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New vaccines are preventing more diseases
The American Academy of Pediatrics is disappointed that a premier newspaper like the Chicago Tribune would publish such a one-sided, fear-mongering report as columnist Julie Deardorff's June 27 blog post, "The AAP gets tough on vaccine dissenters."...Tags: Pediatrics, Preventative Medicine, Family, Elk Grove, Medical Specialization
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Researchers push to test chelation as autism remedy
Associated Press WriterPressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine. The treatment removes heavy metals from the body and is based...Tags: Mental Illness, Health and Safety at School, Illnesses, Prescription Drugs, Health Treatments
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Cervical cancer toll high in Latin America
New York Times News ServiceCervical cancer, which can be prevented by a vaccine or detected early by Pap smears, kills 33,000 women in Latin America and the Caribbean a year, according to a recent study. Better screening and an affordable vaccine for girls could reduce the deaths,...Tags: Death and Dying, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Health Treatments, Cancer
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Fringe autism treatment could get federal study
Associated Press WriterPressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine. The treatment removes heavy metals from the body and is based...Tags: Mental Illness, Health and Safety at School, Illnesses, Prescription Drugs, Health Treatments
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Sessions will aid visually impaired Sessions lend helping hand to visually impaired
Sentinel Staff WriterImagine closing your eyes and pouring a hot cup of coffee, dialing the phone, writing a check or cooking a meal. Daily tasks that are simple to perform with vision can seem nearly impossible if you are blind or have low vision. Independent Living...Tags: Mount Dora, Lake County (Florida), Clermont, David Malone, Hospitals and Clinics
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Should Parents Worry About HPV Vaccine?
CNNATLANTA - A vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer is coming under fresh scrutiny amid thousands of complaints linking it to a range of health problems. Gardasil has been the subject of 7,802 "adverse event" reports from the time the Food and Drug...Tags: Health Organizations, Preventative Medicine, Oklahoma, Merck & Company Incorporated, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Forgot to get your shots? Get them on the fly
Chicago Tribune reporterWhile most preventive inoculations should be administered anywhere from four weeks to six months before travel, a handful of routine immunizations, like tetanus shots, can be taken care of in an unlikely but convenient location: at the airport....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Illnesses, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Illinois at Chicago, Medicine
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Going abroad? Get a shot in the arm
Special to the Chicago TribunePassport? Check. Plane tickets? Check. Immunizations? Uh-oh. "Most people are so absorbed in the passport and tickets and reservations at the hotel that they don't think about health," said physician Phyllis Kozarsky, a consultant for the U.S. Centers...Tags: Naperville, Health and Safety at School, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Personal Data Collection, Healthcare Policies
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Indonesia seeks to shut Navy lab researching avian flu
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThreats to shut down a U.S. Navy medical research lab here may undermine the hunt for mutating viruses that could set off the next flu pandemic, Western scientists warn. Indonesia suspended negotiations with the United States over the fate of Naval...Tags: Government, Research, Armed Forces, National Government, Animal Diseases
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Federal panel OKs two combination vaccines
A federal advisory panel has endorsed two new combination vaccines designed to reduce the number of needle sticks children must endure to get the recommended immunizations. The panel approved a four-in-one shot made by GlaxoSmithKline. It offers...Tags: Health Organizations, Preventative Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, Pharmaceuticals
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