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March 29, 2013

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics on March 29 confirms that there is no association between autism and receiving many vaccines at an early age....Read More

March 18, 2013

A new study shows a growing number of parents with safety concerns are not letting their children get the vaccine that prevents cervical cancer. Experts call that worrying and puzzling....Read More

March 05, 2013

A vaccine that thwarts cancer cells has so far proved to be better in theory than in practice, and researchers may finally understand why....Read More

January 18, 2013

Cancer death rates have fallen by 20% from their peak about 20 years ago, according to the latest statistics from the American Cancer Society. This means that from 1991 to 2009, 1.2 million lives were spared, ...Read More

December 04, 2012

According to CDC, significant increases in flu activity in the U.S. in the last two weeks indicate that an early flu season is underway. National Influenza Vaccination Week is from December 2-8, 2012. ...Read More

December 03, 2012

Women with HIV may benefit from a vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), despite having already been exposed to HPV, a study finds....Read More

November 17, 2012

Registration for the 2012 WV Public Health Symposium: Prevention, Surveillance and Response at the Charleston Town Center Marriott is now open. The conference is November 15 & 16, 2012....Read More

October 26, 2012

The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health's Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services is online with both a Facebook and Twitter presence. Find out the latest information by becoming our friend on Facebook or follower on Twitter....Read More

October 01, 2012

A new study of Merck & Co.'s Gardasil cervical-cancer vaccine showed it was associated with fainting on the day of inoculation and skin infections two weeks afterward, but no link with more serious health problems was found...Read More