By: Nicole Blazek 20 October 2010 Patients who have egg allergies can safely receive seasonal influenza vaccines with the assistance of their allergist, according to new recommendations from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. “The time to withhold the influenza vaccine due to one’s egg allergy has passed,” Matthew Greenhawt, MD, a guideline […]
Twin Research Registry at SRI International Seeks Bay Area Twin Pairs for Seasonal Flu Vaccine Study at Stanford University
Published by SRI International 12 October 2010 SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development institute, is seeking healthy fraternal and identical twin pairs for the second year of a flu vaccine study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. This year’s vaccine covers both the seasonal and the H1N1 flu. The goal of the […]
Flu Research to Examine Pregnancy Vaccination/Benefit to Infant
Posted in the Daily News Journal 27 September 2010 Nashville — The Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program is looking for dozens of pregnant women to participate in research on the use of flu vaccine. The study will evaluate the immune responses to the influenza vaccine in both mother and infant. Vanderbilt is one of several sites […]
Swine Flu Vaccine May Cause Narcolepsy: If You Love Your Kids, Please Do Not Make This Mistake
Posted by: Dr. Mercola 10 September 2010 The Swedish Medical Products Agency has received reports from health care professionals regarding narcolepsy as suspected adverse drug reaction following Pandemrix flu vaccination. The reports concern teenaged children who developed narcolepsy symptoms one to two months after vaccination against the H1N1 pandemic. Finland is also looking into the […]
