Fear of Vaccine Fuels Measles Outbreak

The Associated Press 8 comments Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half of those involving children whose parents rejected vaccination, health officials ...

Vaccine refusals fuel measles outbreak

Parents refusing to have their children vaccinated against measles have helped drive cases of the illness to their worst levels in a dozen years in the United States, health officials reported on Thursday.

Jump in US Measles Cases Linked to Vaccine Fears

Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half of those involving children whose parents rejected vaccination, health officials reported Thursday.

Experts: HPV Vaccine a Preteen Priority

Aug. 20, 2008 - The vaccine against human papillomavirus , the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer , will be most cost-effective in the U.S. with universal vaccination of 12-year-old girls ...

UTSA scores $9 million in minority faculty research funding

The projects fall under the school's participation in the Minority Biomedical Research Support for Continuous Research Excellence program.

Preeclampsia raises kidney failure risk

Preeclampsia, which produces high blood pressure and other problems in 5 percent of pregnancies, can significantly increase the risk of kidney failure decades later, Norwegian researchers reported on Wednesday.

Texas wants its public funds to invest in roads

Public investment funds based in Texas could invest directly in transportation projects through a new corporation under a plan unveiled on Thursday by the state's legislative leaders and the governor.

Vaccine refusals fuel measles jump

Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half of those involving children whose parents rejected vaccination, health officials reported Thursday.

Students Rally For CPS Boycott

A sea of bright orange filled House of Hope Church...hundreds donned bright orange T-shirts that read "Save our Schools Now." Children paraded through the aisles with backpacks and a choreographed routine..some ...

New Questions Surround Cancer Vaccine

It's been hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against cervical cancer but, today there are new questions about the expensive new vaccine marketed as Gardasil.