Vaccination Dramatically Cuts Childhood Disease

by Fiona Morrow

The Globe and Mail | September 2, 2008

A new study reveals that early childhood vaccinations for common diseases dramatically reduce mortality and morbidity rates. The study raises questions about Canada’s immunization policy in the light of a recent mumps outbreak there.

Immune System's Double Duty

by Mark Schoofs

The Wall Street Journal | August 28, 2008

The human body is teeming with bacteria—more than 2,000 species. Many of them perform important functions in the body, and scientists believe that the immune system, once thought to merely attack foreign substances in the body, may be monitoring and regulating these microbes.