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  1. The cholera vaccine
    By Sarah Kelsey on Sep 23, 2009
    Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestines by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae . The infection is...
  2. Pneumococcal vaccines
    By Jeanne Sager on Sep 23, 2009
    Two different vaccines, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV), fight a bacterial...
  3. Meningococcal infections
    By Sarah Kelsey on Sep 23, 2009
    Meningococcal disease is a highly contagious bacterial infection that can cause meningitis and meningococcemia. The disease can be...
  4. The rubella vaccine
    By Sarah Kelsey on Sep 23, 2009
    Rubella, aka German measles, is an infectious disease that can cause serious health problems for children, especially for unborn...
  5. The influenza vaccine
    By Jeanne Sager on Sep 23, 2009
    The only vaccine that changes on an annual basis, the influenza vaccine is also the only shot given to both adults and children...
  6. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
    By Sarah Kelsey on Sep 23, 2009
    The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of sexually transmitted viruses that can cause genital warts and even lead to cervical...
  7. The smallpox vaccine
    By Sarah Kelsey on Sep 23, 2009
    Smallpox is a highly contagious infection characterized by high fever and an extensive rash. The sometimes fatal disease is...
  8. Can vaccinations really prevent pertussis?
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Sep 22, 2009
    Unfounded stories of children having side effects and contracting pertussis despite (or because of) vaccination can lead many...
  9. Reduce your child’s risk of whooping cough
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Sep 22, 2009
    Whooping cough, aka pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection that is easily spread through personal contact, sneezing...
  10. Symptoms of pertussis: Is your child at risk?
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Sep 22, 2009
    When your child comes home from school sniffling, sneezing, running a low-grade fever and coughing occasionally, you naturally...
  11. Dangers of pertussis and how you can prevent it
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Sep 22, 2009
    If you ever see (or hear) a child with pertussis (the respiratory disease also known as whooping cough), you will never forget it....
  12. Can you protect your child from pertussis?
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Sep 22, 2009
    As a parent, you want to protect your child from monsters under the bed, bullies at middle school and broken hearts in high school....
  13. 15 Signs you should dump your doctor
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Sep 20, 2009
    With the nation’s health care in crisis, many Americans may become victims of managed costs rather than victors of managed care....
  14. Is being thin the key to happiness for young girls?
    By Karen Hawthorne on Sep 19, 2009
    As women, we're often our own harshest critics, pitting ourselves against the perfect, air-brushed women splashed across billboards,...
  15. Toxic products in your home
    By Sarah Kelsey on Sep 15, 2009
    We all want to keep our homes clean, but every day we use products that may be harming our health from toxic pots and pans to beauty...
  16. Prescription drug abuse an American epidemic
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Sep 9, 2009
    With the latest celebrity prescription drug deaths of DJ AM and Michael Jackson, prescription drug abuse is boldly situated on the...
  17. Teen acne: Easing back-to-school angst
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Sep 6, 2009
    In today’s image-obsessed society where millions of teens (and adults!) upload photos to Facebook, MySpace and Flickr, looking...
  18. Fertility linked to romance
    By Karen Hawthorne on Sep 4, 2009
    We know PMS can be bad, making us crabby and crave salty snacks or sweets. But other days of the month, we're soaring with...
  19. Is your body benefiting from your healthy habits?
    By Sarah Kelsey on Sep 4, 2009
    Whether you’re trying to beat stress or build strong bones, taking care of yourself is one of the most important resolutions you...
  20. Dental tips for a healthy mouth
    By Sarah Kelsey on Sep 4, 2009
    It may not seem like it, but taking care of your mouth can be one of the most important things you do for your health (recent...

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