New system allows for automatic feed of electronic health information to The RepublicThe thousands of health care providers that work with Grand Rapids-based Michigan Health Connect are now able to send child and adult immunization records directly to the state's Michigan Care Improvement Registry. It's designed to securely connect and more »
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New system allows for automatic feed of electronic health information to ... - The Republic
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Advanced genetic screening method may speed vaccine development
ScienceDaily: Vaccine News9 May 2012 | 12:59 pmVaccines remain the best line of defense against deadly pathogens and now medical researchers are using clever functional screening methods to attempt to speed new vaccines into production that are both safer and more potent. -
U.N., international community should pledge to improve water, sanitation in Haiti to mitigate cholera epidemic
Immunization News15 May 2012 | 1:55 am"The cholera epidemic in Haiti, which began in late 2010, is bad and getting worse, for reasons that are well understood and that the aid community has done far too little to resolve," a New York Times editorial states, adding that the "Pan American Health Organization has said the disease could strike 200,000 to 250,000 people this year" and "has already killed more than 7,000." -
B600m for HPV vaccine is too much, claim critics - Bangkok Post
vaccine news - Google News16 May 2012 | 1:46 pmLeadership NewspapersB600m for HPV vaccine is too much, claim criticsBangkok PostThe Public Health Ministry's plan to seek cabinet approval for a 600 million baht budget for human papilloma virus vaccination to help prevent cervical cancer for all Prathom 6 (Grade 6) girls has come under fire. Yot Teerawattananon, director of the Researchers Survey Doctors for Opinions on Controversial HPV VaccineInfection Control TodayPAN Advocates for Pneumococcal VaccinationAllAfrica.comPopularize human papilloma virus vaccine to fight cervical cancer: DoctorsTimes of IndiaNew York… -
Are You Unwittingly Sharing Your Health Information?
Anthrax Vaccine -- posts by Meryl Nass, M.D.4 May 2012 | 10:33 pmThe federal government has spent $547 million issuing grants to "independent" "health information exchanges" to collect and share citizens' medical records. Each state and territory has an agency established for this purpose. The federal government has promised up to $27 billion in Medicare/Medicaid incentives for medical practices and hospitals to use electronic medical records, which are necessary to transfer health information electronically. Many patients are not aware that their personal medical records are being shared and can be widely accessed. (In Maine, 75% of the…
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IMMUNIZATION NEWS - Google News
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New system allows for automatic feed of electronic health information to ... - The Republic
16 May 2012 | 11:48 amNew system allows for automatic feed of electronic health information to The RepublicThe thousands of health care providers that work with Grand Rapids-based Michigan Health Connect are now able to send child and adult immunization records directly to the state's Michigan Care Improvement Registry. It's designed to securely connect and more » -
International Medical Corps Awarded Grant to Help Eradicate Polio in Chad - MarketWatch (press release)
16 May 2012 | 11:06 amInternational Medical Corps Awarded Grant to Help Eradicate Polio in ChadMarketWatch (press release)The organization will increase the availability of the polio vaccine and immunization services for targeted communities in eastern Chad; improve resilience to polio and other disease outbreaks through community education efforts; and strengthen the and more » -
Immunizations needed for school - East Peoria Times-Courier
16 May 2012 | 8:16 amUSA TODAYImmunizations needed for schoolEast Peoria Times-CourierCost of the immunization is $8 for Tazewell County residents and $18 for out-of-county. These clinics are open to everyone recommended to receive a Tdap vaccination. Only Tdap vaccine will be available at the special clinics.Whooping cough: An epidemic in Washington stateMukilteo Beacon (blog)Oregon officials tout benefits of vaccinations while keeping eyes on whooping Statesman JournalWhooping cough vaccines help but aren't foolproofAppleton Post CrescentPatch.com -CIDRAPall 125 news articles » -
The SIVAC Initiative Supports Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to Set Up National ... - MarketWatch (press release)
16 May 2012 | 3:03 amThe SIVAC Initiative Supports Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to Set Up National MarketWatch (press release)PARIS, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The SIVAC (Supporting Independent Immunization and Vaccine Advisory Committees) Initiative recently supported the establishment of National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) in Kazakhstan and and more » -
