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Swine Flu Parties Are a Bad Idea, Say Experts

by Bethany Sanders, Posted May 13th 2009 2:00PM

It's too soon to bring out the lollipops. Experts say swine flu parties aren't smart. Image: Pink Sherbet Photography on Flickr
Here's one from the "No Kidding" file: Don't intentionally let your family get infected with the swine flu. Seems like ...
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Chicken Pox Parties

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jan 13th 2009 5:00PM

Despite the fact that the mainstream medical community denies a link between vaccinations and autism, more and more parents are choosing not to have their children inoculated against childhood diseases. And while every state allows some avenue of ...
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Chicken pox vaccine cuts cases by up to 90%

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Sep 10th 2008 7:00PM

Parents opting out of the chicken pox vaccine in hopes that their child will catch it naturally might find that a difficult thing to accomplish. Since the vaccine was introduced in 1995, chicken pox cases have fallen 57 to 90 percent. Before 1995, ...
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Celebrity mom unclear that chicken pox is contagious

by Angie Felton, Posted Apr 22nd 2008 6:03PM

As a stay-at-home mom, I've had the luxury of being hyper-vigilant about keeping my kids home when they are sick and could possibly contaminate others, which has been approximately 75% of their lives. I've missed family holidays, left vacations ...
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Spice kids passing chickenpox

by Angie Felton, Posted Nov 30th 2007 10:05AM

Disease happens, even to Spice girls. Ginger Spice, Gerri Halliwell is having to leave her eighteen month old daughter home while the rest of the gang goes to Vancouver to kick of their world tour. "Bluebell caught chickenpox from Cruz," Halliwell ...
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