http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Brain research has made unprecedented progress over the years, with Europe at the forefront of scientific advances. But more can be done. This comes from Alzheimer's Disease International who issued their report on the Global Economic Impact of Dementia. They estimate that if dementia care were a country, it would be the world's 18th largest economy, ranking between Turkey and Indonesia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-vaccine-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 31 May 2013 07:20:01 EST news289201993 Recent reduction in the use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feeds has resulted in a dramatic increase in the severe poultry disease - necrotic enteritis. New research suggests that the disease, which is costing the worldwide poultry industry an estimated £600 million a year, could be prevented by immunisation with a vaccine that is being developed at the University of Exeter. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-scientists-pave-vaccine-combat-devastating.html Medications Tue, 28 May 2013 20:10:01 EST news288980166 The number of young children contracting the most common strains of potentially fatal pneumococcal disease has plummeted 97% since the universal vaccination against this bacterial disease began in 2005, with unvaccinated adults also reaping the benefits of widespread immunisation of infants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-pneumococcal-plunge-widespread-vaccination-infants.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 27 May 2013 11:30:01 EST news288872137 More than 3.5 million Pakistani children missed out on polio vaccination this week in a campaign overshadowed by the deaths of nine immunisation workers, a UN official said Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-million-pakistani-children-polio-vaccine.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:00:38 EST news275317228 The sweet taste of sugar may provide some comfort for babies during immunisations, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. Researchers found babies did not cry for as long if they were given drops of sugar solution before injections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-spoonful-sweet-comforts-babies.html Health Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:00:02 EST news274465690 Pakistan Tuesday claimed progress in vaccinating thousands of children against polio in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan which had been inaccessible due to unrest for about three years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-pakistan-tribal-polio-vaccination.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:30:01 EST news265972154 Too few children have received sufficient doses of vaccine to wipe out polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan, two of only three countries in the world where endemic polio has yet to be eliminated, according to new research published online first in the Lancet. The findings suggest that the newly introduced bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine has the potential to eliminate polio in these countries if sufficient numbers of children could be reached by vaccination programs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-unvaccinated-children-lack-effective-vaccines.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:30:01 EST news260552540 In the British Medical Journal today, two experts debate whether childhood vaccination should be mandatory in the UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-childhood-vaccination-mandatory.html Health Tue, 15 May 2012 18:30:01 EST news256311680 A measles outbreak has killed 12 children in one of Pakistan's lawless tribal districts and is spreading as fighting, power cuts and curfews cause a vaccine shortage, doctors said Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-measles-children-pakistan-tribal-area.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 14 May 2012 04:10:02 EST news256186073 The Health and Social Care Act 2012 will have "severe implications" for collecting and monitoring data about the health needs of the population in England, warn experts today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-health-legislation-severe-implications-population.html Health Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:30:03 EST news254673008 Canada should show leadership in supporting adoption of the rotavirus vaccination in developing countries, but it must also ensure that all Canadian infants are vaccinated against the virus, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-waging-war-rotavirus.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:05 EST news253273911