Child-killing virus hits Beijing

The death toll in China’s outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 42 children, with the capital Beijing reporting its first case Wednesday, state media said.
Parents sit with children being treated for the virus in Fuyang, China, last month.
The child died on the way to a hospital Sunday, health authorities told the [...]

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Meningitis: defeated at last?

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The vaccine that could cure hay fever forever

Hay fever cure: Jab could prove to be the cure
Trials of a vaccine for hay fever have shown it can cut symptoms by more than a quarter.
Sufferers have just four Pollinex Quattro injections over three weeks before the start of the grass pollen season.
Doctors say the short course of jabs will help those who are [...]

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Parents May Be Jailed Over Vaccinations

As doctors struggle to eradicate polio worldwide, one of their biggest problems is persuading parents to vaccinate their children. In Belgium, authorities are resorting to an extreme measure: prison sentences.
Two sets of parents in Belgium were recently handed five month prison terms for failing to vaccinate their children against polio. Each parent [...]

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Drugs In Water Report Prompts Nationwide Alarm

A study conducted by the Associated Press which found that numerous pharmaceutical drugs have contaminated the water supplies of millions of Americans has provoked nationwide alarm, causing consumers and experts alike to react with shock, but the true scale of the problem may not be fully realized.
“A five-month Associated Press [...]

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Government Concedes Vaccines and Autism Link

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