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Every year the race begins to produce the next flu vaccine for the upcoming seasons, based on what strains are circulating, how…
Every year the race begins to produce the next flu vaccine for the upcoming seasons, based on what strains are circulating, how…
If finding bears out in humans, new vaccines might not have to be developed every year...
In a crowded meeting room on Center City Tower’s 26th floor, Downtown, seven local health leaders made their pitch:...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With the beginning of a new school year quickly approaching, state health regulators are urging parents…
Los padres reacios a vacunar rechazan datos, campañas y amenazas. El diálogo y la confianza en el médico son la única arma, según…
An effort to get doctors to improve their communications skills didn't reduce the number of new mothers hesitant about vaccines.
The retraction of a Science paper claiming a 20-minute talk with a gay canvasser can change views on gay marriage may not quash…
Last year, UCLA grad student Michael LaCour and Columbia political scientist Donald Green published a startling finding, based…
The press has forever operated on a relatively simple model : Journalists provide information, and readers in turn become more…
John Cook The University of QueenslandScience denial has real societal consequences. Denial of the link between HIV and AIDS…
Science denial has real, societal consequences. Denial of the link between HIV and AIDS led to more than 330,000 premature…
Science denial has real, societal consequences. Denial of the link between HIV and AIDS led to more than 330,000 premature…
Science denial has real, societal consequences. Denial of the link between HIV and AIDS led to more than 330,000 premature…
Exposing people to weak forms of anti-science arguments can help them respond when they are hit by the real thing. NIAID/Flickr …
Paleolithic, vegan, raw, fruitarian, gluten-free, macrobiotic . Whatever diet it happens to be, the first question I ask is: “For…
There is an old saying that a lie will be heard around the world while truth is still getting its boots on . This was brought…
Beim aktuellen Masernausbruch sind die Impfzweifel vieler Menschen in den Blick gerückt. Besser aufzuklären wird dringend…
In recent years, the US has witnessed multiple outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses, including pertussis (whooping cough…
The NHMRC has released its final statement on homeopathy . To no ones great surprise, the report concluded that there was no…
In recent years, the US has witnessed multiple outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses, including pertussis (whooping cough…
Helping parents decide to immunize their children may be a matter of communication. frankieleon , CC BY In recent years, the US…
VASHON ISLAND, Wash. -- Since arriving from Puerto Rico a year ago, Pedro Alvarez says he has learned a lot about healthy…
Grandparents have an important role in improving the public health of America. They cannot sit idly by, biting their tongues…
The current measles outbreak has separated the pro-vaxxers from the anti-vaxxers on what should be considered an evidence-based…
Why do a small minority of people cling onto debunked theories and myths about vaccines, despite overwhelming scientific and…
The Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday announced 20 new cases of measles, bringing the total to 141. It's the largest…
"I has told you five or six times," he said, "and the third will be the last." --The BFG, from Roald Dahl's book of the same…
Since the uptick in outbreaks of measles in the US, those arguing for the right not to vaccinate their children have come under…
A look at the financial and behavioral nudges that can provide incentives for change -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
At last we arrive at the final installment in common myths about parents who don’t vaccinate (here are the first and second…
Since the uptick in outbreaks of measles in the US , those arguing for the right not to vaccinate their children have come…
We’re in the midst of a measles outbreak, and the headlines make clear where the blame lies: parents. “ The Real Reasons That…
Let me describe a public health scenario: An infectious disease is spreading widely throughout the community. A method of…
I had a nightmare recently: in it my 10-year-old son showed me blistering sores covering his back. As I reassured him he…
System 1 or System 2 thinking may explain different responses to vaccinating children against measles.
A nationwide measles outbreak has spurred new action in Washington state and elsewhere to eliminate exemptions for parents who…
We know that vaccines aren't a partisan issue . There are pro- and anti-vaxxers on both sides of the political spectrum. Even…
The latest measles outbreak in California has brought vaccines back in view for a new round of public comment. “You should get…
The only thing more dangerous than pandering to vaccine skeptics may be rebuking them.
Roughly one out of every four children in New York state is vaccinated under a schedule that intentionally deviates from the…
The stories they tell themselves are more powerful than facts – they see themselves as persecuted protectors, not callous…
A new study says that patients don’t understand the risks of unnecessary antibiotic use. In the future, antibiotic resistance…
For people who mistrust vaccination, learning the facts may make the problem worse.
New research in the journal Vaccine concludes that correcting myths about vaccines may not be the most effective approach to…
HANOVER, N.H. - December 8, 2014 - With health systems in the U.S., U.K., and around the world trying to increase vaccination…
Correcting myths about vaccines may not be the most effective approach to promoting immunization among vaccine skeptics…
Le campagne di informazione possono risultare inefficaci e persino controproducenti perché falliscono nei confronti delle…
There's never been a better time to be a media-savvy expert in America, it seems. Cable networks want to put you on TV…
The culture of fear surrounding autism makes it seem like a fate worse than death. It’s time to stop that stigma.
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccination rejection could well be a public health issue according to many healthcare…
Uno studio dimostra che fornire informazioni precise a chi deve prendere una decisione finisce per radicalizzare credenze e…
Trying to correct misperceptions about the dangers of vaccines can lead to even deeper misgivings.
A whooping cough epidemic did little to turn the tide of the movement from 2011-12, according to a new study. If the threat of…
2014 review of public health and communications research suggesting that messages to address growing noncompliance with…
Nearly 16 years after his controversial study was first published, the work of the discredited British doctor Andrew Wakefield …
Trying to talk sense to stalwart vaccine refusers can easily backfire — entrenching misperceptions and hardening refusers…
A new study suggests that messages designed to encourage parents to vaccinate their kids may have the opposite effect
More bad news from the loopy world of the anti-vaccine folks. As TIME reported yesterday, a new study published in Pediatrics…
On Monday, I reported on the latest study to take a bite out of the idea of human rationality. In a paper just published in…
Les «anti-vaxxers» sont inflexibles et de plus en plus nombreux à refuser l’immunisation de leur enfant. Cet article L’inquiétant…
Maybe there should be a vaccine for stubbornness, because it sure seems tough to cure. A new study shows that when presented…
Why is it so hard to change a skeptic's mind?
By: By Joseph Brownstein, Contributing writer Published: 03/03/2014 08:53 AM EST on LiveScience Although public health…
(HealthDay)—Childhood vaccines have the potential to prevent 42,000 early deaths and 20 million cases of disease among…
(Medical Xpress)—Messages designed to encourage parents to vaccinate their children against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR…
Campaigns designed to encourage parents to vaccinate their children against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) can backfire…
Campaigns designed to encourage parents to vaccinate their children against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) can backfire…
Public health messages aimed at boosting childhood vaccination rates may be backfiring, a new report finds.Current efforts that…
After hearing government officials talk about scientific evidence supporting the safety of childhood immunizations such as the…