Video: CBS TV Distributions The Doctors Sep 6, 2008
The additives would be the same as those contained in the vaccines recommended for a 6-year-old according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, and the dose would be body-weight calibrated ... If we just had enough vaccines to shoot up all the babies, and enough cholesterol drugs for all the senior citizens, and enough antidepressants for all the middle-aged people, we'd all be healthier, they claim. (TVweek.com)
Bill Gates' millions to battle TB Sep 6, 2008
The money will go to the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation to fund current clinical trials and research new ideas ... The money should more than double the amount spent annually on TB vaccine research worldwide, said Dr Klausner, who is the executive director of the global health program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as it is more properly known ... "We are in the midst of a new TB epidemic. The world desperately needs an effect vaccine to prevent TB, particularly in adolescents and... (Yahoo News -- Tuberculosis)
Pandemic flu planning 'too slow' Sep 6, 2008
Professor Neil Ferguson, of Imperial College London, said there were no clear plans for ensuring rapid access to vaccines and drugs. Professor Ferguson's work, published in Nature, suggests early treatment could halve the number falling ill. (Yahoo News -- Influenza)
Many in Senate Back Mandatory HPV Vaccination Sep 6, 2008
Nearly half of the Maryland Senate has signed onto legislation introduced yesterday to mandate that middle school girls receive a new vaccine for cervical cancer. Maryland would help lead a nationwide effort to require that young adolescents receive the vaccine, which guards against the common, sexually transmitted virus at the root of one of the deadliest cancers to afflict women ... The federal government approved the vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV, seven months ago. (Yahoo News -- Sex & Sexuality)
Sars patients can provide therapy Sep 6, 2008
Scientists are currently working on a vaccine, but there is still no good treatment for the disease, which is caused by a virus related to those that cause flu ... Dr Lanzavecchia said: "At present there is no immunological treatment for Sars, and a vaccine may take several years to produce. "Our approach produces protective antibodies that would provide immediate protection against the Sars virus. (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Cuba approves first therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer Sep 6, 2008
Cuba has approved what is believed to be the world's first registered lung cancer vaccine and is offering it to Cuban and foreign patients in its hospitals. The therapeutic vaccine CimaVax EGF extends life with few side effects, and is another step in Cuba's expertise in biotechnology ... "It's the first such vaccine registered in the world," said Gisela Gonz;lez, who headed the project begun in 1992. (Yahoo News -- Cuba)
African health ministers to introduce meningitis vaccines Sep 6, 2008
Health News of Friday, 5 September 2008. Health News of Friday, 5 September 2008. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Flu Shot Legislation Sep 6, 2008
Governor David Paterson has signed legislation that will allow pharmacists to give flu and pneumonia vaccines. They'll first have to go through a state training and certification program, but should be ready by early December. (FOX23 News, NY)
Trials start on flu vaccine that could end yearly jabs Sep 6, 2008
Clinical trials of a new universal flu vaccine that could offer long-term protection against strains including human mutations of bird flu are starting at Oxford University ... Lead researcher Dr Sarah Gilbert, of the university's Jenner Institute, said: "This approach to influenza vaccination is unsatisfactory for use against seasonal influenza and of little use when new types of flu begin to infect humans from birds. "It leaves manufacturers with a few months to produce the necessary stocks,... (Independent)
Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism Sep 6, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) New research further debunks any link between measles vaccine and autism, work that comes as the nation is experiencing a surge in measles cases fueled by children left unvaccinated. Years of research with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, better known as MMR, have concluded that it doesn't cause autism ... Still, some parents' fears persist, in part because of one 1998 British study that linked the vaccine with a subgroup of autistic children who also have serious... (USA Today -- News)
