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Say No to Vaccines? But How?

By on April 15, 2008 in DISEASE, Vaccines

An acquaintance of mine, who just so happens to be pregnant, recently told me that she and her husband have decided not to vaccinate their child once he or she is born. Beyond the vaccine-autism link that seems to keep rearing its head, causing a growing number of parents to question whether vaccines are in [...]

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Who’s Behind that Health Study?

By on November 23, 2007 in DISEASE, Vaccines

Medical research took a blow last week when a major AIDS vaccine study sponsored by Merck, an international developer, manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceuticals, was called off after preliminary results showed no decline in HIV-infection among those who received the vaccine. Furthermore, concern that the vaccine actually increased the participants’ risk of infection was brought [...]

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What You Need to Know About Vaccinations: Are They Bad, Good, or is there a Middle Ground?

By on September 17, 2007 in DISEASE, Vaccines

The vaccination controversy is very sticky. But consider these facts dispassionately. It is a well-known fact that ever since mass vaccinations of infants began, there have been endless reports of serious brain, cardiovascular, metabolic disease like diabetes. In fact, the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine has been used to induce encephalomyelitis, which is characterized by brain [...]

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Mandatory School Immunizations? I Think Not!

By on September 5, 2007 in DISEASE, Vaccines

I recently enrolled my little boy into a specialized program at our local public school and I learned two things: In Illinois, children with developmental delays are eligible to receive free public education as early as age three School counselors frown upon informed parents who challenge ‘mandatory’ policies, like immunization rules. It is my line [...]

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