Vaccines...

I don't know how I feel about all this vaccine stuff! But I do tend to be late on all the shots and skip the ones like Hepititis B for now (I dont think my kids will be sexually active for a long time and hopefully never will be drug users!).

Anyway, I know several new moms and moms-to-be read this blog, so I thought I would pass this info along...

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Story Highlights
Court finds that vaccines basically caused girl's autism
Father was Chief Resident at Johns Hopkins
Parents contend childhood vaccines caused girl's autism
In decision, vaccines found to have aggravated genetic condition
Mother has same condition and does not have autism
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/06/vaccines.autism/

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FDA staff said its analysis of 11 studies revealed that in the largest trial, there was a statistically significant increase in deaths related to pneumonia when children received the rotavirus vaccine
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23183636/

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Interesting article from the non-vaccinating perspective...
http://www.westonaprice.org/children/vaccinations.html