Study links combination MMRV vaccine with double the risk for febrile seizures
The MMRV vaccine is a combination vaccine, which combines the MMR vaccine and the Varicella vaccine in a single dose. The MMR vaccine itself is a combination vaccine, providing protection from Measles,...
View ArticleVaccines don't raise arthritis risk in adults
READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT DOTmed.COM Common vaccinations don’t raise risk of rheumatoid arthritis, easing fears that they’re linked to the inflammatory disease, according to a new study. Case reports...
View Article3-dose 7-Valent pneumococcal vaccine use associated with increased...
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found an association between the 7-valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV-7) and an increase in nasopharyngeal (in the...
View ArticleSafety of influenza vaccine during pregnancy
Today we will look at the recent recommendation by the CDC, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, that, all people over 6 months of age, including pregnant women receive the flu...
View ArticleJournal Club Debunks Anti-Vaccine Myths
READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY AT SCIENCE BASED MEDICINE American Family Physician, the journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians, has a feature called AFP Journal Club, where physicians...
View ArticleStudy: Rotavirus vaccine reduces hospitalizations by 82% with no adverse effects
A recent study, published in the journal Pediatrics in December 2010, provides further evidence that the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine is effective in reducing hospitalization and emergency visits...
View ArticleThe Flu Vaccine and Narcolepsy
READ THE FULL ENTRY AT SCIENCE BASED MEDICINE Last year it was reported that there was a possible increase in narcolepsy, a sleep disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness, in children who had...
View ArticleThe vaccinated vs unvaccinated study – a.k.a. The German Study
I have previously reported on a newish trend in anti-vaccine propaganda, the “vaccinated vs. unvaccinated study” gambit. The anti-vaccine proponents have retreated to this new position after the...
View ArticleChinese study on 90 million doses of H1N1 shows lower than background...
Vaccine safety is one of the major areas of concern of the anti-vaccination crowd. Guillan-Barre syndrome is a subset of said concern; it is feared that some vaccines might increase the incidence...
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