Doctors Are Urging Parents to Vaccinate Children Against Measles, as Cases Continue to Climb in U.S. The recent measles outbreak in California has doctors urging parents to vaccinate their children against the disease, as both the number of cases and number of states reporting cases continue to grow, according to the latest figures from the […]
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A recent study from the University of Calgary has found that increasing numbers of parents are refusing to consent to their newborns receiving a shot of vitamin K at birth, due to fears about possible reactions to the high single dose of the vitamin, as well as the other ingredients that come with it. Vitamin
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Current medical practice in the United States is to give babies their first measles shot between 12 and 15 months, while in Canada, that measles shot is given at 12 months. But a new study out of Quebec shows that waiting until 15 months offers children better immunity against the measles later on. In a
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