By Carol M. Ostrom, Seattle Times Health Reporter Worried by outbreaks of contagious diseases such as measles and whooping cough, public-health officials are supporting a proposal to make it more difficult for parents to avoid school-entry immunization requirements. The measure under consideration has drawn strong support in both houses of the Legislature and faced little […]
Archives for March 2011
Explaining variation in the uptake of HPV vaccination in England
In England, two national programmes of HPV vaccination for girls have been instituted, a routine programme for 12- and 13-year-olds and a catch-up programme for 17- and 18-year-olds. Uptake rates across the country have been far from uniform, and this research sought to identify factors explaining the variation in uptake by locality. Methods: An association […]
Oncogenic HPV among HIV infected female population in West Bengal India
Prevalence of both cervical cancer and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection are very high in India. Natural history of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is known to be altered in HIV positive women and there is an increased possibility of persistence of HPV infections in this population. Therefore, this study was conducted to understand the […]
How Effective is the Adult Pneumonia Vaccine?
By Linda Fugate PhD There are separate pneumonia vaccines for adults and children. The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, PPSV23, is recommended for all adults age 65 and over, plus younger individuals with certain risk factors. The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, PCV13, is recommended for children under age 5. The Centers for Disease Control provides vaccine information statements […]
Letter from concerned citizen to UK Parliament: Adjuvant Syndrome
Dear Keith, Knowing your interest in all things military, I wonder if you are aware that, regarding Gulf War Syndrome which sadly still drags on, there has been some research carried out by eminent international scientists which puts the blame squarely on the aluminium used as an adjuvant in the vaccine. The symptoms of […]
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