http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Scientists at the University of Liverpool are working to identify genes involved in the development of bacterial meningitis to support the search for new vaccine candidates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-analysing-meningitis-genes-treatments.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:56:02 EST news285576955 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) announced its recommended 2013 adult immunization schedule that includes important updates to the pneumococcal, Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis), and influenza vaccines. Because current vaccination rates are low, ACIP also urges health care providers to regularly assess patient vaccination histories and implement intervention strategies to increase adherence. This recommendation will be published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians (ACP). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-acip-adult-immunization.html Health Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:33:29 EST news278616801 A new conjugate vaccine is highly effective (93%) at preventing invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD; meningitis, sepsis, bacteremic pneumonia, and other blood-borne infections) in infants younger than 2 years who are the most vulnerable to infection, according to new research published Online First in The Lancet. The nationwide study is the first to confirm the effectiveness of the three-dose (2+1) schedule that is already used in many national programs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-european-randomized-trial-pneumococcal-vaccine.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:30:01 EST news272219574 Researchers plan to see if a higher dose of a pneumococcal vaccine will create a stronger immune response in older adults who received an earlier generation vaccine against pneumonia and other pneumococcal diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-pneumococcal-vaccine-older-adults.html Medications Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:03:22 EST news269521385 Seventy-seven percent of Washington state pediatricians report that they are sometimes or frequently asked to provide alternative childhood vaccine schedules for their patients, according to a new study from Seattle Children's Research Institute. Researchers also found that 61 percent of Washington state pediatricians are comfortable using an alternative schedule when asked by a parent. The study, "Washington State Pediatricians' Attitudes Toward Alternative Childhood Immunization Schedules," is published in the December 2011 issue of Pediatrics and is the first to evaluate pediatricians' attitudes towards alternative schedules. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-washington-pediatricians-regular-alternative-child.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:03:27 EST news241714993 (Medical Xpress) -- Vaccinating children against the pneumococcus at birth is safe and primes the immune system against later infection, according to research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-immunizing-birth-safe-effective-severe.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:59:12 EST news233571538