U.S. Study Clears Measles Vaccine of Autism Link Sep 6, 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists who tried to replicate a study that once tied a measles vaccine with autism said on Wednesday they could not find any link and hope their study will encourage parents to vaccinate their children to combat a rash of measles outbreaks ... Public health officials have been stressing the safety of the combined measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, shot and other childhood vaccines in the face of vocal groups who claim the immunizations may cause autism and other problems ...... (MEDLINEplus)
U.S. Barred From Forcing Troops to Get Anthrax Shots Sep 6, 2008
The Defense Department must immediately stop inoculating troops with anthrax vaccine, a federal judge ruled yesterday, saying that the Food and Drug Administration acted improperly when it approved the experimental injections for general use. Concluding that the FDA violated its own rules by approving the vaccine late last year, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said the mandatory vaccination program -- which has inoculated more than 1 ... Sullivan said that his ban on involuntary... (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
Anthrax vaccine to be studied in Seattle Sep 6, 2008
5 million from the federal government to use its innovative molecular detective technique to study and perhaps improve upon the military's troubled anthrax vaccine. "There's a major effort under way to improve the vaccine," said Dr. Jerry Nepom, director of Seattle's Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason and a world leader in the molecular biology of immune system response ... The project aims to find better vaccines or drugs to protect against infectious diseases such as influenza, West... (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
US court bars forced anthrax jabs Sep 6, 2008
There is concern over the effect of vaccines on soldiers' health ... Our armed forces deserve the assurance that the vaccines our government compels them to take into their bodies has been tested by the greatest scrutiny of all - public scrutiny ... He said: "The men and women of our armed forces deserve the assurance that the vaccines our government compels them to take into their bodies has been tested by the greatest scrutiny of all - public scrutiny.". (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
U.S. Awards Anthrax Vaccine Deal Sep 6, 2008
The government awarded its first contract under the Project Bioshield program yesterday -- an $877 million deal with a small California company to make 75 million doses of a newly developed anthrax vaccine. Under the contract, VaxGen Inc. will begin delivering the vaccine to the strategic national stockpile within two years at a fixed price negotiated with the Department of Health and Human Services ... Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson says a vaccine stockpile will help... (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
Most U.S. parents vaccinating children Sep 6, 2008
Childhood immunization rates remain at or near record levels, with at least 90 percent coverage for all but one of the individual vaccines in the recommended series for children ... More than 77 percent of children received all the recommended vaccines and there were no differences in coverage among racial or ethnic groups for the series ... Less than 1 percent of children, aged 19 months to 35 months, had received no vaccines. (Orlando Business Journal)
African ministers agree to roll out vaccine to fight meningitis Sep 5, 2008
YAOUNDE, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Health ministers from sub-Saharan Africa's "meningitis belt" Thursday pledged here to introduce a new vaccine that they hope will immunize more than 250 million people against the deadly disease ... The new vaccine, priced at just 40 cents a dose, produces a higher immune response in both toddlers and adults than the current vaccine, according to the World Health Organization (WHO),which is running the week-long conference ... The WHO reported in a press release that... (Xinhua)
Sx, cancer and virginity: unpicking the Gardasil hype Sep 5, 2008
Governments around the globe have been wooed and wowed, rushing to pay for the expensive vaccine with billions of dollars diverted from already-stretched public health budgets ... In other words, at best it seems there is about one chance in 250 that vaccinating a virgin will prevent that individual from getting cervical cancer (although, on the plus side, the vaccine should also confer benefits like preventing visible warts and abnormal pre-cancerous smears) ... These suggested that if the... (On Line opinion)
Neb. health officials warn against bats Sep 5, 2008
LINCOLN (AP) -- Nebraska health officials say a national shortage of rabies vaccine has made it especially important that people not come into contact with bats that might be carrying the virus. Late summer and fall is the most common time for bats to be found in houses and apartments. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
