Measles Outbreak Triggered By Unvaccinated Child A 7-year-old boy who wasn’t vaccinated for the measles, traveled to Europe and contracted the virus. Upon his return home to San Diego, he exposed 839 people, and an additional 11 children contracted the virus. What are the pros and cons of vaccinating our kids? (HealthDay)
FDA Asks Docs To Suspend Using Glaxo Rotavirus Vaccine “Rotarix is contaminated with pig virus but poses no known health risk, officials say.” (HealthDay)
Uzbek Doctors Infected Some 150 Children With HIV: Report “The mass outbreak was due to using catheters and syringes many times without sterilization, falsification of sterilization notifications and destruction of proper documents.” (AFP)
Food-Allergic Kids Should Carry Two ‘epi’ Doses “Here’s your lunch, homework, backpack, and two epi shots just in case somebody from class decides to have shrimp for lunch.” (Reuters)
Obamacare: The Dadwagon Endorsement What are your opinions about the Health Care Bill passed by Congress? (Dadwagon)






