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One major flu strain resistant to Tamiflu treatment

The Seattle Times

by Kyung M. Song

January 15, 2009

The major type of seasonal influenza has become resistant to Tamiflu, the mainstay antiviral for millions of Americans.

Another strain of the flu virus has already developed resistance to a second class of antiviral drugs, leaving doctors with tough choices about how to treat flu patients. Tu said he was startled at how quickly the virus became resistant to Tamiflu.

If at First You Don't Succeed, Vax and Vax Again.

Autism Society of Larimer County

January 25, 2009

Here come more vaccine boosters, because everyone knows, if a product doesn't work, you simply give more.

Louise Kuo Habakus, a member of the New Jersey Coalition for Vaccination Choice, said girls receive 69 shots by age 18 and boys get 66 during that time. "Our babies and our toddlers receive five pertussis shots until age 5, and that's not enough to protect them at age 7?" she said.

Student diagnosed with whooping cough, prompting vaccination push

WAFB News 9

by Keitha Nelson

January 29, 2009

A case of whooping cough has showed up in one East Baton Rouge Parish school. It's a serious and potentially deadly disease. A student at Kenilworth Middle has been diagnosed.

Now, the push is on to vaccinate children. The trait of whooping cough (pertussis) has parents on edge. It's very contagious. All it takes to transfer the disease is a sneeze or cough. Dr. Jay Collinsworth says the sound that comes from an infant with whooping cough is pretty alarming.

Vaccine Schedule: This Doctor Argues Against a Flexible Schedule

US News and World Report

by Margaret Fisher

January 30, 2009

She sees no reason to leave any child unprotected against a vaccine-preventable disease.

There was a lot of research involved in establishing this schedule endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and other medical organizations. Parents who deviate from it are choosing to err on the side of unknown health risks against actual proven benefits.

Vaccine Schedule: This Doctor Supports a Flexible Schedule

US News and World Report

by Dr. Lawrence Rosen

January 30, 2009

He's not antivaccine, he says, but he'll work with parents who have safety concerns.

My main argument for supporting a flexible approach is that it is more likely to increase overall vaccination rates at a time when were are seeing a critical drop in public trust in government agencies, like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that set the recommended schedule.

Lifewatch: Vaccination concerns

WECT 6

by Claire Hosmann

February 16, 2009

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is worried an Oregon town isn't doing enough to vaccinate its kids.

Nearly 30% of kindergartners in Ashland are exempt from vaccinations, compared to the statewide average of only 4%.

Education About Toxic Vaccines is Sweeping the Nation

News With Views

by Mary Tocco

March 17, 2009

Public awareness about problems associated with childhood vaccines is paramount. Concern is spreading like wild-fire.

Parents across the country are not just going with the flow; they are questioning the issues of safety, efficacy and lack of long-term studies that the medical community continues to ignore. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, within a 12- month period, 85% of pediatricians encountered a parent who refused or delayed one or more vaccines and 54% encountered a parent who refused all vaccines.

The Devil in the Milk

thebovine.wordpress.com

March 20, 2009

Dr. Thomas Cowan on how the A1 - A2 factor explains why even raw milk sometimes does not seem to be enough of an improvement over "store-bought"

"I have been involved in thinking about the medicinal aspects of cow's milk virtually my entire career. As one four-year-old child pointed out to me many years ago, "Mommy, I know why he always talks about milk, his name is Cow-an." So, I guess this milk "obsession" is no surprise. The obsession started in earnest about 25 years ago when I read the book The Milk of Human Kindness Is Not Pasteurized by maverick physician William Campbell Douglass, MD. This was one of the most influential books I have ever read...

US Measles Cases Result of Unbridled Immigration

News With Views

by Jim Kouri

April 26, 2009

The once eliminated disease of measles is making a comeback in the United States thanks to our lax immigration policy, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and the American Red Cross.

Recent measles cases in four states - California, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Iowa - highlight the growing number of unvaccinated adults and children living in the United States as well as the need to control the global spread of the disease. Last year, the number of reported measles cases in the United States more than doubled (63, on average, to 140 total in 2008).

Senator proposes free flu shots for all Americans

Reuters

by Andrew Quinn

May 1, 2009

A Democratic U.S. senator proposed on Friday setting up a free nationwide voluntary flu vaccination program to fend off future outbreaks of dangerous strains.

With the United States on alert for more cases of the new H1N1 swine flu virus, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin said the government should include funding for free vaccines for all Americans in the supplemental spending bill now moving through Congress.

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