The Centers for Disease Control issued a statement that indicated 20 percent of our 2-year-olds are under-vaccinated. ABC News and others reported on the announcement, saying that kids are missing vaccines but, also, that they …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) strongly recommend a new vaccine, Zostavax, for anyone age 60 or older. The vaccine reduces the incidence of painful shingles, also known as herpes zoster, which …

Parents, caregivers and healthcare providers have spent the past week learning more about the benefits of infant immunization through an awareness program launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers …

Researchers at Brooke Army Medical Center reported yesterday at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research that clinical trials are indicating their HER2 peptide E75 vaccine is a success in reducing …

Merck & Co., Inc., has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted and designated as priority a review of GARDASIL, a vaccine against types 6, 11, 16, and 18 of the …

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center are one step closer to understanding the cause of Autism. Approximately 1 in every 150 children is diagnosed with Autism in the United States. Autism is a disorder that …

A new study shows that the HPV vaccine, GARDASIL, reduced abnormal Pap test results by 43 percent compared to women not given the vaccine. GARDASIL is FDA approved against the human papilloma virus (HPV) strains …

Seattle volunteers will be paid an estimated $2,000 or more to hold a paper cup containing mosquitoes infected with malaria against their arm, waiting for the insects to bite to test the effectiveness of new …

Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have agreed that vaccines administered to a 9-year old girl contributed to her condition. Hannah Poling of Athens, GA, and her family may be receiving …

The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently voted to extend its recommendations for annual flu shots for children. Current recommendations cover children aged 6 months to 5 years but the new recommendations urge vaccinations …