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Nurses’ Role in Increasing Public Awareness on Child Vaccinations
The American Academy of Pediatrics is really in the forefront as they should be in the prevention of pediatric injuries, pediatric illnesses. One of the things that I’m a big proponent of is educating people about vaccines and giving them … Continue reading
Patient Education Key to Vaccine Understanding
A masters court ruling on vaccine safety has medical experts pleased but some autism advocates still doubting the science. This issue presents a challenge for medical professionals because it is difficult to overcome conspiracy theorist who constantly doubt any government … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, injections, measles, mmr, mumps, pediatrics for nurses, rubella, vaccines
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New Info on HPV and Cancer Risks
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released some corrected data on cancer diagnoses related to the Human Papiloma Virus (HPV). The virus is most often related to cervical cancer and this is the reason for the push for HPV … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, cervical cancer, hpv, nursing news, patient education, vaccines
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Rotavirus Vaccine Helping Nurses Help Pediatric Patients
A recent article at WebMD reviews the reported success of the Rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq. Rotavirus is a GI virus that causes diarrhea and is responsible for serious complications, hospitalizations, and death in infants throughout the world. A recent joint meeting … Continue reading
Autism Concerns About Vaccines Still Exist – 5 Tips to Address Concerns
The Florida Institute of Technology conducted a survey of 1,000 randomly selected adults to find out their attitudes towards autism and to the safety of vaccines for child illnesses. The study found that nearly 1 in 4 (24%) of the … Continue reading
