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Freedom of Choice Is Not FreeDaily News 2012-05-17Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:02pm — adminThe Surveillance State: Knowing Every Bit About You – New American by The Refusers URGENT! Congressional Briefing on the VICP on Capitol Hill Tomorrow! - The Canary Party Panel debates: Should we test anthrax vaccine on kids? Thinking Mom's Letter to The Pediatrician She Fired - Age of Autism Letter to CDC's Yeargin-Alsopp "Why isn't SEED looking at vaccines and toxins in autism?" by Louise Kuo Habakus - Age of autism Does the mainstream media slant the truth about the HPV vaccines? Part 1 Who Decides If Children Are Vaccinated? (video) Many Parents of Kids With Autism Don't Put Faith in Pediatricians - Researchers say pediatricians also don't feel knowledgeable enough to guide families on treatments Investigation of Viral Hepatitis Infections Possibly Associated with Health-Care Delivery — New York City, 2008–2011 Multiple Outbreaks of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Related to Assisted Monitoring of Blood Glucose Among Residents of Assisted Living Facilities — Virginia, 2009–2011 Progress Toward Interruption of Wild Poliovirus Transmission — Worldwide, January 2011–March 2012 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day - Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Pandemic flu caused less illness, fewer hospitalizations than predicted Evaluation of a genetically modified foot-and-mouth disease virus vaccine candidate generated by reverse genetics Public Engagement on Facilitating Access to Antiviral Medications and Information in an Influenza Pandemic - Workshop Series Summary FDA Reviews Drugs Quite Quickly, Thank You New assay detects viruses bacteria in one sample EU Parliament seeks urgent review of drug monitoring Syracuse man acquitted of physically abusing his infant son UPS details ‘major logistics feat’ shipping vaccines to Laos Vical Updates Herpes Simplex Vaccine Development at ASGCT Conference NHS 'should consider giving statins to healthy people' - Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests. Zithromax (azithromycin): FDA Statement on risk of cardiovascular death QuickStats: Infant Mortality Rate Per 1,000 Live Births,* by Gestational Age — United States, 2008 U.S. asthma rates at all-time high, CDC says Orange County Veterinarian Promotes Pet Vaccinations as Essential to Animal Health
According to veterinarian Dr. Maged Kerelos, immunizations are essential to protecting pets against commonly transmitted infectious diseases, including Kennel Cough and rabies. The veterinary hospital provides core and non-core dog and cat vaccinations ...
See all stories on this topic » Unvaccinated kids booted from Pa. classrooms
But officials are still working to reach hundreds of students around Pennsylvania who have been kept out of class this week because they failed to obtain the required inoculations for mumps, chicken pox and other diseases. More than 150 students in ...
See all stories on this topic » Steve Powell's legal troubles may not be over
... an ethical quandary: Should the anthrax vaccine and other treatments being ... She said the lawsuit should be filed in the next few weeks and will ...
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Last month, US District Judge Sam Haddon dismissed their lawsuit that alleged ... an ethical quandary: Should the anthrax vaccine and other treatments being ...
Health director addresses disease outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 35000 people die in the US every year from seasonal influenza disease, and a very large proportion of the deaths occur in our elderly population. The death rate due to influenza has not ...
See all stories on this topic » Which Complementary and Alternative Therapies Merit Study?
For example, when Andrew Wakefield claimed that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine caused autism, or when there were fears that thimerosal and ethyl mercury-containing preservative in vaccines caused autism, they, too, were not based on any ...
See all stories on this topic » Whidbey escapes pertussis epidemic
By the end of the year, officials believe the number of pertussis cases could reach 3000. But according to Island County Health Officer Roger Case, Island County residents are at lower risk of getting pertussis than people in other parts of the state, ...
See all stories on this topic » Vaccine would not have prevented meningitis that killed Livonia teen
Final laboratory test results confirm a form of bacterial meningitis for which there is no US vaccine killed a Livonia teen last week, the Wayne County Department of Public Health announced today. Meningcoccal meningitis, Neisseria meningitides ...
See all stories on this topic » Gardasil is a No-No
Gardasil is a No-No. Dr. Bob DeMaria. I am always cautious of claims that everyone needs this or that drug or medication like Lipitor and aspirin. From its recent ...
www.druglessdoctor.com/_.../Dr_Bob_The_Drugless_Doctor_... Does Gardasil Cause Cancer Instead of Protect Women from Cancer?