School immunization requirements changed for incoming 7th- and 12th-graders - Beckley Register-Herald
15 May 2012 | 11:09 pmSchool immunization requirements changed for incoming 7th- and 12th-gradersBeckley Register-HeraldBy Sarah Plummer Register-Herald Reporter West Virginia State Immunization Requirements have changed for upcoming seventh- and 12th-graders. While it may seem like plenty of time until fall to get these vaccines, the sooner they are done, the better, and more »
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ScienceDaily: Vaccine News
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Advanced genetic screening method may speed vaccine development
9 May 2012 | 12:59 pmVaccines remain the best line of defense against deadly pathogens and now medical researchers are using clever functional screening methods to attempt to speed new vaccines into production that are both safer and more potent. -
H1N1 discovery paves way for universal flu vaccine
8 May 2012 | 9:39 amResearchers have found a potential way to develop universal flu vaccines and eliminate the need for seasonal flu vaccinations. -
Early elevated hiv infection risk in some step study participants who received vaccine; risk decreased over time
7 May 2012 | 12:19 pmA long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Step Study, an international HIV-vaccine trial, has confirmed that certain subgroups of male study participants were at higher risk of becoming infected after receiving the experimental vaccine compared to those who received a placebo. The vaccine used in the study did not contain the HIV virus, but it did contain HIV genes which were delivered to cells using a vector that employed a type of cold virus known as adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5). -
HPV vaccine completion rate among girls is poor, getting worse
4 May 2012 | 4:21 pmThe proportion of insured girls and young women completing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among those who initiated the series has dropped significantly -- as much as 63 percent -- since the vaccine was approved in 2006, according to new research. -
After epic debate, avian flu research sees light of day
2 May 2012 | 1:38 pmAfter a marathon debate over a pair of studies that show how the avian H5N1 influenza virus could become transmissible in mammals, and an unprecedented recommendation by a government review panel to block publication, one of the studies was finally and fully published on May 3, 2012.
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Immunization News
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U.N., international community should pledge to improve water, sanitation in Haiti to mitigate cholera epidemic
15 May 2012 | 1:55 am"The cholera epidemic in Haiti, which began in late 2010, is bad and getting worse, for reasons that are well understood and that the aid community has done far too little to resolve," a New York Times editorial states, adding that the "Pan American Health Organization has said the disease could strike 200,000 to 250,000 people this year" and "has already killed more than 7,000." -
JHSPH wins GCE grant for global health and development research project
14 May 2012 | 1:23 amThe Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Alain Labrique, PhD, director of the Johns Hopkins University Global mHealth Initiative, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled "mTIKKA - Harnessing a Mobile - Cloud System to Achieve Universal Vaccination." -
Efforts to stem childhood mortality in Ghana will not be enough to reach MDG, UNICEF official says
11 May 2012 | 1:24 amAnirban Chatterjee, chief of health and nutrition for UNICEF in Ghana, said the country "is doing a lot" to fight child mortality -- referring to a recently launched vaccination campaign and an initiative to educate mothers about nutrition -- but "I don't think it's enough" to reach the fourth U.N. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to reduce the under-five mortality rate by two thirds by 2015, Inter Press Service reports. -
Hospital midwife inadvertently spreads whooping cough to up to 170 people
10 May 2012 | 5:54 amA Middlemore Hospital midwife could have infected up to 170 people with whooping cough. If passed onto babies or women in the last three months of pregnancy, the disease can lead to severe illness or even death. Whooping cough is a highly infectious disease caused by bacteria which is easily spread through coughing and sneezing, much like the common cold. Also known as pertussis, it is distinguishable by a “whooping” sound at the end of coughing attacks. -
New approach to advance quality of pregnancy monitoring
10 May 2012 | 4:55 amThe University of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Bioengineering Professor Todd Coleman, in collaboration with Materials Science and Engineering Professor John A. Rogers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled "Epidermal Electronics for Continuous Pregnancy Monitoring."