CSU sets record for research spending Sep 5, 2008
CSU President Edward Penley said the Fort Collins-based school conducts vital research addressing some of the world s most challenging problems, such as viable alternative energy sources, new treatments for cancer and potential vaccines for diseases such as dengue fever and drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis. About 71 percent of CSU s research funding comes from the federal government, with the USDA being the largest single funder. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Study backs safety of MMR vaccine Sep 5, 2008
The study found no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. A UK study of more than 5,000 children has ruled out any link between the MMR vaccine and autism, researchers say ... The Medical Research Council team could find no evidence of autism associated with the triple vaccine. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
'No link' between MMR and autism Sep 5, 2008
However, no research has ever proved a link, and the overwhelming majority of experts believe the vaccine is safe ... This study is the first to look at rates of autism after the withdrawal of the vaccine ... Japan withdrew MMR after concerns that the strain of mumps vaccine it contained was linked to cases of meningitis, and replaced it with single vaccines. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
Childhood Vaccination Rates High Sep 5, 2008
Children's Vaccines Health Center ... Most parents are vaccinating their kids, with less than 1% of children not getting any vaccines by age 19-35 months, according to a new CDC report ... "The ongoing success of our nation's program is largely dependent on the trust that parents put in the safety of vaccines and in those caregivers who administer them," CDC Director Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, says in a news release. (WebMD)
Height Linked With Prostate Cancer Risk Sep 5, 2008
A look at the role the news media played in promoting vaccines for girls to prevent cervical cancer. August 28523 comments. (New York Times)
* Ho team makes H5N1 vaccines Sep 5, 2008
Ho team makes H5N1 vaccines ... Researchers at Academia Sinica working on developing new vaccines for the avian flu virus have determined that DNA-based vaccines can provide protection against various strains of H5N1, researchers said on Wednesday ... A team of researchers also established that once a new strain of the virus is identified, its genetic composition can be incorporated into a vaccine database to produce new vaccines against the virus, an academic said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Most Vaccine-allergic Children Can Still Be Safely Vaccinated, Experts Say Sep 5, 2008
4, 2008) With close monitoring and a few standard precautions, nearly all children with known or suspected vaccine allergies can be safely immunized, according to a team of vaccine safety experts led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center ... Writing in the September issue of Pediatrics, the multicenter research team offers pediatricians a step-by-step tool for quickly identifying children with allergic reactions to vaccines, and a much-needed guide, they say, to safely immunize those who are... (Science Daily)
That Palin's a fighter Sep 5, 2008
Liberalism is a sickness and we need a vaccine to eradicate this mind-numbing, crippling disease. By The Way. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Nurse’s Notes - For kids, it’s time for school, immunizations Sep 5, 2008
Vaccines have eradicated smallpox, eliminated polio and significantly reduced the number of cases of measles, diphtheria, rubella (German measles), pertussis (whooping cough) and other diseases in the United States ... Thanks to vaccines, we have few cases of measles in the U.S. today ... Recommendations for the age at which vaccines are given are influenced by age-specific risks for disease, age-specific risks for complications and the ability of persons of certain age to respond to the... (Missoulian, MT)
Give Granny (and her caregivers) the flu shot Sep 5, 2008
There is also a growing body of evidence that the vaccine does not work as well in older people as in younger adults and children. Vaccines work by priming the immune system to recognize viruses and mount a response to the threat, but the immune system slows with age ... The flu vaccine does not cut the death rate by 50 per cent; rather, the real figure seems to be 20 per cent or less. (Globe and Mail)
Researchers identify proteins that help resist HIV Sep 5, 2008
The find has considerable implications for future research on new treatments or a vaccine ... While he stressed that his team's study was a relatively small-scale pilot, he said that "we're excited by this result," which "may eventually lead researchers toward a vaccine.". (Globe and Mail -- International)