Gardasil may actually cause cancer. This fact is being ignored by Merck and other promoters including doctors and health authorities.
holyhormones.com/.../does-gardasil-cause-cancer-instead-of-p... Genetic Immunity Clinical Trial Data Published in PLoS ONE
The data demonstrated the induction of long-lasting memory T cell responses after a single immunization of DermaVir, the Company's lead vaccine candidate for patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The publication is free to ...
See all stories on this topic » Country Facing BCG Vaccine Shortage
The Head of Immunisation at the Ministry of Public Health Tatu Kamau said the vaccine has been out of stock for the last one month. She however revealed that the country was expecting a consignment later in the week from the United Nations Children's ...
See all stories on this topic » Sale to aid meningitis
A nearly new sale in aid of the Meningitis Trust is being held on Sunday from 2pm until 3.30pm in Ubley Village Hall. On sale will be baby and children's clothes, toys, bedding and equipment. There will also be homemade cakes and refreshments available ...
See all stories on this topic » Whooping Cough Epidemic Could Lead to More Vaccinations in Clark County The clinic's immunization rate is three to four times higher than it was last year. “Some patients come in asking for it,” she said. “They know [whooping cough is] a risk for children.” Clark County's public health department is not only encouraging ...See all stories on this topic » The Lund Report As Washington struggles with pertussis outbreak, Idaho officials push for more ...
AP NAMPA, Idaho — Health officials in Idaho are encouraging residents to get vaccinated against pertussis — also called whooping cough — as neighboring Washington state struggles with its worst outbreak of the disease in decades.
See all stories on this topic » Inovio SynCon avian influenza vaccine demonstrates broad coverage
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) announced today that its SynCon® avian influenza vaccine generated protective HAI titers against six different unmatched strains of H5N1 in a phase I clinical trial - a distinct clinical achievement on ...
See all stories on this topic » Graduation brings another milestone
He didn't go to school that day because of a rash on his arm that looked like chicken pox. His parents, Frank and Lisa Lunn, knew it wasn't chicken pox because he had already had them, so they decided to see a doctor. “I was thinking no school today.
See all stories on this topic » Shingles Vaccinations at PDDH
Anyone who has had the chicken pox is at risk for getting shingles. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. It is estimated that more than 90 percent of adults in America have had chicken pox. Shingles can be painful and can cause ...
See all stories on this topic » Deaf Murangira Now Aims for EALA Seat
Born on February 14, 1982 with his hearing intact, Murangira became deaf ten years later due to mumps. He was among the NRM contenders for the youth parliamentary seat (western) that was eventually won by Gerald Karuhanga, an independent candidate.
See all stories on this topic » Pneumococcal Disease: More Cases but Fewer Deaths
The vaccine given to children to immunize against serious pneumococcal disease does not offer full protection, reveals research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, finding that the number of cases diagnosed has tripled ...
See all stories on this topic » Memorial For LAH Teen Set For Saturday
Services for Emily Benatar who died of spinal meningitis last week, will be 7 pm at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos HIlls. Meningococcal disease is best known for causing meningitis, which is the inflammation of protective membranes covering the ...
See all stories on this topic » Meningitis Scare Brings Healthy Kid to Brink When Julie VanDeVoorde was growing up, a neighbor of hers died of meningitis. So when her 5-year-old son, Nathan, complained that his neck hurt, spiked a high fever and began vomiting, a little voice in the back of her head wondered if these same ...See all stories on this topic » University of Rochester Newsroom Mount Sinai presents treatment trends, vaccine research, prognosis data at ASCO
Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers will present several landmark studies, including data on treatment trends in late-stage cancer, a promising multiple myeloma vaccine, and predictive models of soft tissue sarcomas, prostate and bladder cancer, ...
See all stories on this topic » Inovio Pharmaceuticals advances universal flu vaccine strategy with avian flu ...
This was followed by two intradermal vaccinations of only the HA antigen, using Inovio's skin electroporation device. The vaccine was found to be well tolerated at each immunization. Reported adverse events and injection site reactions were mild to ...
See all stories on this topic » State officials monitoring MT pertussis outbreak
State officials report that so far this year 182 cases of pertussis have been confirmed in the state of Montana. Health officials say it's been awhile since they have seen numbers this high and caution that if the trend continues it could shape up to ...
See all stories on this topic » Health Department: Pertussis Vaccination Required for Some Students in 2012-13
Students going into the sixth and ninth grades must show proof they have received a pertussis vaccination. By Mary Ann Lopez The current school year hasn't come to an end, but parents should know that before kids return to school next year there is a ...
