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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that vaccinations have helped protect children from infectious diseases such as measles and mumps for many years and may be responsible for saving hundreds of thousands of lives in the US. However,...

Every flu season, it’s the same song-and-dance. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) distribute a suggestion for people to get their flu shot as soon as its available. The same document declares that the side effects of the flu shot...

Donald Trump is a man who says a lot, and sometimes without knowing the facts. This time he has voiced his criticism of vaccines and this is greatly different from what the rest of the Americans think. The majority of...

Study Shows Possible Link Between Vaccination and Childhood Epilepsy Unless they're stoned, drunk or have some mental health problem, most parents want their children to be healthy and active. The question of "to vaccinate or not" pits many parents between...

The one thing about the flu shot that many people hate is that it does not last long and each year one has to get another injection. Because of the need to get the flu vaccine each year, many people...

Now that Zika virus has arrived in the US and with millions of American traveling to South and Central America, one would think that getting a test for Zika virus would be easy. Not so. To make matters worse, there...

When we are sick, inflammatory cells are essential to help us defend ourselves from infections, and other conditions. But, if inflammation is too high, or persists, then it can lead to other diseases. Inflammation is a cause of many diseases,...

Herbal Approaches to Diabetes and Hyperglycemia Ayurvedic botanicals often succeed where conventional medicine fails. Helping improve indicators associated with hyperglycemia and diabetes is one such area. Three herbals important in this effort are plants which seem to grow most happily...

The scientific evidence is limited on the effectiveness of using mobile health technologies to reduce heart attack and stroke risk factors, and more research is needed, according to a scientific statement by the American Heart Association that was published in...

Text messaging can help patients with diabetes manage their insulin dosing, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, KQED's "Future of You" reports. Details of Study Researchers from New York City's Bellevue Hospital's Diabetes Program...