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ScienceDaily: Are Antibiotics For Suspected Childhood Meningitis Harmful. Posted: June 4, 2006. (Science Daily)
World first research to speed up cure for ear infections Apr 19, 2006
According to the World Health Organisation, almost half of the world's population suffers from 'chronic otitis media' more commonly known as an ear infection which causes hearing loss and can lead to more serious disorders such as meningitis ... "Chronic otitis media is a major problem throughout the world and particularly affects the indigenous Australian population. These studies have the potential to help greatly", Professor Atlas said. (EurekAlert!)
Progress Vs. Ear Infections Mar 7, 2006
Infections of the middle ear, also called otitis media, are very common among young children in the first few years of life, Senay notes. They're responsible for millions of doctor visits each year, and many parents know all too well how much pain and discomfort such infections can cause for kids. (CBS News)
Vaccine for middle ear infection tested in infants Mar 6, 2006
Czech researchers tested a potential vaccine for middle ear infection, or otitis media ... "We found a reduction in ear, nose and throat specialist-confirmed episodes of acute otitis media by about a third in infants in the vaccine group compared with controls," the team wrote in the March 4th issue of the medical journal The Lancet. (CBC British Columbia (Audio))
Ear infection vaccine developed Mar 5, 2006
Also known as acute otitis media, the infections can be very painful and - very rarely - cause long term damage ... Dr Roman Prymula, from the University of Defence at Hradec Kralove, who led the study, said: "We found a reduction in ear, nose and throat specialist-confirmed episodes of acute otitis media by about a third in infants in the vaccine group compared with controls.". (BBC News -- Health)
New Vaccine Protects Infants Against Otitis Media Mar 5, 2006
HRADEC KRALOVE, Czech Republic, March 2 - A novel vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae significantly protected infants from acute otitis media, researchers here said. In a double-blind study of nearly 5,000 infants, the investigational vaccine reduced the rate of otitis media associated with S. pneumoniae by more than 50% and the rate associated with H. influenzae by more than 30%, reported Roman Prymula, M.D., of the University of Defence here in the March 4 issue... (MedPage Today)
Vaccine Reduces Ear Infections, Czech Researchers Say Mar 5, 2006
FRIDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Czech researchers are reporting a successful trial of a vaccine for acute otitis media, the inner ear condition that is the most common bacterial infection in children ... The researchers said there were 333 cases of acute otitis media in the group that received the ear infection vaccine vs. 499 in the control group ... The study results are "very exciting" but still preliminary, said Dr. Allan S. Lieberthal, a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente in California... (Forbes)
Glaxo vaccine reduces ear infection in toddlers Mar 4, 2006
Researchers at the University of Defence in Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic said the vaccine they tested against middle ear infection, or otitis media, reduced cases of the illness by about 30 percent in babies who had been vaccinated in the first six months of life. "We found a reduction in ear, nose and throat specialist-confirmed episodes of acute otitis media by about a third in infants in the vaccine group compared with controls," said Dr Roman Prymula, who headed the Phase III study... (Reuters)
Czech scientists develop new vaccine against ear infection Mar 4, 2006
The infection known as acute otitis media could be very painful and - very rarely - cause long term damage. Roman Prymula, from the University of Defence at Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, administered almost 5,000 infants with either the ear vaccine or a hepatitis A vaccine at various ages between three and 15 months. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Breastfeeding protects babies against lung disease Feb 7, 2006
Compared with babies breastfed for the recommended 6 months' duration, those breastfed for 4 to less than 6 months were more than four times more likely to develop pneumonia, and almost twice as likely to have three or more episodes of otitis media, or severe ear infection. "This analysis is the first to document decreased risk for respiratory tract infection, particularly recurrent otitis media, in children who are fully breastfed for 6 vs. 4 months," the authors state. (Reuters.uk)
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