Protecting your kids from a dozen or so nasty childhood diseases has become a no-brainer. You take them regularly to where they get their shots and you can relax. Available vaccines are extremely safe and effective. Protecting your kids from rabies is different – it’s up to you. 1. Rabies is caused by a virus. […]
Non-vaccinated children endanger the health of all children
An important reason why some parents refuse to have their children vaccinated is that many of the vaccines routinely given are to prevent diseases no longer seen in this country. Here’s what you should know: 1. Parents who refuse vaccinations for any reason are making a big mistake. The reason that these diseases are no […]
Rabies/Prevention/Children
Several weeks ago, on Halloween evening, an eerie event interrupted the basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs, the home team, and the Sacramento Kings. A bat, the flying kind, fluttered about just above the playing floor, probably brought into the arena by a fan, as a (not-so-funny) Halloween prank. A Spurs player, Manu […]
Health Alert: Salma Hayek’s Humanitarian Act & The Real Story of Vaccinations
Hollywood actress Salma Hayek’s widely publicized act of breastfeeding a local child on her recent visit to Sierra Leone, Africa was a powerful and heartwarming humanitarian act, one that will go far to publicize the atrocious conditions of children in this, the world’s poorest country, and in other poor countries. However, her act of compassion […]