http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Collaborating scientists from Nationwide Children's Hospital, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified an important mechanism for stimulating protective immune responses following seasonal influenza vaccinations. The study was published in Science Translational Medicine, a journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-reveals-properties-influenza-vaccines.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:02:38 EST news283420946 Norwegian pregnant women who received a vaccine against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus showed no increased risk of pregnancy loss, while pregnant women who experienced influenza during pregnancy had an increased risk of miscarriages and still births, a study has found. The study suggests that influenza infection may increase the risk of fetal loss. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-h1n1-flu-shots-safe-pregnant.html Medications Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:00:04 EST news277577976 (HealthDay)—Flu season descended on the United States early and hard this winter, with significant increases in flu activity observed over the past month, according to an update issued Jan. 4 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cdc-influenza.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:20:01 EST news276604892 Vaccinations for flu, tetanus and other common vaccines are increasingly taking place in non-medical settings such as supermarkets and drug stores. This added responsibility for pharmacists increases the risk of needlestick injuries (NSIs), puncture wounds often suffered while preparing or after use of a needle. NSIs can transmit bloodborne pathogens, including hepatitis C and HIV, from an infected patient to the person administering the vaccine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-incidence-needlestick-injuries-staff-national.html Health Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:07:36 EST news268654051 (Medical Xpress)—As the flu season approaches, public health officials will be campaigning to get people vaccinated, and each of us will have to decide whether to take their advice or not. How will we make those decisions?  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gaming-flu-vaccinated.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:10:02 EST news266658814 Influenza vaccination rates vary widely in Canada by ethnicity, with black and white Canadians being the least likely to be vaccinated, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-flu-vaccination-vary-widely-ethnicity.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:18 EST news266491371 (HealthDay)—Children with neurologic disorders such as cerebral palsy, intellectual disability or epilepsy are at increased risk of dying from flu, a new study says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-kids-neurological-conditions-higher-flu.html Pediatrics Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:10:01 EST news265540469 A first-time joint publication by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and the American Journal of Public Health highlights how the two sectors of public health and primary medicine intersect and the work ahead to achieve true integration. This special supplement complements the recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) study released in late March, "Primary Care and Public Health: Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health (www.iom.edu/Reports/2012/Primary-Care-and-Public-Health.aspx)." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-physicians-health-agencies-accountability-outcomes.html Health Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:00:02 EST news258720833 Getting a flu shot during pregnancy provides unanticipated benefits to the baby, according to the authors of a large population-based study examining the issue. Specifically, the study showed that H1N1 vaccination during the pandemic was associated with a significantly reduced risk of stillbirth, preterm birth and extremely small babies at birth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-flu-shot-pregnancy-unexpected-benefits.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 22 May 2012 09:53:10 EST news256899177 A belief that the seasonal flu jab really works is far more likely to sway healthcare professionals to get vaccinated than the potential to protect at risk patients from infection, finds research published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-belief-flu-jab-boosts-uptake.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:30:03 EST news250359380 A California hospital raised its employee influenza vaccination rate above 90 percent by shifting from a voluntary vaccination program to one mandating all healthcare workers either get vaccinated or wear a mask at work for the entire flu season (December through March). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-strict-policy-hospital-worker-flu.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:09:27 EST news242928560 During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, many previously healthy children became critically ill, developing severe pneumonia and respiratory failure, sometimes fatal. The largest nationwide investigation to date of influenza in critically ill children, led by Children's Hospital Boston, found one key risk factor: Simultaneous infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) increased the risk for flu-related mortality 8-fold among previously healthy children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-healthy-children-fall-critically-ill.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:17:05 EST news239861817 People carrying extra pounds may need extra protection from influenza. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-obesity-limits-effectiveness-flu-vaccines.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:57:44 EST news238744651 Infants born to mothers who received the influenza (flu) vaccine while pregnant are nearly 50 percent less likely to be hospitalized for the flu than infants born to mothers who did not receive the vaccine while pregnant, according to a new collaborative study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-influenza-vaccination-pregnancy-newborns.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:55:40 EST news228020107 New research shows that African Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had a higher antibody response to influenza vaccination than European American patients. Treatment with prednisone, a history of hemolytic anemia, and increased disease flares were also linked to low antibody response in SLE patients who received the flu vaccine according to the study now available in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-african-americans-sle-responsive-flu-vaccine.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 19 May 2011 04:03:41 EST news224996592 Concern over vaccine safety is one of the primary factors preventing parents from having their asthmatic children vaccinated for influenza, or flu, according to Michigan researchers. Parents who do not vaccinate their children are also less likely to view flu as a"trigger" for their child's asthma, the researchers noted. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-parents-reluctance-vaccinate-asthmatic-kids.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 16 May 2011 16:59:50 EST news224783962 Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified unhealthy substance use as a risk factor for not receiving all appropriate preventive health services. The findings, which currently appear in BMJ Open, identify unhealthy substance use as a barrier to completion of mammography screening and influenza vaccination. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-unhealthy-substance-factor-health.html Cancer Fri, 13 May 2011 13:31:24 EST news224512266 Getting vaccinated against the flu lowers kidney transplant recipients' risk of organ loss and death, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that concerns about the safety of the influenza vaccine in transplant recipients are unwarranted. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-green-flu-vaccine-transplant-recipients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:25:10 EST news223230298 A study of H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccination in a sample of black and Hispanic children in Atlanta found a low rate of vaccine acceptance among parents and caregivers. Only 36 percent of parents and caregivers indicated they would immunize children against H1N1, and 22 percent indicated their children received the seasonal influenza vaccine in the previous three months. The majority of children in the sample (71 percent) were from households with less than $40,000 in annual income. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-pediatric-flu-vaccination-coverage.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:04:19 EST news223218237