Mumps News

Parents who choose to give their children single vaccinations instead of the combined MMR jab against measles, mumps and rubella may be putting their offspring at greater risk, scientists warn today.

WHEN Ben Whittaker's young nephew developed autism after receiving the MMR jab he decided he would never let his own kids receive the triple vaccine.

PARENTS will be forced to give their children the controversial MMR jab after the world's only single mumps vaccine manufacturer stopped production indefinitely.

The Merced County Health Department said it will be conducting special H1N1 flu clinics for three consecutive Saturdays, beginning Dec.

Parents who want to avoid the MMR vaccine will not be able to vaccinate their children against mumps after the world's only manufacturer of the jab stopped production, it has emerged.

A report card came out recently comparing Marion County children and families with families in the other 104 Kansas counties.

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A new health clinic inside Discount Drug Mart will offer another option for medical care.

The Israeli Health Ministry has announced that since September there have been 105 cases of mumps, primarily in Jerusalem.

It will be the first time young children have been vaccinated en masse against influenza in Scotland.

They produce liquid and enzymes that help with digestion, that helps control infection and that aids in mechanical cleaning of the mouth and teeth.

ABERDEEN, Wash. A 12-year-old boy is the first person in Grays Harbor County to die from swine flu.

Americans are worried about the fine print in the health care overhaul, an Associated Press poll says, and those concerns are creating new challenges for President Barack Obama as he tries to overcome doubts in Congress.

Fifteen cases have been reported in the province so far. The outbreak began in August in the United States and spread to Quebec when people infected with the virus travelled to the province.

Health professionals are urging children and young adults to get vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella a ' after reports of mumps trebling across the East Midlands.

U.S. health officials say the largest U.S. outbreak of mumps in three years is occurring in New York and New Jersey.

MUMPS is a horrendous illness and can lead to infertility in men. But some parents still insist they will not have their children vaccinated with the MMR jab.

Dr. Phillip DeMio of Seven Hills wrote to The Plain Dealer arguing against vaccinations to prevent H1N1 flu.

Immunisation is one of the most important advances of modern medicine. ItA s the safest and most effective way of protecting people against diseases which can cause serious illnesses and sometimes death.

MONSEY -[0x0f]At least 45 children in Rockland have been diagnosed with mumps, a highly infectious disease that is also being reported in communities in Brooklyn and Orange County, N.Y., according to the state Department of Health.