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Under current government recommendations, young children receive two doses of the vaccine, while adults get only one. The two-shot regimen for youngsters is based on a similar recommendation in this population for seasonal flu vaccination. Because their immune systems are still developing, and because they are less likely to...
Preventing Breast Cancer Re the Spotlight on the new mammogram guidelines [Nov. 30]: Let me see if I have this straight. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force felt that the cost of women experiencing "risks" like anxiety outweighed the benefits of mammogram screening for women under age 50? Despite the...
For decades, American conservatives have been warning of threats posed to the institution by a broad spectrum of foes. Henry Ford blamed Jews for the efforts to remove religious displays from public schools; in the McCarthy era, the John Birch Society saw the holiday as the target of a vast...
Sri Lanka's treatment of the Tamil minority is a central issue in the election. During the last months of war, the government had restricted nearly 300,000 Tamils who fled the fighting to detention camps. Under intense domestic and international pressure, Rajapaksa announced on Dec. 1 that the 130...
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