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• Kid Dies After Parents Said No to Hib Vaccine

  It's a disease entirely preventable, but a sudden burst in diagnoses of Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type) in Minnesota kids has led to the death of one seven-month-old. His parents, along with those of two other infected children were in the growing group who have opted out on vaccinating their kids.  The fourth child infected was in the middle of the three-part vaccination process, while the fifth had an immune deficiency.  Despite the low number of infections, the CDC has gotten involved, concerned that parents choosing not to vaccinate their kids are putting other children at risk. Read More... Posted Jan 26 2009, 08:31 AM by JeanneSager with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: autism, death, sick kids, vaccination, toxins, shots, immunization, cdc, hib vaccine, vaccine, shot, Jeanne Sager, immunize, herd immunity, outbreak, innoculations, innoculate, anit-vaccine, immune deficiency, Hib

• Tell Obama to Overturn the Global Gag Rule Sooner Rather Than Later

  The Global Gag Rule, originally put in place by Ronald Reagan, makes U.S. aid dollars available only to health clinics that refuse to discuss abortion with their patients, regardless of the abortion law in their countries.  As a result, helath clinics that provide basic services to poor people with little to no other options for health care have been closed due to lack of funding.  Will Barack Obama overturn this rule (as Bill Clinton did during his years as president before GW Bush reinstated it)? Sure, he probably will.  But let's be sure he knows that health care for poor women and children around the globe is a priority for us.  This video from Engender Health tells you how to help: Read More... Posted Dec 19 2008, 01:34 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with no comments Filed under: birth control, health care, abortion, vaccination, immunization, reproductive health care, Shannon LC Cate, global health, gag rule

• Get Your Kids to Party Until They're Sick in Bed

  Since becoming a mom, I've turned into something of a germaphobe. I've always hated pain and discomfort and I'm not a very stoic sufferer of colds, aches and pains. And loss of sleep? Forget it. I'll do whatever it takes to lower the risk of (1) me getting sick and (2) my kids getting sick, because (2) always, ALWAYS, leads to (1). This means scowling at other kids' runny noses, wiggling out of playdates with recently feverish children and lots and lots of Purell. So I look at parents who intentionally expose their kids to  ... Read More... Posted Sep 18 2008, 01:37 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: immunization, doctor recommendations, chicken pox vaccine, chicken pox parties

• New Study States Kids Spread the Flu - Duh!

  Since I had my daughter two years ago, I’ve been plagued with more bugs, illnesses and viruses than ever before. I blame sleep deprivation, playgroups, playgrounds, and frequently forgetting my Purell. Hot off the AP wire, they've reported that “new evidence that children are key flu spreaders”. Duh! The smartypants at Harvard spent four flu seasons studying the appearance of flu symptoms in local ERs and then tracked what zip codes the illnesses were most prevalent in. The answer won’t surprise you. Areas with more dirty, nose picking, non-mouth covering sneezing and coughing “germ factory” children were “struck first and worst” with the flu symptoms. Yeah, any mom or dad could have told you that. In response to this new study, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is...   Read More... Posted Sep 09 2008, 11:30 AM by SunnyChanel with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: flu shots, illness, vaccines, immunization

• Sugarcoat Your Sweet Baby's Pain

  Researchers have found the best way to ease the pain for shrieking infants after a round of immunization shots isn't Tylenol or boo-boo kisses or anything remotely medical.  The best way by far is to give them a small dose a mixture you can make at home: Read More... Posted Mar 06 2008, 05:03 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: shots, immunization, baby pain, pain

• US Panel Recommends All Kids Get Flu Shots

  A Federal panel is advising all children, all the way up to age 18, get flu vaccines.  Up to this point the general medical recommendation was that children in the highest danger zone, 6 months to 5 years of age, but now... Read More... Posted Feb 27 2008, 01:29 PM by Cole Gamble with | with no comments Filed under: flu shots, vaccination, immunization, sick days, lost work time

• Tattoo You

  The path to a more effective immunization may run through your grandma's Harley Davidson tattoo. Read More... Posted Feb 10 2008, 02:00 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with no comments Filed under: immunization, immune system, tattoo, tramp stamp

• Could Your Child Be Forced to Have a Flu Shot?

  When it comes to vaccines, I just follow the pediatrician’s schedule, signing the consent form and administering two rounds of Tylenol afterwards. But I have never gone out of my way for flu shots. Probably because I have to make the effort, since flu season and our well-kid check-ups never really align. Parents with preschoolers in New Jersey may soon be forced ...   Read More... Posted Dec 08 2007, 04:16 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: autism, flu shots, preschoolers, mercury exposure, immunization, N.J.

• Why I'm Going to Vaccinate My Unvaccinated Kids

  I'm coming to the conclusion that I've been hiding my head in the sand for several years now when it comes to certain parenting issues. My happy little parenting Bubble Of Goodness. I think a lot had to do with being immersed in a Waldorf school community and all that went along with it: the Attachment-Parenting, no-circumcision (I haven't changed my mind about that one), no-vaccinating, organically-grown parenting ideals that many in that lifestyle, myself included, subscribe to. I'm finding though that as my kids get older or as I chill out a bit or maybe both, that some of these ideals aren't as ideal as I once thought. Read More... Posted Aug 21 2007, 10:28 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 28 comment(s) Filed under: vaccination, immunization, pertussis, Boulder Colorado, whooping cough, The Imperfect Parent