
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Pediatrics
Whooping cough cases rise as parents opt out of vaccine
(HealthDay)—Parents who opt out of vaccinating their children are putting their own kids and others around them at risk of serious illness, finds a study conducted in New York.
Jun 3, 2013
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Pediatrics
Nearby day cares don't pose health risks to kids: study
(HealthDay)—Living near a day care center won't increase your child's risk of catching contagious illnesses like whooping cough, new research suggests.
Mar 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researcher says whooping cough vaccines effective, despite outbreaks
(Medical Xpress)—Despite recent outbreaks of pertussis (whooping cough)—a highly contagious bacterial disease that is preventable by the current pertussis vaccines—Yale researcher Dr. Eugene Shapiro maintains in an ...
Nov 29, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC panel: all pregnant women should get whooping cough shot
(HealthDay)—All pregnant women should be vaccinated against pertussis, also known as whooping cough, preferably in their last trimester, a panel of U.S. advisers recommended Wednesday.
Oct 24, 2012
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