Click here to read a PDF of Chapter 12: “Do Vaccines Cause Medical Problems?” from The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vaccinations, published in December 2009.
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My blog MedFly covers public health and family health topics, such as health care reform, bone marrow donation, and recalls of children’s medication. I have been writing for MedFly since 2007.
Vaccines: Helping or Hurting? – An overview of children’s vaccines, written for WorkingMother.com (2010)
Preventing Malaria When You Travel – A blog post about anti-malarial medications and other precautions travelers can take to prevent infection, written for the family travel blog My Little Nomads (2010)
Medical and Dental Identity Theft: Will It Happen to You and Your Practice? – An article describing what medical identity theft is and how to prevent it, written for AGD Impact, a publication of the Academy of General Dentistry (2009)
Aspirin May Be Best to Prevent VTE in some TKA Patients – One of five news articles I wrote while covering the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ annual meeting for Medscape Medical News (2008)
The Scoop on Scary Symptoms – An article describing common causes of seizure-like symptoms in infants, written for Parenting Magazine (2008)
Preparing for the ER: Emergency Room Visits with Your Child – Article written for Cincinnati Parent (2007)