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Revised incubation allows Norwin students to attend prom
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.In addition to the regular prom preparation to-do list of renting and buying black-tie attire, picking up a corsage or boutonniere and posing with friends for photos, several Norwin High School students had to add another item: Getting a chickenpox...Tags: Fayette County, Disease Prevention, Chemical Industry, Varicella Vaccine, Pharmaceuticals
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LI scientists develop new Lyme vaccine
NewsdayLyme disease is a growing threat on Long Island and elsewhere in the world, say local scientists who have developed a new vaccine against three strains of the bacterial infection. The vaccine was recently launched in clinical trials in Europe, where...Tags: Headaches, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chemical Industry, Disease Prevention, Manhattan (New York City)
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Santa Cruz County sees more vaccinations among older children
The Santa Cruz SentinelAs the state guards against a possible new whooping cough outbreak, local officials are crediting a new state law with pushing vaccination rates for middle- and high-school children upward. With traditionally high numbers of children skipping shots...Tags: Whooping Cough, Epidemics and Plagues, Disease Prevention, Chemical Industry, Family
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Respiratory disease in young dairy calves
We know that respiratory disease is the second leading cause of death in un-weaned heifer calves (scours is the first). Unfortunately, heifers that experience respiratory disease also continue to have performance problems later in life. To effectively...Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines
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Economics forcing pet owners to leave animals at shelter
News & Record, Greensboro, N.C.Ricky, a brown mutt dog with droopy eyes and bad skin, isn't going to win any best-of-breed competitions. But he means the world to the family who raised him from a pup. He was always waiting, tail wagging and ears straight up, when his owners came home...Tags: Pets, Allergies, Vaccines, Human Interest
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Spike in whooping cough cases in Grant County causes concern
Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash.Grant County has seen a spike in the number of whooping cough cases in the last month, and health district officials are urging county residents to take steps to keep from spreading the disease. Cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, have...Tags: Whooping Cough, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Coughing, Vaccines
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BRIEF: Biotech firm with Madison operations is purchased by Japanese drug company
The Wisconsin State JournalTakeda America Holdings, part of the Japanese drug giant Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., said Tuesday it will buy Inviragen, a Fort Collins, Colo., vaccine development firm with operations in Madison and in Singapore. Takeda will pay $35 million at the...Tags: Disease Prevention, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Family Planning, Whooping Cough, Lab Tests, Rabies, Family
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Whooping cough down statewide, up in Grant County
The Wenatchee World, Wash.Six new cases of whooping cough in Grant County in the past 25 days have prompted health officials to urge people to get immunized. There have been 12 cases of the illness in the county so far this year, said Theresa Adkinson, a Grant County Health...Tags: Whooping Cough, Disease Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Coughing, Vaccines
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Orange County reports measles exposure at baseball games
The News & ObserverOrange County health officials advise people who may have attended recent HYAA baseball games to be alert to symptoms of the measles. People who attended the Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association baseball games at 6 p.m. May 3 at the Cedar Grove...Tags: Disease Prevention, Skin Rash, Sports, Family, Vaccines
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HPV-related cancers rose before vaccines hit market
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of some cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) increased throughout the U.S. before vaccines against the sexually transmitted infection were available, says to a new study. Researchers found an increase...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV, Disease Prevention, Chemical Industry, City of Hope
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Merck, GSK cut price of cervical cancer shots for poor countries
Reuters* Shots will cost less than $5 per dose through GAVI deal * Human papillomavirus causes most cervical cancers * Disease kills 275,000 women a year worldwide * Vaccine group deal aims to protect 30 million girls By Kate Kelland LONDON, May 9 (Reuters)...Tags: Disease Prevention, Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Human papillomavirus, Drugs and Medicines
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