1 in 10 Young Children in Alternative Vaccine Schedules

A new study has found that more than one in ten parents of young children from the ages of 6 months and 6 years currently use an alternative vaccination schedule, as the lead author warned the risks of under-immunization.

Nobel Medical Prize Recognizes Revolutionary Immune System Discoveries

The Nobel assembly on Monday gave its prize in physiology or medicine to three researchers who were recognized for their work in unlocking some key intricacies and mechanisms of the immune system.

Cantaloupes Recalled by Jensen Farms as Lawsuit Emerges

The company at the center of a listeria outbreak has recalled all its contaminated cantaloupes as a couple say they have evidence of a contaminated melon.

Policy

2012 Presidential Debate: Bachmann Blasts Perry for HPV Vaccination Mandate

Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) criticized Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his 2007 executive order mandating vaccinations of sixth-grade girls against human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease which is often a precursor to cervical cancer.