By Joel Lord A hundred years ago less than 1 in 1000 people died of cancer. In 2007, cancer claimed the lives of about 7.6 million people in the world. In 2008 nearly 1,500,000 died of some form of cancer in the United States, in Canada upwards of 75,000 deaths. In the UK on average […]
Vaccination During Pregnancy
By Dr. Trupti Shirole Vaccination strengthens an individual’s immune system to help prevent morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases. Vaccines can also prevent the spread of communicable diseases. Ideally, all women should have their immunization status up-to-date prior to conception. However this goal is difficult to accomplish taking into consideration that many pregnancies are unplanned. […]
BREAKING NEWS: US Govt agency recommending vaccination campaign to combat potentially ‘lethal’ Bird (H5N1)-Swine (H1N1) H2N2 flu hybrid
VRM Wire5 “Governments should start vaccinations against a lethal strain of the influenza virus circulating in birds and pigs’ Vaccine Research Centre of the US National Institutes of Health http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/NeLM-Area/News/2011—March/11/NHS-Choices-assessment-of-press-reports-warning-about-future-flu-strains/ ‘The researchers draw a number of parallels between the H1N1 and H2N2 viruses. For example, they have both caused pandemics: from 1957 to 1968, an […]
Confirmed Cases of Whooping Cough
WASHINGTON — Two confirmed cases of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, have been diagnosed in Daviess County infants. Close contacts have been identified and started on preventative medication and if needed, the age appropriate vaccination for pertussis, according to Daviess County Health Nurse Jane Norton. All area healthcare providers have also been alerted […]
Physician vaccination a top priority and a duty
Originally posted in medical ethics discussion forum, amednews.com Scenario: Should physicians be vaccinated against highly transmissible viral illness? Physicians are among those refusing to get vaccinations. With the variety of institutional policies and legal decisions in force around the country, it’s a serious matter. The American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs has […]
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