Immunization

Check Immunization Status for Pertussis

harminka — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:59:02 -0600

Pertussis (whooping cough) is one of the leading causes of vaccine-preventable deaths worldwide, and its prevalence in the community is underestimated.

An Alzheimer's vaccine?

harminka — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:04:32 -0600

Could a new vaccine be the key to stopping Alzheimer’s disease? A new research study from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) shows that immunization could offer a way to blunt or even prevent the deadly, memory-robbing disease.

Internists endorse 2007-08 adult immunization schedule

harminka — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:46:06 -0500

The American College of Physicians (ACP), with membership of 124,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students, endorses the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) adult immunization schedule for 2007-2008 and publishes the recommendations on the Web site of its flagship journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, on October 18. This is the first time the journal has published the recommendations.

August Recognized As Immunization Awareness Month In Michigan

harminka — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:46:51 -0500

In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Governor Granholm and the (MDCH) are recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month in Michigan.

Combined Immunization Methods offer Protection Against H. pylori Infection

harminka — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:31:46 -0500

New immunization methods offer long-term protection against H. pylori in humans and may contribute to a possible ulcer vaccine in the future say researchers from the University of California, Davis. They report their findings in the July 2007 journal Infection and Immunity.

Infectious diseases experts issue blueprint to avert

harminka — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:02:07 -0500

New vaccines are available to make significant gains against cervical cancer deaths and debilitating pain from shingles, but infectious diseases experts warn that their full potential will not be realized without changes in the way vaccines for adults and adolescents are promoted, financed, and delivered in the United States.

Genetic factors are linked to fever following smallpox vaccination

harminka — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:46:38 -0500

New evidence supports the link between genetic factors and certain adverse events related to smallpox vaccination. The study, published in the July 15th issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online, may have implications for predicting adverse events from other live vaccines.

Antibody-based therapies effective at controlling malaria

harminka — Sat, 19 May 2007 04:26:41 -0500

Passive immunization through the development of fully human antibodies specific to Plasmodium falciparum may be effective at controlling the disease, report researchers led by Dr. Richard S. McIntosh from the University of Nottingham in a paper published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens. The researchers developed these novel reagents by antibody repertoire cloning generated from immune Gambian adults.

WHO, UNICEF call for increased use of vaccine monitors

Dinka — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:37:00 -0500

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) today jointly called for greater funding and use of vaccine vial monitors, simple tools which warn if dosages have been damaged by heat, on the tenth anniversary of their introduction into immunization programmes.

LigoCyte Offers New Immunization

Anastvatz — Tue, 01 May 2007 20:29:26 -0500

LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals Presents Data Showing Heterosubtypic Protection Against Influenza Challenge With Virus-Like Particle Immunization

Immunization rates hit record high in poor countries

harminka — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:11:20 -0600

Immunization rates hit record high in poor countries

harminka — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:03:28 -0600