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Correlation, causation, vaccination  -  25 Mar 2008
Atlantic OnlineThe anti-vaccination websites sustain their belief by systematically excluding anyone offering counterevidence from the domain of acceptable sources.

HEALTH-PARAGUAY: Vaccination, Anyone?  -  25 Mar 2008
Inter Press Service (subscription),The intensity of the vaccination campaign has eased considerably since early February, when people stood in long lines outside health centres and voices

Child Vaccination Campaign Against Poliomyelitis Begins in Cuba  -  25 Mar 2008
Cuba News,Havana, March 25 (acn) Nearly half a million Cuban children will be vaccinated against poliomyelitis during the 47th vaccination campaign, which is set to

Vaccination payout but what does it mean for autism in general?  -  25 Mar 2008
American Chronicle,The US has had its first government payout for vaccination damage in a case of autism. According to internet newspaper The Huffington Post, officials at the

Riding isn't free  -  25 Mar 2008
Atlantic OnlineThe problem with vaccination is that it is very vulnerable to free riding. If 99% of people get vaccinated, it is safer for your kid not to be vaccinated.

MMR: parents deserve an answer  -  25 Mar 2008
First Post,If there is no scientific evidence of a link between the MMR vaccination and autism, then why is there so much anecdotal evidence from parents that there is

Pet of the Week  -  25 Mar 2008
AzJournal.com,The cost for adoption is $60, which includes spay, rabies vaccination and license. For more information on her or other pets, contact Holbrook Animal

Rabies warning for Aiken County  -  25 Mar 2008
WRDW-TV,But, they were behind with Maggie's rabies vaccination shots. Now, Maggie is gone forever. For 8 years of her life, Margaret Bafford and Maggie were friends

Report revives HPV vaccine debate  -  25 Mar 2008
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,Because some sexually transmitted diseases can cause infertility and cancer, US health officials called for better screening, vaccination and prevention.

Vietnam tests bird flu vaccines on first volunteers  -  25 Mar 2008
People's Daily Online,The health of the 10 volunteers, staff of Vietnam's National Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute which produces the vaccines, after vaccination is good.

Typhoid no longer an enemy of the past as study highlights risk ...  -  25 Mar 2008
News-Medical.net,Vaccination can also protect against typhoid (no vaccine is currently available against paratyphoid). In the study people of Indian, Pakistani or

Brian Zastoupil, Fargo, letter: Help find the owner of dog in ...  -  25 Mar 2008
In-Forum,The euphoria of the run clouded my judgment, and I didnâ€™t get the vaccination information from the owner. The dog was a yellow Lab, and the owner was a male

Global push  -  25 Mar 2008
Frontline,The UIP aims to protect children against six diseases through vaccination with three doses of the DPT (diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus) vaccine and OPV (oral

Two Granger veterinarians trying to change parts of the county ...  -  25 Mar 2008
WSBT-TV,Pet owners are not required to buy a license to get the rabies vaccination. But if the Humane Society receives a certificate of vaccination for an

Untrained staff administer vaccine  -  25 Mar 2008
The Post,Unskilled people were administering the vaccination through injections due to which children were suffering from fever, vomiting and abdominal pains,

Over 20000 people annually die of tuberculosis in Vietnam  -  25 Mar 2008
People's Daily Online,To curb the disease, Vietnam is intensifying vaccination, urging local people to keep hygienic and have healthy lifestyles, encouraging them to go to see

GP to fund pilot cervical cancer vaccination program  -  Mar 24, 2008
The New Nation,Grameenphone Ltd will fund, for the first time in Bangladesh, a pilot vaccination program to prevent cervical cancer among economically disadvantaged young

Rabies Vaccination Day to be held Saturday, April 5  -  Mar 24, 2008
Hanover Mariner,Hanover Board of Health, in conjunction with Roberts Animal Hospital, will participate in the annual statewide Rabies Vaccination Day on Saturday, April 5,

Vaccination program under fire for causing TZP phenomenon  -  Mar 23, 2008
Merinews,The verdict casts doubt on the need for vaccination and has brought the pro and anti-vaccination lobbies at loggerheads. REMEMBER ISHAAN Awasthi

Licking the flu: Drop under the tongue could replace needles for ...  -  Mar 22, 2008
North County Times,..."These studies provide a basis for further human testing of this alternative form of needle-free vaccination. Aside from its convenience,

Bluetongue shadow looms large over livestock industry  -  Mar 24, 2008
Denbighshire Free Press,Vaccination will begin in the Protection Zone where the disease is most likely to re-emerge this spring. The aim is to vaccinate to the Surveillance Zone

Get your best shot  -  Mar 23, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,The most effective protection against flu is vaccination. Vaccination is available to everyone, but certain groups in particular are strongly recommended to

Swiss Gardasil price cut 40% for use in vaccination program  -  Mar 19, 2008
MarketWatchCosts for the vaccination of girls and young women to protect them against cervical cancer will be covered by the state's mandatory health insurance,

Calf Management: Vaccinate For Clostridial Complex  -  Mar 24, 2008
CattleNetwork.com,However, vaccination of young calves â€˜primesâ€™ the immune system and facilitates an effective immune response when the second vaccination is received in

Governor opens anti-measles vaccination drive  -  Mar 17, 2008
Daily Times,He said, â€œAround 8000 special kits of booster dose for measles vaccination have been provided to each government school and union council under the current

