To avoid another vaccination, some parents are turning to chickenpox parties. Feb. 2, 2009 — -- It's the kind of party any child would want to attend, equipped with the coolest toys, the latest ...

A soft play center owner has slammed “selfish” parents who deliberately hosted a chickenpox party at her venue. Jane Coulson, the owner of an indoor activity center in England, was shocked and ...

PITTSBURGH -- The kids who attend parties at Connie Shoemaker's house get something more than ice cream or cake. They get exposed to chickenpox. Shoemaker and other parents leery of the relatively new ...

Amid a renewed national conversation about childhood vaccinations, Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky said this week that he and his wife made sure all nine of their children got chickenpox. “Every single ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Calamine lotion can be used to help relieve the itchiness of chickenpox spots [Getty Images] Young children in the UK are being ...