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		<title>Important Advancement in AIDS Prevention</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/29/important-advancement-in-aids-prevention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinevara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Vara I recall when AIDS was first making headlines 25 years ago.  There were so many misconceptions about the disease itself and how it was being spread that people were really frightened.  Nowadays, most people are educated about the ways in which the disease is transmitted and this has empowered people to take [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&blog=9635503&post=569&subd=shotofprevention&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Comeback for Whooping Cough</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/28/a-comeback-for-whooping-cough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Vara NBC News Chief Medical Editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, appeared this morning on NBC&#8217;s Today Show to discuss the current &#8220;comeback&#8221; of whooping cough.  As California is now facing the worse epidemic in 50 years, other states are also seeing an increase in infection and the numbers are expected to climb over the next [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&blog=9635503&post=565&subd=shotofprevention&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Baltimore’s Example in Stark Contrast to California’s Epidemic</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/23/baltimore%e2%80%99s-example-in-stark-contrast-to-california%e2%80%99s-epidemic/</link>
		<comments>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/23/baltimore%e2%80%99s-example-in-stark-contrast-to-california%e2%80%99s-epidemic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinevara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Vara There are times when I feel so fortunate to live in this country.  Then there are days when I wonder what some Americans are thinking.  Yesterday, the vaccine related news gave me an equal sense of hope vs. despair.  In Baltimore yesterday, there was a celebration announcing the city as one of six American [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&blog=9635503&post=555&subd=shotofprevention&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Autism and Vaccines:  An Unhealthy Association</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/21/autism-and-vaccines-an-unhealthy-association/</link>
		<comments>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/21/autism-and-vaccines-an-unhealthy-association/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinevara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Vara When I first started contributing to the Shot of Prevention blog, I couldn’t help but feel a bit of frustration.  It seemed whenever I read an article about vaccines, there was always some mention of autism.    It got to the point where I wondered if the word autism could ever be used [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&blog=9635503&post=550&subd=shotofprevention&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If Vaccinations Didn’t Hurt, Would More People Get Them?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinevara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Vara I know this sounds pretty pathetic, but the sad reality is that some parents delay or avoid vaccinations because they simply don’t want to deal with their kids’ fear of pain, needles and shots.  I suspect that the same holds true in regards to some adults, and their yearly recommended flu vaccine.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&blog=9635503&post=544&subd=shotofprevention&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Three Times is a Charm Against Whooping Cough.</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/16/three-times-is-a-charm-against-whooping-cough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinevara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preventable Diseases]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Vara In light of the recent rise in pertussis in several states, it&#8217;s important that parents understand one basic fact about vaccines.  In a recent article in the Contra Costa Times, part of the CA Bay Area newsgroup, a mother questions why her 3 month old daughter had been diagnosed with pertussis, after [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&blog=9635503&post=539&subd=shotofprevention&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are doctors being asked to practice substandard care?</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/13/are-doctors-being-asked-to-practice-substandard-care/</link>
		<comments>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/13/are-doctors-being-asked-to-practice-substandard-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Vara I’m a parent, not a doctor.  But often times I’ve wished I had gone to medical school.  Maybe then I could diagnose my children’s ailments without having to wait for an appointment.  Maybe then I could understand all the complex medical jargon I come across when trying to educate myself in regards [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&blog=9635503&post=530&subd=shotofprevention&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Gordon and Darryl Dube:  Real Guys Who Immunize To Protect Children</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/09/jeff-gordon-and-darryl-dube-real-guys-who-immunize-to-protect-children/</link>
		<comments>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/09/jeff-gordon-and-darryl-dube-real-guys-who-immunize-to-protect-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinevara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Vara What is more manly than a NASCAR star taking a needle in the arm for the sake of children’s health?  Jeff Gordon may be a famous race car driver, but he is also a real guy.  Just like he prepares for a race by wearing his seatbelt and helmet, he is preparing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&blog=9635503&post=514&subd=shotofprevention&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Summer Thought and Why I&#8217;m Thankful</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/07/a-summer-thought-and-why-im-thankful/</link>
		<comments>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/07/07/a-summer-thought-and-why-im-thankful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>christinevara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mary Beth Petraco During this time of summer vacations and large family gatherings, I’m often prompted to reflect on my mother’s life and how it was changed forever one summer that she spent on holiday with her parents and two siblings.  The summer of 1923, when my mother was just three years old, is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&blog=9635503&post=505&subd=shotofprevention&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Week in Review: Pertussis cases in California</title>
		<link>http://shotofprevention.com/2010/06/29/week-in-review-pertussis-cases-in-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Pisani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Amy Pisani The recent conference call hosted by Every Child By Two about preventing the spread of pertussis couldn&#8217;t have come at a better time.  Joined by Dr. Ari Brown, a pediatrician and author based in Austin, TX, and Danielle Romaguera, the mother of a child who lost her life to pertussis, we were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=shotofprevention.com&blog=9635503&post=499&subd=shotofprevention&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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