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FEATURE-Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
ReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year...Tags: Staphylococcal Infection , Politics, Trials, Penicillin (drug), Novartis AG
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Adults Need Vaccinations, Too
Internist and Hospital of Central Connecticut medical staff memberMany people believe vaccinations are relegated to childhood, but the viruses and bacteria that cause severe illness in youth can also infect adults. In fact, certain common infectious diseases, like chickenpox or flu, are more aggressive in adulthood....Tags: Tetanus, Human papillomavirus, Diabetes, Measles, Health and Medical Professionals
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Intercell vaccine gets U.S. pediatric approval
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Intercell said on Tuesday it has won U.S. regulatory approval for pediatric use of its Ixiaro vaccine to protect against Japanese Encephalitis (JE), a step it had achieved in Europe in February. "For the first time in...Tags: Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Disease Prevention, Austria
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Over 57-year career, pediatrician says, vaccines changed everything
The Orange County RegisterSANTA ANA, Calif. If you think today's world can be a perilous place for children, imagine life in the 1950s. Seat belts in cars were not widely used, much less required. A kid wearing a bike helmet would have been mocked mercilessly. The child-resistant...Tags: Human papillomavirus, Health and Medical Professionals, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals
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UK first in EU to get Merck's new Schmallenberg vaccine
ReutersLONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - British farmers will be the first in Europe to get a vaccine against Schmallenberg virus, a new livestock disease that hit the continent in 2011. Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday that...Tags: Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, United Kingdom
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Clinic provides children with free back-to-school shots
Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Wash.Maggie Moody is excited for lots of things about kindergarten: new friends, a nice teacher, getting better at reading and especially playing at recess. But Maggie couldn't start kindergarten this fall without first doing something not so exciting:...Tags: Health, Vaccines, Mount Vernon, Health and Safety at School, Pharmaceuticals
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New vaccine to combat rotavirus infection
Khaleej TimesEvery monsoon, hundreds of infants in Mumbai's slums suffer from rotavirus infection, leading to severe diarrhoea. And lack of adequate and timely medical help leads to unnecessary deaths. Though Mumbai is better off than most other parts of India...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Drugs and Medicines, Diarrhea, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals
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Rabies vaccination clinics make it easy to keep pets safe
Our local Pet Valu store, at 5007 Honeygo Center Dr in Perry Hall, is bringing a VIP Pet Care Veterinary Clinic to our neighborhood. This nonemergency vet care clinic features vaccinations and micro-chipping among its services for dogs and cats. In...Tags: Memorial Day, Vaccines, Perry Hall High School, Perry Hall, Disease Prevention
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BRIEF: Health Ministry: Lebanon has excellent health sector
The Lebanon Daily StarThe Health Ministry announced Sunday that Lebanon has one of the most outstanding health sectors in the Arab world. The comments were made by Mohammad Abu Haidar, a representative for the caretaker health minister, during a conference at the Al-Rahma...Tags: Measles, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Beirut (Lebanon), Disease Prevention
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Newer whooping cough vaccine not as protective
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A newer version of the whooping cough vaccine doesn't protect kids as well as the original, which was phased out in the 1990s because of safety concerns, according to a new study. During a 2010-2011 outbreak of whooping...Tags: Tetanus, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Family, Chemical Industry
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Putnam County Health Department still offering vaccines
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Despite the financial problems the Putnam County Health Department is facing, clinical services are still being offered, said the department's medical director. Last Thursday, Dr. Rahul Gupta, executive director of the Kanawha...Tags: Health, Flu, Disease Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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UN agency alarmed by humanitarian situation in Kordofan and Darfur
Sudan TribuneThe United Nations has expressed its concern over the continued fleeing of civilians in South Kordofan state because of the fighting between the Sudanese Armed forces (SAF) and the rebel armed groups. A report issued on Sunday by the Office for the...Tags: United Nations, Politics, Sudan, Vaccines, International Organizations
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