See all stories on this topic » Wamakko Wants Religious Leaders Mobilised for Polio Eradication
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State has directed local government chairmen to mobilize religious and traditional rulers to sensitize the people about the importance of polio eradication in the state. Wamakko gave the order in Sokoto yesterday at a ...
See all stories on this topic » Part 1 Andrew Wakefield Series MMR before | Gather
Concerns with MMR were noted before Andrew Wakefield was a part of the MMR issue. Although not connected to autism as yet, the mass immunization in...
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId... Get the Dish on Gardasil Video Dailymotion
You've heard the buzz surrounding the HPV-vaccine Gardasil. Now get the doctor-verified facts on the new STD-prevention vaccine.
www.dailymotion.com/.../xqvvqf_get-the-dish-on-gardasil_lif... Doctor denies prof's claims of negligence The doctor disputed paediatrician Professor Lorna Jacklin's evidence that when the child was brought to him, she already had TB meningitis – not bacterial meningitis, as his diagnosis indicated. He said he had conducted a lumbar puncture – a procedure ...See all stories on this topic » Independent Online The (not so) Thinking Moms' (D)evolution continues apace
Since the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) had the forethought to ... Actually, if you read the vaccine package inserts we do know and they do.
Thinking Mom's Letter to The Pediatrician She Fired AGE OF AUTISM
Thanks to the Thinking Moms Revolution for allowing us to share this post with you. Dear Dr. Asshat; You probably haven't even noticed that I pulled my ...
www.ageofautism.com/.../thinking-moms-letter-to-the-pediatri... Fear measles outbreak may spread to younger children
By Eoin English The number of confirmed measles cases in the West Cork outbreak has risen to 31, with fears that younger children are now at risk. Public health experts said they expect the figure to rise over the coming days.
See all stories on this topic » The almanac
They include English physician Edward Jenner, developer of the smallpox vaccine, in 1749; English writer Robert Surtees in 1805; Schuyler Wheeler, inventor of the electric fan, in 1860; French composer Erik Satie in 1866; baseball Hall of Fame member ...
See all stories on this topic » Indian philanthropist commits another US$1 million for Rotary's polio ...
By Dan Nixon R ajashree Birla, of the Aditya Birla Group, has committed an additional US$1 million to The Rotary Foundation for polio eradication efforts. Birla, of Mumbai, announced the donation on 8 May at the Arch C. Klumph Society dinner during the ...
See all stories on this topic » Free Hepatitis Testing on Friday at Polk County Health Department
Free hepatitis testing and vaccines for adults will be available from 8 am to noon Friday at the Polk County Health Department's Bartow Immunizations Clinic, 1255 Brice Blvd. Undetected hepatitis B and C can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer or liver ...
See all stories on this topic » Law & Order Syndrome
By JOE PHALON Like smallpox, it was believed to have been eradicated years ago, with only its biologically less-harmless cousins left. I'm talking, of course, about Law & Order Syndrome. For the most part, I had avoided falling victim to this ...
See all stories on this topic » Whooping cough epidemic hits Washington state
Public health officials in Washington State are declaring an epidemic. The number of patients diagnosed with Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, has hit a record high. Officials state, this number hasn't been seen since the 1940's, ...
See all stories on this topic » Flathead Pertussis Cases Climb To 30
“I believe that we have a reservoir of adults that are carrying pertussis. Our kids are being exposed to it,” said Health Officer Joe Russell. “We know that our kids are immunized, even though it's not a 100 percent effective vaccine, it's not a bad ...
See all stories on this topic » Answer to June 2012 Photo Quiz
Answer: Measles. Although the patient had received his childhood immunizations, he had been potentially exposed to an adult with measles 2 weeks prior to admission while visiting a friend. Measles IgM and IgG titers were ordered, but the results were ...
See all stories on this topic » B600m for HPV vaccine is too much, claim critics
Yot Teerawattananon, director of the Public Health Ministry's Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Programme (HITAP), told the Bangkok Post he did not oppose the government's plan to add the HPV vaccine to the national vaccine programme but ...
See all stories on this topic » HPV vaccine completion rates decline sharply
Researchers examined insurance data from 2006 through 2009 and identified 271976 patients who had received the first HPV vaccination. Participants were assigned to 1 of 4 groups based on age at the time of first vaccination: 9 to 12 years, ...
