Posts by prosciencemum

Thought this made some good points and had some good links to vaccine safety studies. http://www.mamamia.com.au/news/anti-vaccination-rhetoric-what-to-say/

I don't really understand why anyone would find that amusing. Part of the reason most people don't think vaccines can cause significant problems (except in very rare cases) is their tiny sizes compared to other environmental...

Tossed 5 mouldy bath toys and the mouldy net bag they were stored in.  266/2013. Need a bit of a speed up. Not sure I'll make this goal, but it's still motivating me to look for things we don't need around the house so I'm happy. 

I am not overly concerned that my kids will get measles (though Swansea is a bit close) because the MMR has great efficacy for measles. Although I might speed up my youngest's booster (due in a couple of months) if it continues for more...

Kathy - I geniunely cannot understand why you care so much about getting a ranked list from Rrrrrachel and me. It feels like you are trying to make some big point with it. I do not blindly defend the schedule. In fact there isn't a "the...

Completely off topic, but supposedly it's sparked such an increase in applications to become midwives in the UK that twice as many people are now training as can be employed by the nhs. The show has shown vaccination clinics, and a tb...

Even if the UK (and I assume also the USA and other developed countries) certain demographics would have those conditions. Even 40 years ago I suspect. There's a great show called "Call the Midwife" on BBC which shows conditions near...

Yeah I defintely agree all medicines (including vaccines) have potential side effects, and decisions have to be based on risk benefit analysis. I also think that analysis will depend on the individuals concerned, their other health...

I think the problem is wed have different metrics. I'm not convinced any study has ever shown significant harm from vaccines, and I remain convinced the majority of kids will have vaccines with no significant side effect. So even if they...

I think their is room to do both and I'm sure they are in fact doing both. Why do you think they are not also researching ways to treat the sick? It never has to be just vaccines. It can be all the good stuff which boosts the immune...