New jab will cut cervical cancer Sep 5, 2008
Cervical cancer could be cut by nearly three-quarters in Rochdale, thanks to a new vaccination programme, which starts in the next few weeks, to distribute human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. It protects against two types of the sexually-transmitted infection, which cause more than 70 per cent of cervical cancers. (Rochdale Online)
Exemptions from vaccines increase Sep 5, 2008
Students in Wyoming are required by law to have certain vaccines before they reach certain ages ... Suzey Delger, head school nurse for Natrona County School District, said some parents seek exemptions because they fear vaccines can harm their children ... She said vaccines are safe. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
District, state remind parents of the importance of vaccinations Sep 5, 2008
Delger said the majority of the nine kindergartners at Grant Elementary will receive their vaccines before Sept.17, as will the large number of seventh-graders who still need a tetanus booster. The 20 school nurses throughout the district spend much of their first weeks of school tracking down immunization records, calling parents and touting the importance of childhood vaccines ... While they were there, Jocelyn also received vaccines for Hepatitis A and chicken pox, which aren't required but... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
CDC chief states flu pandemic is coming Sep 5, 2008
She said CDC scientists have created a potential vaccine in case the virus develops into a pandemic strain and are conducting more research to develop a vaccine. They have recreated the virus that caused the 1918 flu pandemic to better understand it. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
CDC: 3 of 4 Ariz. toddlers get needed vaccinations Sep 5, 2008
2 percent of toddlers in Arizona had received the vaccines, up from 70. 6 percent in the 2006 survey. (AZCentral -- News)
Two bats test positive for rabies in Winona Sep 5, 2008
Once you re exposed, a series of five vaccine shots are required, as well as an anti-serum. People need to be aware, Ehlo said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Aceto Announces Record Yearly and Quarterly Results Sep 5, 2008
Companion animal vaccines -- The animal challenge retesting has been completed and the results, which confirm the results of the first set of tests that the vaccine is efficacious, have been submitted to the USDA. In addition, we have submitted the protocol for the field safety test to the USDA for their review which we believe is the final major step in the approval process ... The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding... (Primezone Releases)
U.S. scientists uncover how Ebola virus invades cell Sep 5, 2008
No vaccine or antiviral therapy has been developed against the virus. The research team tied Ebola's cellular invasion mechanism to aseries of biochemical reactions called the phophoinositide-3 kinase pathway (named for an enzyme found in the cell membrane). (Xinhuanet, China)
Flu season nothing to sneeze at Sep 5, 2008
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend healthy children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday, as well as their close contacts (people who live with them) and out-of-home caregivers should get a flu vaccine," says Jane Secor, RN, flu and immunization coordinator, Borgess VNA Homecare. "The flu vaccine supply should be adequate. We have already received over 20,000 flu vaccine doses and can order more if necessary. There are two types of flu vaccinations available: the... (Dowagiac News, MI)
A Kissing Gene Sep 5, 2008
Why don't moms give their daughters the HPV vaccine. Sydney Spieselposted Aug. 21, 2008. (Slate)
Girls to have cervical cancer jab Sep 4, 2008
The vaccine does not reduce the need for women to have smear tests ... Some 20,000 secondary school girls aged 12 and 13 will be offered the vaccine against the human papillomavirus(HPV) ... However, some experts have said another vaccine, the most used worldwide, would have been a better option. (BBC News -- UK)
NAA ON MMR STUDY: Wrong Question Asked. Wrong Children Studied ... Sep 4, 2008
Nixa, MO A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study released today claims there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. The National Autism Association (NAA) says this study does nothing to dispel the growing public concern over a vaccine-autism connection and raises several questions concerning design and methodology ... The CDCs attempt to replicate the 2002 study fell far short of proving the safety of the MMR vaccine. (Age of Autism)
New Study: Measles Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism Sep 4, 2008
