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NASCAR Champ Jeff Gordon On Participating In Hosting 'Sounds of Pertussis'
PIX11.comJeff Gordon, four time NASCAR cup Series Champion who is the voice of Jeff Gorvett in animated film "Cars 2," will be hosting an event in Times Square with the March of Dimes and Sanofi Pasteur. The event aims to expand awareness of the current threat of...Tags: Human Interest, Diseases and Illnesses, NASCAR, Preventative Medicine, Whooping Cough
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Measles May Be on the Rise, Officials Warn
pix11.comIf you haven't had your child vaccinated for the measles yet, you may want to now. Health officials announced an increase in measles cases within the region and country-wide that have hit a 15 year high. An alert was issued this week in New York City...Tags: Measles, Drugs and Medicines, New York City, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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First study connecting measles vaccine to autism was a fraud, medical journal says
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 and colleagues was...Tags: Television, Diseases and Illnesses, Entertainment, Crimes, Autism
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Churchgoers Receive Vaccine For Hepatitis-Tainted Communion
wpix.comChurchgoers at the Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church began receiving hepatitis A vaccines today after a risk of being exposed to the disease during Christmas Day communion was discovered. Health officials said that close to 1,300 individuals...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Abdominal Pain, Chemicals, Preventative Medicine
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Vaccine Causes Autism? Strong Evidence Says No, But Some Withhold Judgment
PIX11.comDespite developments that have kept mounting for the last few years discounting any connection between autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), some people who have autism, as well as their families and friends, do not rule out such...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Autism, Chemicals, Behavioral Conditions
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CDC: More Than 1,500 Sickened In Mumps Outbreak In NY, NJ
AP Medical WriterA mumps outbreak among Orthodox Jews in New York and New Jersey has now surpassed 1,500 cases and shows no sign of ending soon, health officials said Thursday. The 7-month-old outbreak began last summer at a boys camp in the Catskills. The campers were...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, New York City, Diseases and Illnesses, Mumps, New York
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Obama To Address Bioterrorism Concerns, U.S. Unpreparedness Claims
Staff reporterPresident Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to unveil a new plan for a better and quicker response to bioterrorism threats and attacks, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement came just hours after the release of a report...Tags: Science and Technology, Heads of State, Military Equipment, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Government
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2 Swine Flu Shots Needed for Kids Under 10
wpix.comChildren under the age of ten may need to get two shots of the swine flu vaccine in order to ensure maximum protection, according to vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur. Federal officials said they don't find the news surprising, since this particular age group...Tags: Health, Preventative Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Children, Swine Flu
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125 NYC Schools To Administer Swine Flu Vaccines
wpix.comThousands of elementary school children will be vaccinated against swine flu as the first part of the city's plan to inoculate all school-age children. Nurses at 125 public elementary schools, each with a population of less than 400 students, will...Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Preventative Medicine
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Low Turnout At City Clinics Offering Free H1N1 Vaccines
wpix.comSeven clinics throughout the five boroughs were either overprepared or underused over the weekend as they began offering free swine flu vaccines to students only find themselves with nearly empty waiting rooms. City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas A....Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, Hospitals and Clinics, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Health
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Officials Recall 800,000 Swine Flu Shots For Children
Associated Press WriterHundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. The recall is for about 800,000 pre-filled syringes intended for young...Tags: Pennsylvania, Preventative Medicine, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Politics
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Paterson Declares Disaster Plan As Swine Flu Cases Mount
Governor David Paterson declared a disaster health plan Thursday because of the rise in swine flu cases.
The executive order means that far more health care professionals - including dentists - will be permitted to administer vaccines with only brief...Tags: New York City, New York, David A. Paterson, Preventative Medicine, Education
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