Monthly Archive for February, 2009

Vaccine Court Case Ruling

Published on February 13, 2009 in Vaccine. 0 Comments

A vaccine court ruled against a family involved in a court case claiming that the measles vaccine caused their child to have autism.

The full story is here:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i5qHH2OdrDMQkErloXqYD-HZAcHwD96A47MO2

Vitamin use in children

Published on February 6, 2009 in Vitamins. 0 Comments

I found this article interesting.  About a third of children take vitamin supplements. Although they are most likely harmless at normal dosing, most healthy children probably do not need them.

Related to this, the American Academy of Pediatrics has changed the recommendation for Vitamin D to 400 units.  Many children do not get enough from milk intake and sunlight and thus, supplementation may be necessary.

Here is the link to the recent article.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/398504_vitamins03.html