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  • September 2008

    • US Scratches Out Scourge of Chickenpox

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 2, 08 7:20 PM CDT

      US Scratches Out Scourge of Chickenpox

      (Newser) - Thirteen years after the introduction of a vaccine, chickenpox has virtually disappeared among American children. The virus that causes the itchy disease is now so rare that parents and physicians alike have difficulty recognizing it, the Chicago Tribune reports. New research reveals a 75% drop in pox-related hospitalizations over the last decade and as few as 15 estimated deaths per year. More »

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      public health  • vaccine  • children's health care  • immunization  • chickenpox

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  • December 2007

    • On YouTube Anti-Vaccine Vids Trump Science

      Canadian Press  |  Dec 6, 07 5:21 PM CST

      On YouTube Anti-Vaccine Vids Trump Science

      (Newser) - A new JAMA study reports that when it comes to at least one important public health subject on YouTube, theories rejected in the medical community have trumped official information in viewership. Controversial anti-vaccination videos are getting more hits and higher ratings than those touting the accepted science. The findings appear in the latest issue of the medical journal. More »

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      YouTube  • vaccination  • American Medical Association  • immunization

  • September 2007

    • Flu Shots May Not Save Lives Among Elderly

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Sep 26, 07 4:16 AM CDT

      Flu Shots May Not Save Lives Among Elderly

      (Newser) - The effectiveness of flu shots in the elderly has been highly exaggerated and the vaccination appears to have little impact on death rates among people over 70, according to a study published in the Lancet . The shots do help people under age 65, researchers concluded. The vaccinations are less effective in older people in part because their immune systems raise fewer antibodies. More »

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      elderly  • vaccine  • health study  • flu shot  • immunization

  • March 2007

    • POX STRIKES BACK

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 20, 07 10:02 AM CDT

      POX STRIKES BACK

      (Newser) - Doctors now recommend that kids get a second dose of chickenpox vaccine, but a lot of wary parents are balking. A recent study concluded that the longer patients had gone since getting the first dose, the more likely they were to contract the pox, and the more likely that it would be a moderate or severe case. More »

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      children  • health care  • doctor  • disease  • vaccine  • vaccination  • immunization  • chickenpox

    • The Moral-Hazard Myth

      New Yorker  |  Mar 18, 07 8:43 PM CDT

      (Newser) - Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Blink, examines the premise underlying U.S. health insurance known by the Dickensian term: Moral Hazard. The theory of Moral Hazard describes the notion that insurance can change peoples’ behavior. Without deductibles, co-payments and other barriers to use, people will use too much health care. More »

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      health  • United States  • health care  • health insurance  • insurance  • life expectancy  • infant mortality  • immunization

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