A new study shows that the MMR vaccine is not associated with the onset of autism--a concern over the last decade ... "We are confident that there is no link between [the measles vaccine] and autism," says lead study author , an epidemiologist ... "We need to ensure the vaccine recommendations are followed to not only protect those who are immunized," says CDC researcher Larry Pickering," but to also provide herd protection for people in the United States and throughout the world who may not be... (Scientific American)
Study backs safety of MMR vaccine Sep 4, 2008
The study found no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. A UK study of more than 5,000 children has ruled out any link between the MMR vaccine and autism, researchers say ... The Medical Research Council team could find no evidence of autism associated with the triple vaccine. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
'No link' between MMR and autism Sep 4, 2008
However, no research has ever proved a link, and the overwhelming majority of experts believe the vaccine is safe ... This study is the first to look at rates of autism after the withdrawal of the vaccine ... Japan withdrew MMR after concerns that the strain of mumps vaccine it contained was linked to cases of meningitis, and replaced it with single vaccines. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
* Taipei urges dog owners to protect canines from rabies Sep 4, 2008
The fee for the rabies vaccine is NT$200. To find vets registered with the city government, visit the Web site www. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Opexa research partnership to focus on MS biomarkers Sep 4, 2008
The research planned under the new partnership could provide important insight to support Opexa s development of Tovaxin, a cellular vaccine currently in clinical testing in MS patients. In addition, biomarkers identified as part of the collaborative research program may also assist in guiding the discovery and development of novel diagnostics and treatments for MS, the company says. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
U of M team makes headway against AIDS Sep 4, 2008
"These biomarkers may eventually lead researchers toward a vaccine or treatment against HIV infection," Blake Ball, of U of M's medical microbiology department, said yesterday. "We're excited by this result.". (Winnipeg Sun)
Drug Reduces Vomiting, Hospital Admissions In Children With Gastroenteritis, Study Finds Sep 4, 2008
8, 2006) In a study of more than 68,000 infants published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, the investigational vaccine Rotateq demonstrated that it can safely prevent 98 percent of severe cases. (June 4, 1997) A Maryland Medicaid managed care program that provided preventive and primary care to children reduced avoidable hospitalizations and their associated. (Science Daily)
Virus Weaves Itself Into The DNA Transferred From Parents To Babies Sep 4, 2008
6, 2005) New research suggests that a promising herpes vaccine may be ready for testing in humans say researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Harvard Medical School ... Spraying viral genes directly through the skin is a new technique that turns infinitesimal amounts of DNA into an effective vaccine. (Science Daily)
How Friendly Bacteria Avoids Immune Attack To Live Happily In The Gut Sep 4, 2008
In fact, oral tolerance vaccines - in which the molecule we want immuno-tolerated is ingested - have been tentatively used for the treatment of several autoimmune diseases (where the immune system abnormally attacks parts of the body) with mixed results and the new research, by elucidating the players in gut immuno-tolerance, might help to understand why. Multicellular animals live peacefully in close contact with a multitude of microorganisms that inhabit their bodies. (Science Daily)
Risks And Benefits Of Antipsychotics In Children And Adolescents Sep 4, 2008
Infectious disease experts have completed clinical trials on a vaccine designed to eliminate chronic ear infections. The vaccine works on 7. (Science Daily)
Grown-ups Not Getting Adult Vaccines Sep 4, 2008
Up To 8 Vaccines Now Available For Adults ... SAN DIEGO -- Although new adult vaccines have recently become available, few prospective recipients are rolling up their sleeves ... Now, there are up to eight vaccines just for adults. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Bill Gates' millions to battle TB Sep 4, 2008
The money will go to the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation to fund current clinical trials and research new ideas ... The money should more than double the amount spent annually on TB vaccine research worldwide, said Dr Klausner, who is the executive director of the global health program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as it is more properly known ... "We are in the midst of a new TB epidemic. The world desperately needs an effect vaccine to prevent TB, particularly in adolescents and... (Yahoo News -- Tuberculosis)
National Rabies Vaccine On Short Supply Sep 4, 2008
