By Barbara Loe Fisher, National Vaccine Information Center
The summer of 2009 revealed two inconvenient truths about vaccination: first, the Gardasil vaccine is not as safe for girls as the government, medical organizations and Merck have said it is; and second, the H1N1 influenza pandemic is not as serious as health officials are telling us it [...]

A new study published inthe journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has found that the flu shot fro kids has been ineffective over the last two years. According to the research, the vaccination did not reduce reduce the number of child hospitalizations or doctor’s visits linked to the flu.
THe study is one of [...]

Vaccination is a medical procedure which carries a risk of injury or death. As a parent, it is your responsibility to become educated about the benefits and risks of vaccines in order to make the most informed, responsible vaccination decisions.
1. Your doctor is required by law to provide you with vaccine benefit/risk information materials before [...]

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) begins a campaign to push back against growing number of parents who question vaccines.
As parents become more educated on the risks of vaccines, more and more are asking tough questions of their pediatricians about the safety of vaccines.  The growing trend of vaccines exemptions, and not just “trusting your doctor” is [...]

A landmark study published in the Lancet has, for the first time, conclusively linked common food additives, like food coloring and the widely used preservative sodium benzoate, to hyperactivity in children three-to-nine yeas old. The results prompted the Food Standards Agency of the UK to issue a warning to parents about food additives.
This is not [...]

Flu shots increase the risk Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) according to a new study published in the November issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. There has been a consistent growing number of cases in young adults who receive flu vaccinations which has fueled a concern over a link between flu shots and the rare condition. [...]