News tagged with immunization rates


Measles surges in UK years after flawed research (Update)

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flu vaccine safe for children with IBD, study shows

Influenza immunization rates in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are low despite its safety according to a new study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), Children's Hospital ...

Pediatrics created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cell response to new coronavirus unveils possible paths to treatments

NIH-supported scientists used lab-grown human lung cells to study the cells' response to infection by a novel human coronavirus (called nCoV) and compiled information about which genes are significantly disrupted ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shingles vaccine is associated with reduction in both postherpetic neuralgia and herpes zoster

Shingles vaccine is associated with reduction in both postherpetic neuralgia and herpes zoster, but uptake in the US is low.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More parents say they won't vaccinate daughters against HPV, researchers find

A rising percentage of parents say they won't have their teen daughters vaccinated to protect against the human papilloma virus, even though physicians are increasingly recommending adolescent vaccinations, a study by Mayo ...

Pediatrics created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Protein in fat cells that stimulates inflammatory signaling helps put gears in motion for onset of diet-induced obesity

Poor diet and lifestyle choices set the stage for obesity and diabetes, but the immune system plays a relatively underappreciated role in accelerating this process. Metabolic changes in fat cells stimulate ...

Medical research created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two-pronged immune cell approach could lead to universal shot against flu

Seasonal epidemics of influenza result in nearly 36,000 deaths annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Current vaccines against the influenza virus elicit an antibody response specific ...

Medical research created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

No increase in risk of death for patients with well-controlled HIV, reports AIDS journal

For HIV-infected patients whose disease is well-controlled by modern treatment, the risk of death is not significantly higher than in the general population, according to a study published in AIDS, official journal of the Intern ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds protein link to sexually transmitted disease susceptibility

Monash Institute of Medical Research scientists have found a protein in the female reproductive tract that protects against sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) such as chlamydia and herpes simplex virus ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clinical trial looks to improve pancreatic cancer survival rates

Researchers at Georgia Regents University Cancer Center are investigating a new avenue of treatment to help boost poor pancreatic cancer survival rates.

Cancer created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Timely reminders boost childhood immunizations rates

New research from the Children's Outcomes Research Program at Children's Hospital Colorado shows that timely reminders by state or local health departments are more effective at increasing immunization rates among preschool ...

Health created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical trial targets advanced prostate cancer

Select patients with advanced prostate cancer may benefit from a Georgia Health Sciences University Cancer Center clinical trial that looks to improve survival rates of the FDA-approved prostate cancer drug Provenge.

Cancer created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vitamin D may prevent clogged arteries in diabetics

People with diabetes often develop clogged arteries that cause heart disease, and new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that low vitamin D levels are to blame.

Diabetes created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Not all juvenile arthritis is the same

Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) is currently classified as a subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis but with the addition of systemic inflammation often resulting in fever, rash and serositis. New research ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researcher's surprising finding could lead to glanders vaccine

(Medical Xpress)—Apichai Tuanyok dedicated several years to working on a bacterial pathogen in Canada, but his breakthrough occurred in Flagstaff with an unexpected finding on a routine lab report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0