Incidents of meningitis linked to the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine in Japan are far higher than first thought, affecting around one in 1044 vaccinations. The Japanese Ministry of Health w ...
Recently, after the Royal Free Hospital in London published a study in The Lancet showing a possible association between the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism, the government and th ...
If you're going to give your child with measles, mumps, rubella jab, don't do it when he or she has a cold. ...
The first chill winds of autumn have brought in the traditional round of health scares, courtesy of the various government agencies. First to come rolling in is the fear that Britain - and especially London - now faces a measles epidemic because the...
A national advertising campaign for a chicken pox vaccine in Israel has triggered a furore among health officials. ...
SEROXAT: the drug the BBC dares name
A Finnish study found that in a population with a 98 per cent immunisation rate, whooping cough infections remain common. ...
Stand by for a campaign to vaccinate children against measles even earlier, following a major study into the use of vaccines in a developing country. ...
Three trials of vaccines conducted in Ireland between 1962 and 1973 have been condemned as unethical by the Irish Minister for Health, Micheal Martin. ...
Every so often, I'm reminded of why I do what I do. Recently, I had two salient reminders. A few weeks ago, in the Mail on Sunday, I heard that someone had taken at swipe at me from beyond the g ...
