ANYONE LISTENING?: When it comes to vaccines, apparently not
Recently, you may have heard of the British family whose 9-year-old daughter died from chickenpox after being given steroids to treat a relatively minor eye problem (see Case Study, p 10).
The American Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning following reports of severe illness and deaths from chickenpox in children treated with steroids. ...
Although policy makers in the US recommend universal vaccination against chickenpox for children over one year old, a modest survey of community doctors in Rochester, New York, suggests that gener ...
VACCINATIONS: But do they work at all?
Several cases of children born from assisted conception developing tumours have come to light. ... ...
Shingles, an acute infection caused by varicella zoster (chickenpox) virus (VZV), can be an excruciating condition with painful skin blisters, generally down one side of the body,