Vaccine innocent in post-vaccination deaths: Health Ministry  -  Mar 21, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge,VietNamNet Bridge â€“ The Health Ministry on March 20 officially stated that vaccine hasnâ€™t been the cause of the post-vaccination deaths of several babies

Best form of defence is prioritised vaccination  -  Mar 20, 2008
Farmers Guardian,IT has become obvious that vaccination is the only way to smother the spread of bluetongue virus 8 (BTV8) on both a UK and an EU basis â€“ and could then be

Tag notching identifies vaccination status  -  Mar 20, 2008
Dairy Herd Management (subscription),For example, each heifer receives three rounds of vaccination against reproductive, clostridial and respiratory diseases. â€œFor each round of vaccine

Polio vaccination program being administered in Nepal  -  Mar 15, 2008
Xinhua,Dr Shyam Raj Uprety, Chief of Vaccination Branch at the Child Health Office, said that the program aims to vaccinate about 2.4 million children with polio

Experts suggest injectable polio vaccine  -  Mar 22, 2008
NDTV.com,Officials in the health ministry, however, said there was no need to have a rethink on the vaccination strategy and oral vaccination had helped eradicate

Florida Official Urges EEE Vaccination; 9 Deaths Reported  -  Mar 21, 2008
TheHorse.com,Florida horse owners are being urged to take advantage of the vaccines available to protect their animals against Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West

Public Rabies Vaccination Clinics At Area Schools  -  Mar 20, 2008
NewsChannel5.com,The Metro Public Health Department and the Nashville Academy of Veterinary Medicine are holding their annual rabies vaccination clinics at area schools.

New Perspectives to Reinforce Vaccination Coverage  -  Mar 13, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Speaking during the occasion the Minister of Public Health said in 2007, Cameroon achieved considerable progress in the field of vaccination and got an 84

April 5 is annual rabies vaccination day  -  Mar 20, 2008
Belmont Citizen-Herald,Animal owners should bring all previous vaccination records with them. Belmont will be giving rabies shots that won't expire for three years for both dogs

STDs on the rise. Time to revisit HPV vaccination requirement?  -  Mar 13, 2008
Dallas Morning News,Perry's plan to require sixth-grade girls to get the HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccination was shot down by state lawmakers. HPV, a sexually transmitted

Vacillation over vaccination? Hereâ€™s what the kids need  -  Mar 20, 2008
CNN-IBN,TOO MANY, TOO OFTEN: Physically, vaccination shots can pose a challenge to your child's immune system. All Haj pilgrims from India will receive at least one

Vaccination rules change  -  Mar 19, 2008
Howell Tri Town News,..."The new rules, which were published in the New Jersey Register, require parents to present a vaccination certificate to the facility showing their child,

Feline practitioners release vaccination summary, calicivirus brief  -  Mar 19, 2008
American Veterinary Medical Association,The American Association of Feline Practitioners recently issued a companion summary to the AAFP 2006 Feline Vaccination Guidelines and an information brief

Public health department offering HPV vaccine to girls  -  Mar 24, 2008
St. Catharines Standard,To arrange for a vaccination, call the public health department at 905-688-8248, ext. 7425, or 1-888-505-6074. Information about the 2008 HPV vaccination

Vaccine bond in strong demand  -  Mar 23, 2008
Financial Times,By Andrew Jack in London Japanese retail investors have fully taken up a pioneering $223m bond to fund vaccination programmes in the developing world,

Mandated Vaccination  -  Mar 20, 2008
Burke Connection,Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-37) has his facts wrong in his quest to stop the HPV vaccine from being a school mandated vaccine [â€œCuccinelli HPV Bill Killed,â€?

Major measles vaccination campaign in Oromiya, the largest region ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Medecins Sans Frontieres,Vaccination campaigns are core part of MÃ©decins Sans FrontiÃ¨res (MSF) activities in many countries. Although in the developed world measles has been almost

Rabies vaccination clinic set for March 31-April 5  -  Mar 19, 2008
Daily News Journal (subscription),During the scheduled clinics, the cost for vaccination and tag will be $10. Checks will not be accepted. The clinic is run on a cash-only basis.

Ministry issues circular over Yellow Fever vaccination.  -  Mar 19, 2008
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation,Kenyans traveling to Tanzanian will be required to produce a valid Yellow Fever vaccination certificate before they enter the country.

Vaccination and the choice agenda  -  Mar 10, 2008
Nature.com (subscription),Personally Iâ€™m all in favour of vaccination, but shouldnâ€™t that read â€œto decide whether to consent to this important vaccineâ€??

County Offers Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic  -  Mar 18, 2008
Putnam County News and Recorder (subscription),The Putnam County Department of Health is sponsoring a free Rabies vaccination Clinic at the South Putnam Animal Hospital on 230E Baldwin Place Road in

County keeping measles in check; From our files March 24, 1980  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Barrie Examiner,Measles vaccination clinics throughout Simcoe County were a "great success" said Dr. David Korn, Simcoe County medical officer of health.

Jail sentence in Belgium for refusing polio vaccination  -  Mar 12, 2008
Pakistan Dawn,LONDON, March 12: As doctors struggle to eradicate polio worldwide, one of their biggest problems is persuading parents to vaccinate their children.

Vaccine overkill?  -  Mar 23, 2008
Wyoming Tribune,Cook said the state will recognize the three-year vaccination, but local jurisdictions are allowed to make their own rules. In Cheyenne, a yearly update is

Health Unit offers yellow fever vaccinations  -  Mar 23, 2008
Bancroft This Week,The Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Unit has been designated a Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

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