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Eight Questions Answered About Immunizations

Why should your child be immunized? Vaccinations protect children from dangerous childhood diseases that can have serious complications and even result in death. What diseases do childhood vaccines prevent? Immunizations can prevent diphtheria, hepatitis A and B, measles, mumps, whooping cough, polio, rubella, tetanus, and chicken pox. Vaccines can also prevent several major causes of bacterial meningitis. How many doses of a vaccine does your child need? 4 doses of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine (DTaP) 4 doses of Hib vaccine 4 doses of pneumococcal vaccine 3 doses of polio vaccine 2 doses of hepatitis A vaccine 3 doses of … Continue reading →

A Vaccine Against Obesity?

Back in 1999, researchers discovered a hormone called ghrelin that helps control appetite in animals and people. Now researchers are saying that a vaccine that slows down ghrelin has successfully kept lab rats from gaining weight… even when they over-ate. The study on vaccination against ghrelin in rats was performed by the Scripps Research Institute in California. The vaccine enables the immune system to recognize something it doesn’t ordinarily recognize — the hormone ghrelin. When the immune system doesn’t allow ghrelin to reach the brain, the rats in the trial that ate normally ended up losing weight. Although the vaccine … Continue reading →

Your Child’s Been Invited To A Pox Party!

What’s the latest trend in parties for kids? Pox parties! Pox parties are cropping up around the country, no it has nothing to do with music or the latest fad, instead they center on a common childhood illness chicken pox. Many parents are concerned about the chicken pox immunization and the possible risks associated with the vaccine. They are also aware that children do need to get the disease because chicken pox as an adult is usually associated with complications. The solution – pox parties! Parents who want their child exposed to the chicken pox virus join an email ring. … Continue reading →

A Day Without Immigrants, A Day Without School

So what was the effect on schools of the May 1 “Day Without Immigrants”? It depends on where the school is. In Utah, the attendance was sporadic. In the Los Angeles Unified School District, 1 in 4 students was absent. South of Los Angeles, in the PajaroValley Unified School District 7,000 of 19,000 students skipped school, and a bomb threat at the high school cancelled class for the rest of the students. In White Plains, NY, about 500 teens participated in a demonstration at the Westchester County Courthouse. One Denver high school reported an absentee rate of 98 percent. In … Continue reading →