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Many parents say no to HPV vaccine but vaccinations are up: study
Parents forgo vaccines for their teenage kids for a number of reasons, researchers said Monday in a paper reporting findings from the annual National Immunization Survey of Teens, which was published in the journal Pediatrics. That might mean that public...
Tags: Marketing, Viral Diseases and Infections, Drugs and Medicines, Whooping Cough, HPV Vaccine
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NHL unable to determine if Mikhail Grabovski bit Max Pacioretty
OK, we can understand the need for hockey players to get a flu shot this season. But a tetanus shot? Montreal forward Max Pacioretty, operating under the just-in-case philosophy, told reporters that he got one after Saturday's game, alleging Toronto's...
Tags: Flu, CSI (tv program), Ice Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings
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Adult non-flu vaccination levels 'unacceptably low,' CDC says
Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said Tuesday that vaccination coverage levels in U.S. adults were “unacceptably low,” and that public health workers need to do more to make sure adults got immunizations to protect them from...
Tags: Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Drugs and Medicines, Whooping Cough
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River kayaking: L.A.'s best-kept secret?
I've always liked slow-moving rivers — mirrors to moonlight and literature, our first and best interstates, running over rocks, as Norman Maclean so deftly put it, "from the basement of time." So what am I doing in the San Fernando Valley, a mile...
Tags: Jiffy Lube International, Inc., Canoeing and Kayaking, Sports, Science and Technology
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Free shots of required whooping cough vaccine available next week
L.A. NOWFree pertussis vaccines are available next week to students enrolled in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The vaccine, also called Tdap, is required of all students, starting in 7th grade, for admission to class.... -
Theater review: 'Hunger: In Bed With Roy Cohn' at Odyssey Theatre
Culture MonsterMargaret Gray reviews Joan Beber's new play, "Hunger: In Bed With Roy Cohn," at the Odyssey Theatre.... -
Bahrain to attain key health goals
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainBAHRAIN is on track to achieve most of its key health targets related to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report. They include reducing child mortality rates, improving maternal health and combating...Tags: Tuberculosis, Bahrain, Drugs and Medicines, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria
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Bitten boys start rabies treatments
The High Point Enterprise, N.C.Two boys bitten by a rabid fox Sunday have started rabies treatments. The boys, both under the age of 16, were sitting on the deck at their home on Guyer Street when the fox attacked, Sandy Ellington, community health educator with the Guilford County...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Pets, Rabies
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Man celebrates birthday with fundraiser
An Aberdeen man wants to use his birthday to raise money for an immunization project. Glenn Jakober, who will turn 70 on May 23, is raising funds to support Kiwanis International's efforts to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus in developing countries....Tags: Preventative Medicine, UNICEF, Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines
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It's time to get vaccinations for the upcoming school year
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterSchool's almost out, but now is the time to think about next school year - at least when it comes to seeing the doctor. Pediatricians are busy doing physicals and giving the required vaccinations for next school year. Dr. Robert Gard with Physicians...Tags: Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Whooping Cough
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Preteens require proper immunizations
Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill.As children get older and more active, the need for immunizations becomes just as important as when they were infants. Many of the old vaccines given before they started school have begun to diminish and new vaccines have been introduced to teens and...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Whooping Cough, Family, Diphtheria
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Whooping cough death reinforces need for vaccines, officials say
An Orlando infant's death from whooping cough last month is underscoring the county health department's push to get children and adults alike vaccinated and keep vaccines up to date. The six-week-old baby boy was too young to have gotten his first...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March of Dimes Foundation, Parenting, Whooping Cough, Family
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May 3, 2013
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