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• Antinous / Moderator commented on Scientist who criticised DJ for vaccination scare talk gets copyright threat
  Is this a bad time to admit that I got a 104º fever after my last DPT shot. I was due-ish for tetanus and there was an adult pertussis outbreak going on, so I thought it prudent to get it, but what a nasty reaction. On the other hand, I had measles and chickenpox once, rubella twice and have a shriveled nut from mumps. Plus I went to school with kids who were in wheelchairs from polio and I've worked with people who were disfigured by smallpox....
• FoetusNail commented on Scientist who criticised DJ for vaccination scare talk gets copyright threat
  Robulus, that's a great way of looking at this non-issue. Antinous, I too went to school with children who wore polio braces. I also knew one kid who, in hindsight, was possibly one of the very few Thalidomide victims in this country; he was missing both arms. Our doctor is from India, he has seen children dying from almost all of these diseases. Most children are never vaccinated, or only receive a few. He mentioned, one of the biggest problems, besides money, is keeping the vaccines properly refrigerated. Often, if the children are lucky enough to receive a vaccine, the...
• babyslinger commented on Twelve Hours Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old: the best parenting book I've read
  I have always thought of the sleep issue as "what is best for baby" versus "what is more convenient for parents". Young babies need to eat throughout the night and need the reassurance/closeness of their parents. Trust your instincts as parents. If it does not feel right to let your baby cry, there is probably good reason....
• zio_donnie commented on Scientist who criticised DJ for vaccination scare talk gets copyright threat
  wow. so democracy and free will now mean that the opinion of a plumber or a radio host on health issues has the same weight as a doctor's. just wow. so everyone is a doctor now just by reading a couple of articles (that he clearly does not understand). i feel dumb for actually studying medicine, i could just read the internets and i would have saved time and money. what's next? someone will pull out how big pharma does not want you to know about the miracles of homeopathy and chinese traditional medicine?...
• Antinous / Moderator commented on Scientist who criticised DJ for vaccination scare talk gets copyright threat
  Kejamo, You're not in the system. Try again to create an account. If it doesn't work, e-mail me at my name at this domain and I'll try to sort it out....