The Benefits of Vaccines

The British study that recently withdrew their research linking early childhood vaccines with Autism has garnered much press over the past couple of weeks.  It is interesting that despite all of the medical research saying there is no link between the two, many citizens of the world still believe there is.  When celebrities go on television talk shows and promote or endorse this thought, it does much to fuel the fire to place blame on this horrific medical condition.  It is understandable that people want to find a culprit, but placing blame on something that has such great benefits (not to mention medical savings) is not the way to proceed. Many years back when vaccines were first developed, they were looked upon as a huge medical advancement, and they were just that.  Certainly there were, and will continue to be … Continue reading

An Aspirin a day keeps the doctor away?

For many years physicians have encouraged patients to take a low dose (81mg) aspirin to help prevent cardiovascular problems. Continue reading