As I was preparing to leave for a brief business trip on Sunday evening I heard these words: “God comes to us disguised as our life.” Little did I...
A Tribute To Bob Keegan, by Amy Pisani This past Monday an my old friend, Bob Keegan, succumbed to his battle with cancer. Since hearing the news, I’ve struggled to...
January has been a busy month here on Shot of Prevention. We’ve had a parent speak out on the significance of HPV protection for her son, a pharmacuetical employee comment...
If you follow immunization news at all, than you probably know the name Andrew Wakefield pretty well. In fact, you’re probably tired of hearing it. Personally, I try to...
So it’s January, and even though you may not know anyone who has suffered with the flu yet, that doesn’t mean you’ve escaped the illness this year. The flu is very unpredictable. While flu activity...
While we all make personal decisions regarding how we will raise our children, it’s also understandable that we often seek the support, as well as the advice of others to help us in formulating our decisions. Whether those...
When I was first approached to contribute to this blog, I wasn’t sure I would have enough material to contribute on a regular basis. Since then, I’ve recognized that when...
This is hard to admit, but it’s December 15th and I just found my holiday spirit…yesterday. Sure, I went through the motions of decorating the house. Heck, I even...
While you’ll often hear public health departments warning of influenza this time of year,there is also reason to be concerned over another contagious disease. It’s known as “whooping cough”, or pertussis,...
As I mentioned in Monday’s post, I recently hosted a special conference call that was intended to provide other bloggers with information on seasonal influenza and the universal recommendation of flu vaccine. The call...