Whooping cough on the increase - Whooping cough pertussis is on the increase in the US despite a programme of compulsory vaccination. ...

Mutating Whooping cough may not respond to new vaccines - In October 2001, the government added a new ‘safer’ vaccine to its booster schedule, with no real safety testing. But new evidence shows that whooping...

Increase in unreported whooping cough - The pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine may not prevent transmission of the disease and infants aged 0-2 months are most at risk. ...

Dpt jabs fail to stop whooping cough - A Finnish study found that in a population with a 98 per cent immunisation rate, whooping cough infections remain common. ...

Whooping cough 'not serious' - Whooping cough, the dread childhood disease, may not be as dangerous or nasty as we all believe. ...

Case study:Whooping Cough or Viral Asthma? - We have four children, none of whom have been vaccinated. Some five weeks ago, they all suffered cold and cough symptoms, which, in the case of two,...

Whooping cough vaccine: the new 'improved' booster - Is the new booster really safer? - Public health officials claim that there are fewer serious neurological side-effects with the new vaccine, but few studies have compared its safety wi...

Alternative ways to prevent or treat whooping cough - There’s no doubt that whooping cough is distressing disease, for both child and parent. However, there are many ways to prevent and treat the illness.