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    Jun 18, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Low vaccination rates in some schools raise outbreak risks

    Clusters of children without their required vaccinations in about 200 Illinois schools are raising the chances of school-based outbreaks of serious preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough, a Tribune analysis of state data has found.
    Clusters of children without their required vaccinations in about 200 Illinois schools are raising the chances of school-based outbreaks of serious preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough, a Tribune analysis of state data has found. The...

    Tags: Health Organizations, Communicable Diseases, Trine Tsouderos, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine

    2. Oct 10, 2011 |Story| AM News

  2. Forkland Festival brings back old-timers in Living History Program

    Sgt. Leonard Taylor, born in 1757, served in the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War, and will be among early settlers represented during a Living History Character Program to be presented Oct. 14-15 at the Forkland Heritage Festival & Revue.
    Contributing Writer
    Sgt. Leonard Taylor, born in 1757, served in the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War, and will be among early settlers represented during a Living History Character Program to be presented Oct. 14-15 at the Forkland Heritage Festival & Revue....

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nursing, Arts and Culture, University of Kentucky

    3. Jul 6, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Some pediatricians taking stand for vaccine program

    A small but growing number of parents think vaccines against childhood diseases are unsafe and are refusing or delaying shots for their children, despite the discrediting of a medical study linking vaccines and autism that stirred alarm.
    A small but growing number of parents think vaccines against childhood diseases are unsafe and are refusing or delaying shots for their children, despite the discrediting of a medical study linking vaccines and autism that stirred alarm. Ground zero in...

    Tags: Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Family, Drugs and Medicines

    4. Nov 17, 2011 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  4. Children's rare disease links U.Va.'s London, Seminoles' Fisher beyond football

    Some time this weekend before their teams line up in Tallahassee, Fla., on Saturday night, Virginia's Mike London and Florida State's Jimbo Fisher and their families will meet and explore a bond that extends far beyond football — the health of children.
    Some time this weekend before their teams line up in Tallahassee, Fla., on Saturday night, Virginia's Mike London and Florida State's Jimbo Fisher and their families will meet and explore a bond that extends far beyond football — the health of...

    Tags: Charity, Virginia Cavaliers, Florida State University, Immune System, Florida State Seminoles

    5. Jun 17, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  5. Walk to help babies who get off to a rough start

    Health
    It’s tough enough for babies entering the world these days, even when all the odds are stacked in their favor. Parents know how diligent they must be to protect their little ones from everyday dangers like childhood diseases or riding in a motor...
    6. Apr 5, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Increase in breast-feeding could save lives and billions of dollars

    The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90% of U.S. mothers breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says.
    Associated Press
    The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90% of U.S. mothers breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says. Those results, to be published online Monday in the journal...

    Tags: Obesity, Infants, Breast, Corporate Crime, Harvard Medical School

    7. May 26, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun
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    8. Feb 21, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Donna Karan collaborates with an indigenous artist as part of 'Nomad Two Worlds' art exhibit

    All The Rage
    "Nomad Two Worlds" -- a decade-long collaborative art project launched by Australian photographer Russell James that sees him partner with indigenous artists to create new works of art -- is hosting an L.A. edition of its newest exhibition, starting...
    9. Sep 1, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. 5 worries, and 5 realities, of dangers to kids

    Moms At Work - Orlando Sentinel
    I'm not a worrier. In general, I probably worry less than I actually should about things. I'm not consciously passive. I just am. When it comes to my two-year-old daughter, I worry a little more than average on my personal-worry scale. My main concern:...
    10. Jun 19, 2009 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  10. Texas Childrens Hospital Ranked at the Top

    U.S.News Media Group ranks Texas Children's Hospital
    KIAH
    U.S.News Media Group ranks Texas Children's Hospital among top children's hospitals nationwide Largest pediatric hospital one of only ten to earn "Honor Roll" designation HOUSTON -- (June 18, 2009) --Texas Children's Hospital has been ranked as a...

    Tags: Heart Surgery, Surgery, Houston, Children, Healthcare Provider

    11. Oct 15, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Acetaminophen given with vaccines can reduce their efficacy

    Booster Shots
    Giving acetaminophen -- best known by the brand-name Tylenol -- to infants along with vaccines to prevent fevers from developing reduces the effectiveness of the vaccines, perhaps because a fever is an essential part of the development of an immune......
    12. Feb 3, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Andrew Wakefield responds to article about journal retraction of autism study report

    Booster Shots
    Dr. Andrew Wakefield has responded in an e-mail message to Tuesday's article citing the medical journal Lancet's retraction of his 1998 article purporting to link autism to the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. The article stated that Wakefield now...
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