Monday night’s Republican primary debate saw candidate Michele Bachmann on the attack — especially against Texas Gov. Rick …
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Should Pediatricians ‘Fire’ Patients Whose Parents Don’t Vaccinate?
Recently, my 4-year-old got poked five times, and vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella, diptheria, tetanus and pertussis — among other nasties — coursed into her loudly protesting body. Within hours, she’d spiked a …
Whooping Cough Cases May Break Record in California
With nine deaths and 4,017 illnesses reported, California is on track to break a 55-year record in pertussis, or whooping cough, infections — a highly contagious upper respiratory illness that affects children in …