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Autism controversy clouds immunization decisions
2008-04-24 17:09:00 Last modified 4/24/2008 - 6:52 amOriginally created 042408Autism controversy clouds immunization decisions The potential link has parents questioning the safety of the shot series.By Jake Armstrong, The Times-UnionATLANTA - Childhood vaccinations have helped stamp out a number of debilitating infectious diseases.For most parents, protecting children from polio or measles is as easy as a few trips to the doctor's office.But as the federal and state governments press to improve vaccination rates, especially this week during National Infant Immunization Week, the cloud of controversy hovering over a potential link between vaccines and autism in children may have some parents questioning whether the doctor's needle is a double-edged sword.While statistics show the prevalence of autism is higher than previously thought - one in 150 children had some form of the developmental disorder in 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - research has yet to definitively...
C.M. launched Pulse Polio Immunization Programme
2008-02-10 18:13:00 Kullu: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister launched Pulse Polio Immunization programme in the State by administering Pulse Polio drops to the children in the age group of 0 to 5 years at the Zonal Hospital, Kullu
Immunization Certificate compulsory for Ration Cards in Chandigarh
2008-01-15 17:04:00 Chandigarh : To promote immunization against Six Vaccine Preventable diseases in the age group of 0 to 5 years and achieve 100% coverage, Chandigarh Administration has decided to make it compulsory to produce Immunization Certificate for the parents seeking fresh/renewal of Ration Cards.
RECOMMENDED IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE FOR PERSONS AGED 0–6 YEARS
2007-12-15 05:07:00 This reference might help you in answering your NCLEX questions regarding Immunization Schedule. CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW to open a .pdf file from theCenters for Disease Control and PreventionSOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/)
By: Philippine Nurse
Democrat Warns Staffers To Get Their Immunizations Before Attending NASCAR
2007-10-12 18:06:00 I realize my great home State of Alabama isn’t exactly the healthiest and wealthiest in the nation, but equivalent to a THIRD WORLD COUNTRY? It would appear NASCAR moms and dads here in the Heart of Dixie are disease-carrying slime if Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson’s (D) (source: MSNBC’s First Read) suggestion to aides ...
Two Month Immunization Shots
2007-10-11 04:42:00 Today my baby had to get his immunization shots. I had been dreading this day ever since they told me to give him infant Tylenol before his appointment. If knew that if that were the recommendation, it wasn’t going to be pleasant for my poor little guy. We waited for our appointment for about ...
Two Month Immunization Shots
2007-10-11 04:42:00 Today my baby had to get his immunization shots. I had been dreading this day ever since they told me to give him infant Tylenol before his appointment. If knew that if that were the recommendation, it wasn’t going to be pleasant for my poor little guy. We waited for our appointment for about ...
Adult Immunization Awareness Week
2007-09-22 17:40:00 This is the start of Adult Immunization Awareness Week. It is also almost flu season time so this is a good time to remember to get immunized. You do not want to get sick especially when you can prevent it. And most of the time you can get the immunizations free form ...
By: Holiday Chatter
Immunization Month
2007-08-21 15:36:00 Did you know that the month of August is Immunization Month? Which means that you should check and see if you and the members in your family are all up to date with their immunizations. It is very important to protect yourself from very harmful diseases nd viruses and this is a good ...
By: Holiday Chatter
immunization
2007-08-20 16:35:00 tomorrow. yes, we will go tomorrow to kieboy's pedia. he will take his 3rd month vaccination which is IPD and rotarix, i guess this two are the new... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
VITAL SIGNS; Immunization: Tracking the Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine
2007-08-14 10:08:00 A series of hepatitis B vaccinations is a routine part of a child’s vaccination schedule, but no one knows how long immunity lasts among children born to healthy mothers…. More: continued here
Combined Immunization Methods May Offer Long-Term Protection Against H. Pyl
2007-07-17 06:00:00 New immunization methods offer long-term protection against H. pylori in humans and may contribute to a possible ulcer vaccine in the future say researchers from the University of California, Davis. Popularity: unranked [?] Read more at silkboard
Combined Immunization Methods May Offer Long-Term Protection Against H. Pyl
2007-07-17 05:07:00 New immunization methods offer long-term protection against H. pylori in humans and may contribute to a possible ulcer vaccine in the future say researchers from the University of California, Davis. More: continued here
Respiratory Tract Immunization May Protect Against Ebola Virus
2007-06-21 02:06:00 A topical respiratory tract vaccine tested for the first time in a primate model may protect against Ebola virus infection. Ebola virus is a highly contagious form of severe hemorrhagic fever with a mortality rate of up to 88% in humans. Because it can be transmitted by contact and aerosol route, it is also considered ...
