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Daily iron supplements in pregnancy reduces risk of smaller babies and vaccines exonerated as a cause of Guillain Barre Syndrome
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 25, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Daily iron in pregnancy ‘reduces small baby risk Guillain-Barre syndrome and vaccines not linked Reference: Anaemia, prenatal iron use, and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis Lack of Association of Guillain-Barré Syndrome With Vaccinations
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A headline's tale of two flu stories: Reality vs deliberate misrepresentation of risk
I am not a fan of how newspapers use headlines to misrepresent stories to provke unwarranted fear, and heightened risk perception. Today, the Ottawa Citizen published two stories about seasonal and H1N1 vaccine. The first story, For Guillain-Barre survivors, flu shot stirs up unwelcome memories, emblazoned on the front page has all the elements of…