See all stories on this topic » B600m for HPV vaccine is too much claim critics | Bangkok Post news
The Public Health Ministry's plan to seek cabinet approval for a 600 million baht budget for human papilloma virus vaccination to help prevent cervical ...
www.bangkokpost.com/.../b600m-for-hpv-vaccine-is-too-muc... Thimerosal | Bad Drug
Thimerosal | Thiomersal is an established antiseptic and antifungal agent which is derived from a organomercury compound. The pharmaceutical company Eli ...
www.bad-drug.net/bad-drug/thimerosal HPV vaccine recommended for boys chicagotribunecom
It's safe and practical to protect them and their sexual partners.
www.chicagotribune.com/.../sc-health-0516-boys-hpv-201205... Little pertussis reported recently on Vashon
By SUSAN RIEMER Vashon reported no cases of pertussis in April and has reported only one case so far this month, according to officials at Public Health — Seattle King County. The respiratory illness, also known as whooping cough, has reached epidemic ...
See all stories on this topic » Swan River School takes on pertussis
Flathead County has 19 confirmed cases of pertussis, or more commonly known as whooping cough, and as of May 12 four cases of pertussis have been confirmed at Swan River School, three from the second grade class and one from the fourth grade.
See all stories on this topic » 4 new pertussis cases reported in Lewis & Clark County
Four new cases of pertussis - also known as whooping cough - have been confirmed in Lewis & Clark County in the past week, bringing the total to 23 cases since March. The persistence of the outbreak has prompted health officials to make sure both ...
See all stories on this topic » Coastal Health District Director of Nursing Presents Findings on HPV at ...
Dixon's work was selected to be part of the 21st Annual US Public Health service Nursing Recognition Day sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services. “The purpose of the poster was to present my findings from an examination Georgia ...
See all stories on this topic » New system allows for automatic feed of electronic health information to ...
... immunization records directly to the state's Michigan Care Improvement Registry. Michigan Department of Community Health Director Olga Dazzo says the system will allow the state "to see trends in public health with more extensive data than before.
See all stories on this topic » International Medical Corps Awarded Grant to Help Eradicate Polio in Chad
By International Medical Corps LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International Medical Corps will immediately scale up its support to the government of Chad in polio eradication activities through a grant from the Bill & Melinda ...
See all stories on this topic » Blog Smith: No Gardasil
http://www.infowars.com/the-dangers-of-gardasil-with-dr-russell-blaylock/ http:// www.naturalnews.com/033585_Gardasil_contamination.html. Share |. Posted by ...
blogsmithconsulting.blogspot.com/2012/05/no-gardasil.html Hundreds of Pa. students miss vaccination deadline
New regulations require all students to receive second doses of vaccines for mumps and chicken pox. Seventh-graders also must get inoculations against meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. For most districts, the deadline to comply was this ...
See all stories on this topic » Hundreds of Pa. students miss vaccination deadline
New regulations require all students to receive second doses of vaccines for mumps and chicken pox. Seventh-graders also must get inoculations against meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. For most districts, the deadline to comply was this ...
See all stories on this topic » Wrath of the Fans: Diablo III Metacritic User Review Score Plummets
A self-selected group with no consistent scoring methodology across the population...the only thing less accurate is Andrew Wakefield.
What weight do you give to anecdotes wrt vaccines?
The American Academy of Pediatrics loves vaccine-related anecdotes, but they aren't about to run stories of parents whose children experienced vaccine ...
NM whoop cough cases up as fewer get shots
Meanwhile, the state's pertussis cases jumped from 85 in 2009 to 274 in 2011, according to state Department of Health data. Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious bacterial illness that attacks the respiratory system.
See all stories on this topic » More pertussis cases logged in Western Montana
Flathead City-County Health Department officials say the newly confirmed pertussis cases has upped the total to 30 with the new results showing that school age children as well as adults have tested positive for whooping cough.
See all stories on this topic » Cases of pertussis confirmed in Cerro Gordo County
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See all stories on this topic » Cases of pertussis confirmed in Cerro Gordo County
MASON CITY — The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health has confirmed nine cases of pertussis — also known as “whooping cough” — in Cerro Gordo County over the past week. Disease prevention and investigation officials are urging individuals ...
See all stories on this topic » Detroit council wary of plan to spin off health department
The 271-employee department administers about $54.3 million in federal and state grants for programs such as health clinics and immunizations. The plan calls for a public health institute to administer programs, similar to about 30 others throughout ...
See all stories on this topic » State health department sends out measles warning
DENVER - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) issued an alert on Wednesday to doctors around the state to be on the lookout for people with symptoms of the measles. They especially want urgent care centers, ...