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vaccine news - Google News
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B600m for HPV vaccine is too much, claim critics - Bangkok Post
16 May 2012 | 1:46 pmLeadership NewspapersB600m for HPV vaccine is too much, claim criticsBangkok PostThe Public Health Ministry's plan to seek cabinet approval for a 600 million baht budget for human papilloma virus vaccination to help prevent cervical cancer for all Prathom 6 (Grade 6) girls has come under fire. Yot Teerawattananon, director of the Researchers Survey Doctors for Opinions on Controversial HPV VaccineInfection Control TodayPAN Advocates for Pneumococcal VaccinationAllAfrica.comPopularize human papilloma virus vaccine to fight cervical cancer: DoctorsTimes of IndiaNew York… -
County offers vaccine to battle whooping cough - Sequim Gazette
16 May 2012 | 12:13 pmUSA TODAYCounty offers vaccine to battle whooping coughSequim Gazetteby AMANDA WINTERS In response to a rising number of whooping cough cases in Clallam County, the Department of Health and Human Services will hold whooping cough vaccination clinics in Port Angeles and Forks for uninsured adults.Health officials urge vaccinationsSauk Prairie EagleWhooping cough making a comeback as most adults fail to get recommended CBS NewsNM whoop cough cases up as fewer get shots due to more children exemptions The RepublicKESQ -East Peoria Times-Courier -USA TODAYall 125 news… -
Global Human Vaccines Industry - Sacramento Bee
16 May 2012 | 11:20 amGlobal Human Vaccines IndustrySacramento BeeBy Reportlinker This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Prophylatic Human Vaccines in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Pediatric Prophylactic Vaccines and Adult Prophylactic Vaccines. The report provides separate comprehensive and more » -
Vaccine Clinic for Dogs and Cats in Lewisberry - PennLive.com
16 May 2012 | 9:48 amVaccine Clinic for Dogs and Cats in LewisberryPennLive.comPAWS and The Dogs' Den will hold a low-cost vaccine clinic for cats and dogs from 2 to 5 pm Saturday at Lewisberry Gardens, 761 Lewisberry Road (Route 114), Lewisberry. Dr. Rob Heidecker, DVM of Good Hope Animal Hospital will provide distemper and and more » -
Dr. Phyllis Ritchie: Why 1957 is key date for measles vaccine booster - OregonLive.com
16 May 2012 | 8:25 amDr. Phyllis Ritchie: Why 1957 is key date for measles vaccine boosterOregonLive.comCould you explain the science behind the fact that a birth date of 1957 or before is the year at which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advise that people do not need the measles vaccine booster? There is no real scientific data behind and more »
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Anthrax Vaccine -- posts by Meryl Nass, M.D.
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Are You Unwittingly Sharing Your Health Information?
4 May 2012 | 10:33 pmThe federal government has spent $547 million issuing grants to "independent" "health information exchanges" to collect and share citizens' medical records. Each state and territory has an agency established for this purpose. The federal government has promised up to $27 billion in Medicare/Medicaid incentives for medical practices and hospitals to use electronic medical records, which are necessary to transfer health information electronically. Many patients are not aware that their personal medical records are being shared and can be widely accessed. (In Maine, 75% of the… -
Emergent plans $108M expansion/ LSJ
24 Apr 2012 | 9:17 pmFrom the Lansing State Journal: The anthrax vaccine manufacturer, with one product and basically one buyer, YOU (your taxes at work) plans to expand. But sorry, there won't be any new jobs as yet, although Michigan will have to pay its share. How the state will benefit is unknown. ...Emergent BioSolutions would fund the entire project, Alley said, though it has applied for roughly $6.4 million in local brownfield incentives that would reimburse expenses through 2041. He said the project should generate $3.6 million in new property taxes for local governments. [Over how many… -
Study Links Plant Damage to Nanoparticles/NY Times blog
24 Apr 2012 | 8:24 pmThanks to Teresa Binstock for this tip--An exposure to nano-scale copper oxide particles stunted the shoots and roots of radishes and two species of rye grass. -
Treating sinusitis: Politically incorrect drug resistance due to Pneumococcal vaccine
24 Apr 2012 | 7:47 pmI have treated so many patients with sinusitis in the last several weeks, I decided to review new guidelines that were issued by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recently on sinusitis. Wow, the changes were BIG and I had missed them. Seems the drugs I used to use don't work so well any more.Everyone has heard about drug resistance. We had to watch a movie about it in medical school in the 1970s. It was very important that we not use antibiotics with broader, more powerful antimicrobial effects than necessary. Else plagues of drug-resistant… -
Another request for inquest for David Kelly
23 Apr 2012 | 10:20 pmFrom Dr. Stephen Frost, one of the doctors making this request of the Attorney General: I am one of the doctors who have been fighting for an inquest into the suspicious death of Dr David Kelly in July 2003, pointing out that due process of the law has been subverted by four successive UK governments, including the present, by their not allowing, using a variety of highly dubious tactics, the legally required inquest to take place. Because of the increasingly obvious anxiety, even desperation, of successive governments to block a formal inquest and the disingenuous…
