Category Archives: Parenting

Journal: Study linking vaccine to autism was fraud (AP)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by itchy tasty

LONDON – The first study to link a childhood vaccine to autism was based on doctored information about the children involved, according to a new report on the widely discredited research. The conclusions of the 1998 paper by Andrew Wakefield … Continue reading →

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U.S. Kids Getting Lots of Radiation Scans, Study Finds (HealthDay)

Posted on January 5, 2011 by itchy tasty

TUESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to radiation from medical imaging procedures such as X-rays and CT scans has become common among American children, a new study has found, prompting researchers to call for steps to be taken to … Continue reading →

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Deadly Bacterial Infections Rising Among Hospitalized Kids (LiveScience.com)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by itchy tasty

An increasing number of hospitalized children are becoming infected with a type of bacteria known as Clostridium difficile, which can cause severe diarrhea and even death, according to a new study. The results show the number of cases of Clostridium … Continue reading →

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