Pertussis reaches epidemic level in Washington state
(HealthDay) -- Pertussis rates may reach record levels this year in the United States, where Washington state is experiencing an ongoing epidemic, according to a report published in the July 20 issue of the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 20, 2012 |
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Whooping cough epidemic declared in Wash. state
(AP) -- Washington state's worst outbreak of whooping cough in decades has prompted health officials to declare an epidemic, seek help from federal experts and urge residents to get vaccinated amid worry that cases of the ...
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May 10, 2012 |
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Study: More pre-teens get vaccines when middle schools require them
(HealthDay) -- Pre-teens living in states that require vaccinations for incoming middle school students are more likely to be immunized than those in states without such requirements, a new study finds.
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May 07, 2012 |
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Vt. debates letting parents say no to vaccines
(AP) -- For Jennifer Stella, it's a question of informed consent. Her son had a seizure after getting childhood vaccinations and her daughter suffered a "head-to-toe" eczema outbreak; she says parents should ...
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Apr 23, 2012 |
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Panel: All adults should get whooping cough shots
A federal advisory panel wants all U.S. adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough.
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Feb 22, 2012 |
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Administration of meningococcal vaccine with other routine infant vaccines appears effective
Administration of routine infant immunizations with a vaccine for serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis, a bacterium that is a cause of serious disease such as sepsis and meningitis, was effective against meningococcal strains ...
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Feb 07, 2012 |
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2012 adult immunization schedule broadens recommendations for HPV and hepatitis B vaccinations
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) now recommends routine HPV vaccination for males aged 11 to 12 years and catch-up vaccination for males aged 13 to 21. These are just two of the changes to the ...
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Feb 01, 2012 |
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Whooping cough returns as vaccine modified to reduce side-effects
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. - mostly babies and toddlers - were coming down with whooping cough each year when vaccines against "this menace," as one newspaper called it, were introduced in the 1930s and 1940s.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 06, 2012 |
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning's illness deciphered after 150 years
Known for her poetry, letters, love affair and marriage to Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning also left a legacy of unanswered questions about her lifelong chronic illness. Now, a Penn State anthropologist, with ...
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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Back-to-school can mean vaccines for tweens, teens
(AP) -- Backpack. Notebooks. Whooping cough shot?
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Aug 22, 2011 |
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