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...
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...
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...
By Amy Pisani The recent conference call hosted by Every Child By Two about preventing the spread of pertussis couldn’t have come at a better time. Joined by Dr....
Real Guys Immunize Youtube Real Guys Immunize By Christine Vara So often media messages regarding children’s health are directed towards women – or more appropriately “moms”. In emphasizing the...
By Christine Vara Cocooning: A transitive verb meaning to protect somebody from unpleasantness or danger. And who wouldn’t want to protect infants from danger? The question is what do...
By Christine Vara My last post left me a bit disillusioned. Do we really need to exploit the tragic stories of families who have lost their children to vaccine...
By Christine Vara Yesterday, I read an LA Times article, written by Pamela Nguyen, a resident physician in pediatrics at UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital. Sadly, the article confirmed what...
By Christine Vara Thank you, thank you to the authors of the recent Parenting article, Your Most Common Vaccine Questions, Answered. I would like to encourage every parent to read...
By Christine Vara Yesterday morning on the Today Show, Matt Lauer interviewed Dr. Wakefield whose study, published in 1998, sparked a catastrophic collision of the scientific world of vaccines...