See all stories on this topic » Health Department Confirm Cases of Pertussis in Cerro Gordo County
In infants, pertussis can be severe and even deadly. Individuals in need of the vaccine should contact their medical provider or local health department. The Cerro Gordo County Public Health Department's Immunization Clinic offers the Tdap vaccine.
See all stories on this topic » Bite me: Rabies, a dog's bite is far worse than its bark Around 40 patients flock to the rabies immunisation clinic at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) every day. The doctors have to deal with everything from dog bite to cat scratches, rat and donkey attacks. They claim that every patient needs to ...See all stories on this topic » The Express Tribune Restaurant may've exposed patrons to Hepatitis A Virus
Anyone who visited the restaurant during that time is advised to get the hepatitis A vaccination as soon as possible. Hepatitis A vaccine will be provided by the Vanderburgh County Health Department at 420 Mulberry Street in Evansville, Monday, May 14, ...
See all stories on this topic » Global Human Vaccines Industry
... Involved in TB Vaccine Research: As of 2010 II-68Religious Concerns Over Immunizing Young Girls Against HumanPapillomavirus II-68Changing Travel Patterns Increase Demand for Hepatitis B Vaccine II-68DTaP Vaccines Approved for Booster Vaccination ...
See all stories on this topic » Whooping cough vaccine controversy intensifies
Although hundreds of whooping cough (pertussis) cases are being reported in nine states ... the vaccine manufacturers or the American Academy of Pediatrics.
New Whooping Cough Case at Commack High School
By Sara Walsh Commack school officials have confirmed a new case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, at Commack High School. Superintendent Donald James said the district received word an individual from Commack High School was diagnosed ...
See all stories on this topic » Whooping Cough outbreak prompts CDC alert- get adult booster shots now
Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough, is no illness to ignore. I know this from personal experience, and I want to tell you our story in the hope that it will prompt preventative action on your parts. After the prevalence of babies getting their DTP ...
See all stories on this topic » Maryland proposes additional pertussis, chicken pox booster requirement The state of Maryland is proposing a new set of vaccination guidelines that would require incoming kindergartners to get a chicken pox booster and seventh graders to get a booster against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. The state also wants to ...See all stories on this topic » Vaccine News Daily (blog) Laurel resident among six cases of pertussis
Six confirmed cases of pertussis, or “whooping cough,” in Yellowstone County have been reported to county health officials. Among them is a Laurel resident. The Laurel High School (LHS) issued an Alert Now message to parents mid-morning Friday, May 11, ...
See all stories on this topic » Iowa pertussis numbers on rise
By Special to the Daily News According to testing performed by the State Hygienic Laboratory, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) says more than 150 people with pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported so far in 2012, a 121 percent ...
See all stories on this topic » Research and Markets: 2012 Global Measles Diagnostics Market Outlook: Test ...
The report presents a detailed analysis of the Measles diagnostics market in the US, Europe, (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK) and Japan. Current scientific views on the Measles definition, epidemiology and etiology are reviewed.
See all stories on this topic » TLC disappears comments, edits its turd of an anti-vaccine piece. It still stinks.
It's also a bit nonsensical — thimerosal hasn't been discussed in this section, and the MMR vaccine never contained thimerosal. TLC: Exposure to heavy metals such as mercury can lead to developmental disorders, and there is a form of mercury in ...
See all stories on this topic » TLC disappears comments edits its turd of an antivaccine piece It ...
TLC However thimerosal contains low levels of a type of mercury called ethylmercury ... TLC According to the FDAA weak association was found with thimerosal ...
blogs.plos.org/.../tlc-disappears-comments-edits-its-turd-of-an-... The Greater Good A Documentary Film looks behind the fear, hype and politics that have polarized the vaccine debate in America today. The film re-frames the emotionally charged issue and offers, for the first time, the opportunity for a rational and scientific discussion on how to create a safer and more effective vaccine program. The PBS NewsHour series "Autism Now" Click here for all of the Dr. Andrew Wakefield GMC/Lancet Decision Articles and Videos Click here for the most recent articles by F. Edward Yazbak, MD, FAAP Click here if you might be interested in participating in a study of never-vaccinated children
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 "A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth." -- Albert Einstein, letter to a friend, 1901 "I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves, and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education." -- Thomas Jefferson, letter to William C. Jarvis, September 28, 1820 "What's the point of vaccination if it doesn't protect you from the unvaccinated?" -- Sandy Gottstein "Who gets to decide what the greater good is and how many will be sacrificed to it?" -- Sandy Gottstein |
