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India takes on foot-and-mouth disease by vaccinating animals

...a has been adopting a more conservativeapproach of vaccinating the animals for the past three decades. "Vaccinating the domestic animals against FMD on a regular basis is the bestmeans of preventing the spread of the disease," says Dr S M Lal, the jointdirector of the Bangalore-based Indian Veterinary Research ...

Babies Need Vaccination

...own increase in infants infected with hepatitis B, vaccinating them before they leave the hospital ``just makes g...rom infected mothers' blood during childbirth, but vaccinating them soon afterward can prevent the disease from taking hold, said McMillan, a pediatrics professor ...

Rubella nearly wiped out

...rubella. And in the late 1970s, doctors also began vaccinating women of childbearing age. In 1989, the United States set a goal of eliminating rubella by 2000. From 1992 through 1997, fewer than 300 cases were reported annually, with an all-time low of 128 cases in 1995. As of January 2001, 44 of 47 countries in...

The Effectiveness Of The Flu Vaccine For Kids Questioned

...ther study should be done to study the outcomes of vaccinating children for the flu before making it a health policy ....

Study Proves That MMR Vaccine Is Not Connected To Autistic Babies

...on the report, there had been considerable fall in vaccinating children with MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) leading to expectations of large outbreaks of measles in UK and some countries. The new study, which appears in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, says that cases of reporetd autism in children ...

It is safe to take influenza vaccine during pregnancy

...s from birth to 6 months of age. This proves that vaccinating a pregnant mother with influenza vaccine is not only to provide protection to mother and child both, those who are at high risk as well as those who are otherwise healthy, this procedure is safe for the mother and child as well....

And now it is vaccines for heart disease

...proven to increase atherosclerosis in humans.// By vaccinating against Chlamydia, scientists say, we can lessen atherosclerotic changes in man. This in turn reduces the chances of heart attack. "The value of a vaccine against Chlamydia would be tremendously increased from a commercial and public health st...

New Vaccine To Treat Skin Cancer

... recent study .// Researchers studied what effect vaccinating patients with tumor antigens (called MAGE-3) might have on patients’ immune cells, which are known as killer T-cells. It was found that injecting patients with the tumor antigens increased the amount of killer T-cells that can attack a tumor. However...

Booster dose not required for Hepatitis B Vaccination

...2 children’s and 446 Italian Air Force Recruits by vaccinating with Hepatitis B vaccination. They found that 64% of children and 89% of the recruits retained protective concentrations of antibodies. The study shows that infant and adolescent immune systems can recall responding to hepatitis B more than 10 years ...

Five People Treated For Anthrax In Indonesia

... and water buffaloes that likely were infected and vaccinating others. The vaccination was given to healthy cattle. The water buffalo and cow population in Tamangapa subdistrict has been estimated to be least 500. Meanwhile, the slaughterhouse in the subdistrict has also been sprayed with disinfectant to prevent...

Bird Flu Spreading in China's Poultry

...ds for many of the nation's outbreaks and say that vaccinating domestic poultry is their best bet in severing the transmission link between wild and tame birds. Bird Flu dominates summit: The bird flu threat loomed large at the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that began Friday. Australi...

Cholera sneaks its way in to the prison

... as chlorination of the drinking water reservoirs, vaccinating the other 2500 inmates in the prison are undertaken. Apart from cholera they also suspect food poisoning and allergic reaction to be the cause of acute diarrhea and vomiting. But as of now the need of the hour is to contain the spread of chole...

Media Plays Crucial Role In Flu Vaccinations

Many parents are going in for vaccinating their children against flu as a result of the extensive coverage the media has given to the influenza virus. This has been revealed by the researchers belonging to the Vanderbilt University// Medical Center, and it has been published by the journal P...

Suspected Bird Flu Death Creates Panic In Hong Kong

...the farming and selling of chickens. These include vaccinating poultry at farms and regular clean-up days at markets. In recent weeks, a number of wild birds have been found dead with the H5N1 virus heightening fears that Hong Kong will soon record its first human victim. --Edited IANS...

Chinese Chickens Banned In Hong Kong

...ations for farming and selling chickens, including vaccinating poultry at farms and regular clean-up days at wet markets. In recent weeks, a number of wild bird have been found dead, with the H5N1 virus heightening fears that Hong Kong will soon record its first human victim. --Edited IANS...

Tomato: The Vaccine Plant, Against Bird Flu

...tained. This would definitely be an easy method of vaccinating a flock of 5000 chickens. The gene responsible to protect the bird flu virus will be isolated and the tomato plant would be allowed to read it and incorporated in to the plant. There the gene would produce proteins and the plant would become a fact...

WHO Kick Starts Polio Immunization Drive in Somalia

...immunization campaign in Somalia, that will aim at vaccinating about one-and-one half million children, below the age of five. // The Head Honcho of WHO's Global Polio Eradication Campaign, David Heymann said, "In fact, we are seeing that the number of cases of polio are now beginning to decrease," And, we eve...

Promotion of Pneumococcal Vaccine Slow in Europe

...nce provided the most comprehensive guidelines for vaccinating at-risk groups. . Since then the UK Government h...adults. This clearly demonstrates that universally vaccinating children provides herd protection for other unvaccinated groups. . "Based on the success of the US...

Good news: there is no threat of bird flu confirms US

...cial effect on society by preventing the spread by vaccinating the spreaders -- not the grandpa who sits at home watching TV and doesn't go out and spread it to anybody but is concerned about it coming into the house. There has not been a policy change in that, but it is under very active discussion." ...

Poultry Workers in Scotland to Be Vaccinated For Bird Flu

...in Cellardyke. NHS Fife is said to have started vaccinating poultry workers as soon as the virus was detected in the dead swan, while NHS Greater Glasgow claimed it had started the vaccination programme earlier this month. The identification of the deadly H5N1 virus in the area sparked a fear in other heal...

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