Immunization Against Type 1 Diabetes: Mice Successfully Treated
2007-06-20 01:06:00 Researchers have successfully treated type 1 diabetic mice with a vaccination. The vaccine they designed in this model included structures that the immune system mistakenly attacks in type 1 diabetes. The researchers showed that, in principle, it is possible to treat autoimmune diseases (diseases, in which the immune system attacks the own body) by inducing ...
Immunizations, Vaccines, and Shots (Oh My!)
2007-06-19 07:00:00 I was sitting in the waiting room of SmarTravel International Health Services yesterday during my lunch break, when a bit of trepidation came over me. The prospect of needles jabbing my arm didn’t bother me so much as the feeling that I’m 5 months from leaving my life in the United States behind for ...
By: GoBackpacking
Autism and Immunizations
2007-05-29 17:03:00 Dr. Hugh Fudenberg, MD, the world’s leading immunogeneticist and 13th most quoted biologist of our time (over 850 papers in peer reviewed journals), has published that if an individual has had five consecutive flu shots their chance of getting Alzheimer’s disease is ten times higher than if they had one, two or no shots.[i] This ...
By: Autism-World
Autism is related to immunizations?
2007-05-29 17:01:00 Some people believe that there is mercury in vaccines that is damaging their children’s brains. This has been disproven, but you know once someone starts saying something like this, it takes on a life of its own. Now there are thousands of parents needlessly exposing their kids to childhood diseases because they believe the myth ...
By: Autism-World
Hepatitis B Immunization
2007-05-25 14:13:00 Question: My wife is starting a job, working as clinical secretary in a neurotrauma unit, they are offering a hepatitis B vaccine, we have some concerns about her getting it and we need some guidance whether she should get it or not -- appreciate any help you can give.
How to Cope With Immunization Anxiety
2007-05-07 10:05:00 CHICAGO (AP) — Some children sob, others scream, and some get so upset they have to be restrained by medical staff. But a new study suggests parents can ease the anxiety about immunizations by telling a joke, reading a book or bringing a favorite toy from home…. More: continued here
Prevention of influenza: recommendations for influenza immunization of chil
2007-04-04 20:04:00 The purpose of this statement is to update recommendations for routine use of influenza vaccine in children for the 2006–2007 influenza season. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends annual influenza immunization for (1) children with high-risk conditions who are 6 months and older; (2) healthy children 6 through 59 months of age; (3) household contacts ...
Increasing immunization rates and new vaccine offer hope for ethiopian chil
2007-04-04 13:04:00 Spring marks the beginning of a series of activities launching a new childhood vaccine in Ethiopia, which combines the benefits of the previous diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine and adds protection against two additional deadly killers: Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib) and Hepatitis B. The Hib bacterium is a major cause of life-threatening ...
Immunity to pertussis 5 years after booster immunization during adolescence
2007-04-04 00:04:00 Background. We conducted a 5-year follow-up study on the persistence of pertussis-specific antibody and cell-mediated immunity after booster immunization of adolescents aged 11?13 years with a tricomponent acellular pertussis vaccine (Boostrix; trials diphtheria-tetanus?acellular pertussis [Tdap]?004/030).Methods. Cellular and humoral immunity to pertussis toxin (PT), filamentous hemagglutinin, and pertactin were measured in adolescents (age, 16 years) 5 ...
[news and features] aap-ama immunization congress draws up solutions to vac
2007-04-01 07:04:00 (Source: AAP News) More: continued here
Pediatricians raise concerns about childhood immunization cost
2007-03-30 21:03:00 The New York Times on Saturday examined the “soaring cost and rising number of new vaccines” for children, a problem that pediatricians maintain will “make it increasingly difficult … to buy the shots they give their patients. [click link for full article] (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) More: continued here
New study confirms role for pertussis immunization of entire family in redu
2007-03-29 20:03:00 A new study released today in the April issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal about the transmission of pertussis — commonly known as whooping cough — found that household members were the source for 71 to 82 percent of cases among infants for whom a source case could be identified.(1) The study demonstrates ...
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for childhood immunization?who position pape
2007-03-29 11:03:00 Related Articles Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for childhood immunization–WHO position paper. Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2007 Mar 23;82(12):93-104 Authors: PMID: 17380597 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record) More: continued here
Private sector contribution to childhood immunization: sri lankan experienc
2007-03-29 09:03:00 Agampodi SB, Amarasinghe DACLIndian Journal of Medical Sciences 2007 61(4):192-200<b-6;gt;Background</b&#x-0026;gt; : The main service provider for childhood immunization in Sri Lanka is the government sector. However, utilization of private sector for childhood immunization is increasing rapidly. Existing national immunization data does not routinely include statistics on private sector immunization delivery adequately. <b> Objective :</b> To ...
