Posts by japonica

The FDA Approved Products page should be a good place to start comparing what's available.   http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/ucm093830.htm   I guess part of the issue will be if...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  How many pregnant women use red raspberry leaf tea? Or nettles? Or epo? Or cohosh? Where are the controlled studies for those? It's really getting to the point that its...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  Yet many of those same women will take other drugs and remedies that haven't been examined nearly as much without a second thought.   I think that's a bit of a...

That's what I mentioned about manufacturers and the CYA wording. The CDC mentions the whole avoid frequent boosters thing, so I figure they must have a rationale for it, but I haven't found the specifics...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  And every single homeopathic medicine says not to use it if you're pregnant or breastfeeding.   Well, those are just placebos, right?   I rarely use homeopathic...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chloebelle  I'm so tired about all the flu season hype and ads in newspapers and TV about getting the flu shot. Every year I hear the same thing."This year's flu is going to be a bad one"....

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  Because its not like medication is ever used off label . . . Oh wait . . .   Of course it is. I'm pointing out that the manufacturers have advised against it, citing...

Okay, I found the info I recalled from earlier.    This is from the product insert for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dakotacakes  That isn't what the study found though. Of the 336 generalists in the study 95% vaccinate on schedule and of the 128 specialists 92% vaccinate on schedule. Only 5% of...

Granted it's a very small study and has a number of limitations etc., but I found it interesting that 20% of respondents who are generalists and 33% of the subspecialists have withheld vaccines from their own kids based on "safety...