At a glance: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women, and the seventh overall, with an estimated 530 000 new cases in 2008. More than 85% of the global burden occurs in developing countries, where it accounts for 13% of all female cancers. High-risk regions are Eastern and Western Africa (ASR greater […]
Fighting Pakistan's Lingering Polio Problem
By Michael Galway Last December, I traveled to Peshawar, ground zero in Pakistan’s fight against polio. As the capital of Khyber-Paktunkhwa (KP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), this is where the debilitating disease needs to be stopped in order to prevent an explosive outbreak, one that can nonetheless be easily prevented by a […]
CDC plans to tie EHRs with immunization tracking data
By Janice Simmons The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is looking to link state and local health departments’ electronic health record (EHR) systems with immunization information systems nationwide, and to integrate local immunization systems with its new Vaccine Tracking System (VTrckS). Immunization information systems–or registries–receive and share patient-related data with other systems, including […]
Novavax scores $97M federal vaccine deal
By Gazette Staff Novavax of Rockville scored a significant victory Monday when it won a federal contract worth up to $179 million to continue developing its new vaccines for seasonal and pandemic flu. The company this week also announced a licensing deal with a South Korean pharmaceutical company for producing and marketing flu vaccines there […]
New controversy surrounding flu vaccination
By Annie Guest ELIZABETH JACKSON: There’s renewed controversy surrounding influenza vaccines today with some studies showing that people immunised against the seasonal flu might have been at greater risk during the swine flu outbreak. An infectious diseases expert professor Peter Collignon has called for a review of Australia’s flu vaccine policy in light of this […]
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