New Scientist 15:04 17 February 2011 by Ferris Jabr More men than women have autism – now we may know why. Sex hormones regulate a gene linked with the condition, making it more likely that males will accumulate testosterone in the dangerous amounts that are thought to lead to autism. For every female that has […]
Adult Immunization Schedule for 2011 Released
MedScape News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD CME Author: Charles P. Vega, MD Authors and Disclosures Posted: 01/31/2011 CME/CE Released: 02/03/2011; Valid for credit through 02/03/2012 February 3, 2011 — In October 2010, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) approved the Adult Immunization Schedule for 2011, which includes several changes. The 2011 schedule, which reflects current recommendations […]
No drop in U.S. kids' pneumonia rate after vaccine
Yahoo Health February 16, 2011 A childhood vaccine against pneumonia-causing bacteria introduced in 2000 hasn’t made a visible dent in the disease, U.S. researchers said Monday. In the first study to provide national estimates of childhood pneumonia, they found rates of the lung infection had stayed more or less constant between 1994 and 2007. At […]
Doctors wouldn't use NHS jab on family
hc2d.co.uk 16th February 2011 According to a survey carried out by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BAASH), the majority of specialists would not use the health service to give their daughters the Cervarix vaccine. According to a survey carried out by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BAASH), the majority […]
Sexual health clinicians call for dual vaccine against cervical cancer and genital warts
Children & Young People Now Sexual health clinicians are lobbying the government to fund a vaccine that protects against both genital warts and cervical cancer. By Janaki Mahadevan Children & Young People Now 16 February 2011 Currently, the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine that is administered to girls aged 12 to 14 only protects against […]
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