-- A nationwide shortage of rabies vaccines has health officials cautioning people about bats. Nebraska Public Health veterinarian Dr. Annette Bredthuaer said this is the time of year when more people come into contact with bats. (7 KETV Omaha)
Study: No link between measles vaccine, autism Sep 4, 2008
Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism - CNN.com ... Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism ... Study disputes Wakefield theory linking vaccine to autism. (CNN -- US)
Pandemic flu planning 'too slow' Sep 4, 2008
Professor Neil Ferguson, of Imperial College London, said there were no clear plans for ensuring rapid access to vaccines and drugs. Professor Ferguson's work, published in Nature, suggests early treatment could halve the number falling ill. (Yahoo News -- Influenza)
Keep pets safe in the wake of parvovirus Sep 4, 2008
He said many vaccines currently on the market do a good job of preventing dogs from contracting diseases such as parvovirus. In addition to receiving regular vaccinations and checkups from veterinarians, dog owners can also make sure they keep their pets close by, and not let them wander around. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Innova Memphis invests in vaccine developer Vaxent Sep 4, 2008
has made its second investment, this time in Vaxent, a Memphis-based vaccine development company ... Vaxent s lead product in development is a vaccine against group A streptococcus, which is the primary cause of pharyngitis or strep throat in children ... Pharmaceutical industry veteran Todd Patrick will take the reins as the company s CEO. Patrick was the president and COO of vaccine development company ID Biomedical Corp., which was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline for more than $1. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
HPV vaccine shows possible side effects in girls Sep 4, 2008
In July, Barnard was given the much-hyped HPV vaccine, otherwise known as Gardasil. It s a popular vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in young girls ... Barnard claims the doctor says it was the HPV vaccine. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Double Hepatitis Vaccine Boosts Immune Response Sep 4, 2008
Those "nonresponders" often become responders if they're given hepatitis A vaccine along with hepatitis B vaccine, a new Swedish study indicates ... Instead of this strategy, Dr. Kristina Cardell from University Hospital, Linkoping and colleagues opted to administer a combined hepatitis A and B vaccine ... After the 3 doses of the double vaccine, 95 percent of these nonresponders had developed protective levels of anti-hepatitis B antibodies, the investigators report in the Journal of Infectious... (MEDLINEplus)
Contribute to the Fight to Eradicate Polio Sep 4, 2008
Since 1985 they have contributed money and manpower to distribute oral polio vaccine to more than two billion children in developing nations ... Hundreds of thousands of volunteers at local level distribute vaccine through clinics and through national days of immunization ... Through the application of vaccines developed in the 1950's by Drs. (Attica Fountain County Neighbor, IN)
Childhood Measles Vaccine Doesn't Raise Risk of Autism, Researchers Find Sep 4, 2008
Childhood Measles Vaccine Doesn't Raise Autism Risk in Study ... Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The vaccine doesn't raise a child's risk for autism, according to a new study researchers say they hope will reduce fears among parents who have avoided giving the shots to their children ... The new analysis was meant to replicate a 1998 report that first suggested the MMR vaccine caused bowel ailments in children that led to. (Bloomberg -- US)
US court bars forced anthrax jabs Sep 4, 2008
There is concern over the effect of vaccines on soldiers' health ... Our armed forces deserve the assurance that the vaccines our government compels them to take into their bodies has been tested by the greatest scrutiny of all - public scrutiny ... He said: "The men and women of our armed forces deserve the assurance that the vaccines our government compels them to take into their bodies has been tested by the greatest scrutiny of all - public scrutiny.". (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
U.S. Awards Anthrax Vaccine Deal Sep 4, 2008
The government awarded its first contract under the Project Bioshield program yesterday -- an $877 million deal with a small California company to make 75 million doses of a newly developed anthrax vaccine. Under the contract, VaxGen Inc. will begin delivering the vaccine to the strategic national stockpile within two years at a fixed price negotiated with the Department of Health and Human Services ... Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson says a vaccine stockpile will help... (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
