The current schedule of recommended vaccines is so crowded that doctors give babies several shots during a single office visit -- up to eight vaccines all at one time. Parents — and doctors — often forget that vaccines are drugs. How often do we, as adults, take that many drugs at the same time? Would we be more surprised if we did or did not have an adverse reaction? Dr. Mayer Eisenstein has practiced medicine, delivered babies, and provided families with preventive healthcare services for over 35 years. This honest guide to childhood shots was written especially for concerned parents. With Dr. Eisenstein's help, it is now possible to make informed vaccine decisions. In this book you will learn... * The prevalence and seriousness of each disease, including who is most at risk. * How each vaccine is made, with a complete list of ingredients. * Side effects of each vaccine, with a summary of significant studies. * Precautions parents can take to protect their children. Includes Essential Information on Every Childhood Vaccine!
Mayer Eisenstein, MD, JD, MPH is a graduate of the University of Illinois Medical School, the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Public Health, and the John Marshall Law School. He is Board Certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, and the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. He is a recipient of the Howard Fellowship, Health Professional Scholarship, University of Illinois School of Medicine Scholarship, and is a member of the Illinois Bar.
Dr. Mayer Eisenstein is the Medical Director of Homefirst Health Services, the largest physician and midwife attended homebirth practice in the United States. Homefirst provides a full range of family healthcare services in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, with four medical centers. Since 1973, Homefirst doctors have delivered over 15,000 babies at home -- most of whom have never been vaccinated -- serving more than 75,000 parents, grandparents, and children.
Dr. Eisenstein has practiced medicine, delivered babies, and provided families with preventive healthcare services for over 35 years. Since 1987, his weekly call-in radio program, The Doctor and the Pharmacist, has aired in Chicago. Some of his guest appearances on television include Phil Donahue, Hannity and Colmes, and Oprah Winfrey. Eisenstein's healthcare philosophy -- minimal reliance upon prescription drugs, antibiotics, and medical intervention as a first line of treatment -- comes from his many years in medicine, public health, and law, combined with his years as a husband, father, and grandfather.
