childhood vaccines

Tylenol May Reduce Effectiveness of H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine in Children

Cheryl Phillips — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:17:42 -0500

Tylenol is widely used right before or after a vaccine to prevent fever in babies. However, a new study shows that using Tylenol may reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine. With the widespread use of the seasonal and H1N1 Swine Flu vaccines, it may be a good idea not to use Tylenol after a child gets the vaccine.

Childhood vaccines cause financial burden to health care providers

harminka — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:48:25 -0600

The costs that health care providers are charged and reimbursed for childhood vaccines vary widely, and the high cost of some immunizations is leading to significant financial strain for some physicians, according to a pair of new studies from the University of Michigan Health System.

Chicken pox vaccination should be introduced for children in UK

harminka — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:07:04 -0600

The only realistic way of preventing deaths and severe complications arising from chickenpox is to routinely vaccinate children against the disease, concludes research published ahead of print in Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Media coverage of autism differs dramatically

harminka — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:50:36 -0600