I hate immunizations
2007-03-18 05:03:00 Start Rant OK, now that I caught your attention, I need to explain (before some of the wacky folks who visit Flea start thinking I am in their camp). First off, aside from germ theory, sterile technique, and public sanitation, I think immunizations have saved more lives and improved the quality of more people’s lives ...
Immunization: Bane or Boon?
2007-02-08 01:11:00 I admit that I am writing this in reaction to the following blog entry by a very good friend of mine:It is my belief that immunization is the single greatest thing medicine has offered to humankind. Immunization embodies the essence of preventive medicine. Because of immunization, millions are spared from death and disease.Yes, I agree. Immunization is a great tool and that it's use spares millions from death and disease.BUT..."...single greatest thing medicine has offered to mankind"?I'm afraid that I have to disagree with this a bit. Given that I am now into alternative medicine, I feel that this statement must be qualified a bit more. For one thing, immunization is a gift not of medicine as a whole, but of Euro-American Pharmaceutical Medicine. Chinese, Ayurvedic, and other forms of medicine are not involved in immunization at all.Secondly, I consider antibiotics to be the greatest gift of Euro-American Pharmaceutical Medicine to mankind. Sometimes, antibiotic use causes ...
Panel advises wide immunization against hpv
2007-01-31 06:24:03 Females between nine and 26 should be routinely vaccinated against human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer, says Canada’s expert advisory panel on immunization. (Source: CTV Health) More: continued here
A comparative assessment of immunization records in the defense medical sur
2007-01-31 06:24:03 Related Articles A comparative assessment of immunization records in the Defense Medical Surveillance System and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. Vaccine. 2007 Jan 25; Authors: McNeil MM, Ma G, Aranas A, Payne DC, Rose CE We compared immunization data in the Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS) and immunization data for service members with an anthrax vaccine-associated adverse event reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) during January 1998 through December 2004. Our main measure of agreement was sensitivity of the DMSS conditional on an immunization record(s) occurring in VAERS. The sensitivity of DMSS was 73% for all vaccines and 74% for the anthrax vaccine on the VAERS index immunization date. Our study is the first to quantify the agreement between immunization records in VAERS and DMSS. Our data suggest the immunization information in military VAERS reports and the DMSS is similar for anthrax and non-anthrax immunizations. PMID: 1725...
Panels advises wide immunization against hpv
2007-01-31 00:23:01 Canada’s immunization advisory body is recommending that females between nine and 26 be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer. (Source: CTV Health) More: continued here
Immunizations for hiv-infected adults: indications, timing, and response.
2007-01-30 06:21:02 Related Articles Immunizations for HIV-infected Adults: Indications, Timing, and Response. Top HIV Med. 2006 Dec-2007 Jan;14(5):154-8 Authors: Spach DH Vaccines routinely recommended for HIV-infected adults include those for influenza, hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, pneumococcal infection, and tetanus. Responses to vaccination may be affected by CD4+ cell count and viral load. A number of live vaccines are contraindicated in the HIV-infected population. This article summarizes a presentation on immunization in HIV-infected adults made by David H. Spach, MD, at the 9th Annual Ryan White CARE Act Clinical Update in Washington, DC, in August 2006. The original presentation is available as a Webcast at www.iasusa.org. PMID: 17237556 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Topics in HIV Medicine) More: continued here
Humoral and cellular immune responses in children given annual immunization
2007-01-27 06:14:01 (Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - Current Table Of Contents) More: continued here
Did you know: A Law for Compulsory Immunization
2006-12-17 05:08:01 Did you know that in the Philippine Constitution, there?s actually a law that compels all the people to an immunization procedure? Presidential Decree No. 996, Sec. 2 provides for compulsory basic immunization for infants and children below eight years of age. The basic immunization services shall include: (a) BCG Vaccination against tuberculosis; (b) Inoculation against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; (c) Oral poliomyelitis immunization; (d) Protection against measles; (e) Immunization against rubella; and (f) such other basic immunization services for infants and children below eight yeas of age which the Council for the Welfare of Children may recommend to the Secretary of Health. - Medical Jurisprudence, Solis. Any violation or refusal to submit to vaccination is punishable by law through imprisonment or by means of a fine. Read more… |
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