Poliomyelitis

Newly FDA-Approved Children's Vaccine Protects Against 6 Diseases    NECN A new pediatric vaccine that immunizes children against six diseases was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, French pharmaceutical company ...

Mom of baby fighting polio-like disease says more research is needed    AZFamily A baby in Tempe has been fighting Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a polio-like disease, for months and his mom is hoping to spread awareness about the rare ...

Facing uncertainty, some doctors tell patients it's all in their heads    Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3 (CNN) - When 7-year-old Bailey Sheehan arrived at a hospital in Oregon partially paralyzed, a doctor said the girl was faking her symptoms to get her parents' ...

17 Additional AFM Cases Reported    PrecisionVaccinations So far in 2018, there are 182 confirmed cases of Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), which is a rare, but serious condition that affects the nervous system. These cases ...

Study shows benefits of vitamin C in treating cancer    Chicago Daily Herald Does vitamin C have a role in the treatment of cancer? The answer may be yes. Although the use of intravenous vitamin C by those with a diagnosis of cancer is ...

A Doorstep to a Tent Campaign for Iraqi Children's Vaccination Against Polio Ends Today [EN/AR] - Iraq    ReliefWeb BAGHDAD, 27 December 2018 – The Ministry of Health in coordination with the Kurdistan Region Ministry of Health and the support of WHO, launched on ...

K-P sees a rise in parents refusing polio drops    The Express Tribune PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has seen a rise in parents refusing to administer polio drops to their children with 13,000 such cases being reported this year ...