Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No sign of anthrax illness after CDC lab incident
Officials say there are no signs anyone got sick from anthrax after a lab safety problem at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jun 30, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO declares polio 'public health emergency' (Update)
The World Health Organization warned Monday that polio has reemerged as a public health emergency, after new cases of the crippling disease began surfacing and spreading across borders from countries like Syria and Pakistan.
May 5, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thousands of unvaccinated adults die each year from preventable diseases
While adults make up 95 percent of those who die annually from vaccine preventable diseases, a new study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine shows their vaccination rates remain stubbornly low, representing ...
Feb 4, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Flu season starting a little more normally
Health officials say the flu season seems to be getting off to more normal start this year.
Dec 12, 2013
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Health
Time to get a flu shot, CDC says
More than half of the children in the United States were vaccinated against influenza during the 2012-13 flu season, along with more than 4 in 10 adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, ...
Sep 30, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Flu shot coverage of health care personnel increasing
(HealthDay)—Influenza vaccination coverage has increased among health care personnel but varies by occupation type and occupational setting, according to a report published in the Sept. 27 issue of the U.S. Centers for ...
Sep 27, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More kids protected from flu; CDC says keep it up
More children than ever got vaccinated against the flu last year, and health officials are urging families to do even better this time around.
Sep 26, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine against pneumococcal infections has led to widespread reduction in serious disease
Vaccination with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine-7 [PCV7—a vaccine that covers 7 strains (serotypes) of Streptococcus pneumoniae] is linked to overall decreases in the rate of serious infections caused by this bacterium, ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Kids with neuro disorders no more likely to get flu vaccine
(HealthDay)—Although children with neurologic conditions are at high risk for complications of influenza infection, only half were vaccinated during the 2011 to 2012 influenza season, according to a report published in ...
Sep 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine coverage high in U.S., but measles outbreaks a concern: CDC
(HealthDay)—Vaccination rates among America's children remain high, despite a serious resurgence of measles among unvaccinated children and adults, health officials reported Thursday.
Sep 13, 2013
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