News tagged with measles vaccine


New global surveillance tool detectsmonitors public concerns about vaccines in real time

Scientists have developed a global media surveillance system that enables them to look for, and systematically monitor, up-to-the-minute public concerns and rumors about vaccines originating from 144 countries.

Medications created May 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds why some don't respond to rubella vaccine

Using advanced genetic sequencing technology and analysis, Mayo Clinic vaccine researchers have identified 27 genes that respond in very different ways to the standard rubella vaccine, making the vaccine less effective for ...

Immunology created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anxious British parents queue for vaccines as measles rages

Fears about the purported side effects once sent British parents running from vaccinations against measles. But now an outbreak of the potentially deadly disease in one city has brought them back in droves.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Measles: New efforts needed to stop an old disease

New diseases grab headlines. The latest influenza scare – H7N9 – has prompted much speculation about the direction the virus might take. And rightly so, as vaccines to fight new viruses can take some ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measles outbreak hits vulnerable Britain

A measles outbreak has hit over 800 people in Britain, a country in which up to two million schoolchildren are believed to be unprotected due to a scare which linked the vaccine with autism, figures revealed Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parents who veto vaccinations often seek like-minded opinions

(HealthDay)—Friends and family may be key in parents' decisions on whether to vaccinate their young children, a small study suggests.

Pediatrics created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

African immunization systems fall short, experts say

In Africa, issues of vaccine supply, financing, and sustainability require urgent attention if the Millennium Development Goals are to be achieved, according to African experts writing in this week's PLOS Medicine.

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gates urges polio eradication by 2018

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the battle to eradicate polio was one of the toughest the world has faced, but said it could be conquered by 2018.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pakistan records 103 child measles deaths in 19 days: WHO

More than 100 children have died of measles in Pakistan this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, calling it "an alarming outbreak."

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measles deaths fall by over 70% in last decade, WHO reports

The global number of measles deaths dropped by 71 percent between 2000 and 2011 largely thanks to a boost in vaccination efforts, the UN World Health Organisation said Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measles vaccine given with a microneedle patch could boost immunization programs

Measles vaccine given with painless and easy-to-administer microneedle patches can immunize against measles at least as well as vaccine given with conventional hypodermic needles, according to research done ...

Medications created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Third MMR vaccine dose can curtail mumps outbreak

(HealthDay)—Administering a third dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine reduced the village-wide attack rate by about 75 percent in a community experiencing a large mumps outbreak despite a high ...

Pediatrics created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Non-infected babies born to HIV mothers have reduced immunity to measles

Non-infected babies born to HIV positive mothers should be vaccinated early against measles, to avoid them acquiring the virus or passing it on to others.

HIV & AIDS created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immunizations are for college kids, too

(Medical Xpress) -- Most parents take their young children regularly for immunization shots that protect against polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps and other diseases. But many do not consider that their college-age children ...

Health created Jul 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vaccinations of U.S. children declined after publication of a now-refuted autism risk: study

(Medical Xpress) -- New University of Cincinnati research has found that fewer parents in the United States vaccinated their children in the wake of concerns about a purported link (now widely discredited) ...

Medications created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast