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Shingles shot safe and well-tolerated, study finds
Shingles can lead to post-herpetic pain and other issues in older people, and the vaccine, which halves the chance of severe attacks of shingles, is safe and well-tolerated in this group, a new study finds.
Merck's RotaTeq not linked with bowel problems
In the past, vaccines against rotavirus, an infection causing severe diarrhea, have been linked with serious bowel problems and blockages in infants, but a large-scale study of over three-quarters of
IOM: Vaccines cause very few side effects
The IOM has conducted an exhaustive survey of almost 1,000 research studies and concluded that vaccines are tied to very few and usually mild side effects. The expert panel examined 8 common
Japan: No link between child deaths, vaccines
Japanese experts have determined that four child deaths were not vaccine-related. Ministry officials suspended the two vaccines--Pfizer's meningitis and pneumonia preventive Prevenar (known as
Report: Higher income parents increasingly forgoing kids' vaccinations
Vaccination rates for children insured by commercial plans declined roughly four percentage points between 2008 and 2009. And experts fear that if this trend continues, the public's health could be
Parents still want more vaccine safety research
When it comes to vaccines and children, often repeated myths continue to pass for truth among many parents. Despite widespread debunking of research that showed a link between vaccines and autism,
FDA warns on possible safety issue with GSK's Rotarix
The FDA has raised a red safety flag on GlaxoSmithKline's rotavirus vaccine Rotarix. The agency is reporting that preliminary data from a new study indicates that the vaccine could raise the risk of
Panels in U.S., U.K. issue opposite rulings in vax-autism cases
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a special vaccine court's decision denying a link between vaccines and autism in the case of Michelle Cedillo. Her parents had been
Vaccination gaps contribute to pertussis outbreak
Over the past few years, safety fears have caused some parents to refuse to get their children vaccinated against certain diseases. And some believe failure to do so may have contributed to a
Study: No benefit to spreading out vaccines
University of Louisville researchers have determined that there is no benefit to delaying immunizations during the first year of life. The study, which was published in the journal Pediatrics, looked
