News articles tagged with 'vaccination'
Effects of pneumococcal vaccination program on pneumococcal carriage and invasive disease
— 6 Apr 2011 15:31 | HealthUsing a cross-sectional study, Stefan Flasche and colleagues investigated the effects of the UK pneumococcal vaccination program on serotype-specific carriage and invasive pneumococcal…
Current projections greatly underestimate impact of Haitian cholera epidemic
— 16 Mar 2011 13:31 | HealthCurrent projections regarding the eventual size and extent of the cholera epidemic in Haiti may greatly underestimate the potential number of cases, according to a report that will…
Vaccinated children not at higher risk of infections or allergic diseases
— 5 Mar 2011 13:06 | HealthMay vaccinations put too much strain on or weaken children's immune systems and are therefore harmful? Roma Schmitz and her colleagues from the Robert Koch Institute investigate exactly…
Study suggests why HIV-uninfected babies of mothers with HIV might be more prone to infections
— 9 Feb 2011 17:17 | HealthBabies whose mothers have HIV, but who are not HIV-infected themselves, are born with lower levels of specific proteins in their blood called antibodies, which fight infection, compared…
Can breastfeeding transmit yellow fever after maternal vaccination?
— 8 Feb 2011 16:42 | HealthA five-week old infant most likely contracted a vaccine strain of yellow fever virus through breastfeeding, according to a case report published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association…
Researchers test inhalable measles vaccine
— 1 Feb 2011 21:41 | HealthSustained high vaccination coverage is key to preventing deaths from measles. Despite the availability of a vaccine, measles remains an important killer of children worldwide, particularly…
Seroprevalence of anti-HAV among patients with chronic viral liver disease
— 25 Jan 2011 19:20 | HealthHepatitis A virus (HAV) is an epidemiologically important virus with a worldwide distribution and causes acute hepatitis in humans. Acute HAV superinfection causes severe liver disease,…
Fighting flu in newborns begins in pregnancy
— 15 Dec 2010 17:44 | HealthA three-year study by Yale School of Medicine researchers has found that vaccinating pregnant women against influenza is over 90 percent effective in preventing their infants from being…
Scientists trace origin of recent cholera epidemic in Haiti
— 10 Dec 2010 21:45 | HealthThe strain of cholera currently sweeping through post-earthquake Haiti originated in South Asia, conclude scientists who did a rapid genetic analysis of bacteria collected from Haitian…
Second-hand smoke increases risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children
— 8 Dec 2010 18:59 | HealthChildren exposed to second-hand smoke are more likely to get invasive meningococcal disease than children who are not exposed, reports a study from Chien-Chang Lee at the Harvard School…