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Traveler May Have Spread Measles in 5 US Airports
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsPublic health officials are scrambling to reach airline passengers and staff who may have had contact with a woman infected with measles who passed through as many as five U.S. airports last week. The New Mexico woman was on a transatlantic flight from London to Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20. Over the next few days, she's believed to have passed through airports in Baltimore, Denver, Albuquerque and San Diego. New Mexico authorities refused to identify the woman, but described her as a 27-year-old who had never been vaccinated for measles as a child. Her ...
Opinion: Autism Fraud Just the Tip of the Iceberg
By Michael Fumento - AOL News"A deliberate fraud." That's what the British Medical Journal, one of the world's most prestigious periodicals, has written of the study that kicked off the current anti-vaccine movement. It's "clear evidence of falsification of data should now close the door on this damaging vaccine scare," it said in a heavily documented editorial. The lead author of that anti-vaccine study, which also appeared in one most respected medical journals, The Lancet, was British physician Andrew Wakefield. And its consequences include millions of terrified and confused parents, large drops in vaccination rates ...
The Anti-Vaccine Movement: Blinding Us With Pseudoscience
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyDespite the American infatuation with gambling, in other areas of life we shy away from random chance. We like cause and effect. We like the story of one thing leading to another in a nice, straight line. And if such a story does not declare itself, we'll invent one. Our need for a clear, predictable pattern leads us down the wayward path of conspiracy theories. In the absence of a cause that makes sense to us, we'll spend hours, days, years looking for one. Why? Peter Jennings alluded to a possible reason in his thorough 2003 documentary "Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination ...
Court Rules Vaccination Doesn't Cause Autism
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyThe U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled that vaccinations -- or, more specifically, thimerosal, an additive in some vaccinations -- does not cause autism. The court considered three separate claims for damages, but ruled Friday in each of them that the vaccinations the children received were unconnected to their eventual diagnoses of autism. Autism diagnosis rates have risen. This winter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that one in 110 children had autism -- up from their previous estimate of one in 150. But why the rates are rising -- or whether the increase in ...
Mumps Outbreak Tops 1,500 Cases
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Feb. 11) – A mumps outbreak among children in an Orthodox Jewish community has exceeded 1,500 cases and is still going strong, national health officials said today. A total of 1,521 people have fallen ill since June, with 19 hospitalizations thus far. It's the largest mumps outbreak in the United States since 2006, when 6,500 college students contracted the illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already traced the outbreak back to the United Kingdom, where misguided fears over vaccinations have led to a resurgence of the illness. An 11-year-old New York boy ...
Gates to Donate $10B for Vaccines, But Will It Help?
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Jan. 29) -- In the largest donation yet by his private charitable foundation, Bill Gates has announced he'll donate $10 billion for the development of new vaccines and their distribution in developing countries. "We must make this the decade of vaccines," Gates said in a statement. "Vaccines already save and improve millions of lives in developing countries. Innovation will make it possible to save more children than ever before." Gates and his wife, Melinda, called upon businesses and international governments to add to the contribution, which they estimate could save the lives of 7.6 ...
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate: The Celebs Weigh In
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyIt may not be a spoonful of sugar, but would a celebrity endorsement make that vaccination shot a little easier to bear? With the rise in prominence of celebrity vaccine skeptics, vaccine makers are responding with their own celebrity endorsements. Bad Astronomy reports that the manufacturers of the pertussis (or whooping cough) vaccine are featuring Jennifer Lopez in a video encouraging parents to vaccinate themselves and their children against the malady, while USA Today notes that the flu shot is borrowing a move straight from Wheaties boxes, pulling in backing from Kristi Yamaguchi and ...
Lieberman Calls Out Government on H1N1 Vaccine Shortage
By Markham Heid - Politics DailyAs public discontent festers in response to inadequate H1N1 vaccine supplies, Congressional calls for answers continue to swell. ...
The Hajj and H1N1: Pilgrimage During a Pandemic
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyBy some estimates, the hajj is the single largest, annual gathering in the world; the pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca attracts between 2 and 3 million visitors from all over the globe. But this year, officials are worried about several strains of H1N1. In a study published in the journal Science on Thursday, researchers warned that measures would need to be taken to prevent outbreaks of H1N1 both during the hajj, which takes place Nov. 25-30 this year, and after, as travelers return to their home countries. One of the authors of the study, Dr. Ziad Memish, who is also the Assistant Deputy ...
Despite Assurances, Senators Question Government's Swine Flu Response
By Markham Heid - Politics DailyIn an attempt to quell renewed public concern over the H1N1 flu virus, three of President Barack Obama's top Cabinet officials assured members of Congress on Wednesday that the swine flu outbreak in the U.S. is still under control. "We're addressing this situation aggressively and collectively," said Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, who was joined at the Senate homeland security hearing by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Leading the proceedings, Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) cited the shortage of available ...
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