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Why Jenny McCarthy Doesn’t Matter

The former Playmate is posing nude again for Playboy. Will McCarthy's fee bolster the cause of Generation Rescue, her autism research organization that rejects vaccines as dangerous?

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Parents Wary of Childhood Vaccines? Here’s How to Persuade Them

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Doctors need to step up their p.r. game if they’re going to counter the anti-immunization tide, says a new Mayo Clinic study that offers talking points on how to respond to parents’ fears.

WHO: Measles Deaths Are Declining Globally

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In the U.S., 2011 was the worst measles year in 15 years, but worldwide, deaths from the disease have plummeted over the past 10 years.

Vaccines: They’re Not Just for Kids (But Too Few U.S. Adults Are Getting Immunized)

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Don’t blame adults too much: adult vaccine schedules are much tricker to manage than the standard immunization requirements for children.

The Healthland Podcast: Brown Fat, Crawling-Skin Disease, Messy Desks and Kids’ Vaccines

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This week on the podcast: how your brown fat can burn white fat, whether Morgellons disease is real, what your messy desk says about you (it’s not what you think), and how chemicals in household items may weaken children’s response to vaccines. Click the play button below to listen, or go to iTunes to listen [...]

Vaccine Fails to Protect Against Herpes Infection

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A promising shot against herpes virus misses the mark. But antiviral drugs can control infection, if only for a short time

Early Results of an Experimental Malaria Vaccine Hold Promise

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British scientists report they have developed an experimental vaccine that shows early potential to neutralize many, perhaps all, strains of the deadliest malaria parasite.

1 in 10 Parents Skip or Delay Vaccines

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More than one in 10 parents don’t follow the recommended vaccination schedule for their children, according to a new study. And one in four who do adhere to current guidelines say they still feel that it may not be the best or safest way to immunize youngsters.

3 years

Window of effectiveness of the whooping cough vaccine, which is shorter than expected, according to preliminary data presented Monday at a medical conference in Chicago. The researchers looked at whooping cough cases in California, where the disease spiked last year and where vaccination has become a divisive issue. The study involving 15,000 kids in Marin [...]

Vaccine Safety: New Report Finds Few Adverse Events Linked to Immunizations

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In a new report investigating adverse events caused by vaccines, a panel of experts says there are relatively few health problems caused by the most commonly recommended immunizations, which public health experts advise that all children receive.