Leading organizations join forces to launch first annual World Pneumonia Day Nov 3, 2009
prevents the disease by vaccinating them against common causes of pneumonia such as Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal disease) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib); and ... Safe and effective vaccines exist to provide protection against the primary causes of pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal disease) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Vaccination is essential to prevent world's leading child killer: Pneumonia Oct 31, 2009
Vaccines against two of pneumonia's common bacterial causes, Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) and pneumococcus, are routinely used in industrialized countries but are not yet available in most of the developing world. Since 2001, GAVI has provided funding for the introduction of Hib vaccines in 59 countries with astonishing results. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology Oct 24, 2009
Exposure to cigarette smoke may impair the ability of immune cells to clear bacterial infections from the lungs, specifically nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI), a pathogen often associated with respiratory infections and the progression of respiratory diseases ... Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae clearance by alveolar macrophages is impaired by exposure to cigarette smoke. (EurekAlert!)
Paracetamol dampens vaccine effect in kids: Study Oct 17, 2009
The vaccinations which are generally offered to children as protection against pneumococcal disease, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, polio and rotavirus. The effect of some of the vaccines in particular Hib, diphtheria, tetanus and pneumococcal is reduced if kids are given paracetamol, the expert said. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Tylenol After Shots May Dull Vaccine's Effect Oct 17, 2009
After initial vaccination at 3 to 5 months, infants who received acetaminophen -- commonly known by the brand name Tylenol -- had reduced immune responses to vaccines against pneumococcal disease, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough), according to Dr. Roman Prymula of the University of Defence in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, and colleagues. After booster doses at 12 to 15 months, children who received acetaminophen to ward off fever still... (ABC News)
Giving Kids Tylenol After Shots Makes Vaccines Less Effective, Study Finds Oct 16, 2009
The children were vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, whooping cough, diarrhea-causing rotaviruses and Haemophilus influenzae type B, a bacterium that can cause pneumonia and meningitis. High Fever. (Bloomberg -- UK)
No paracetamol after jabs, study advises Oct 16, 2009
Half of the children in the study - who were having vaccines against pneumococcal disease, Haemophilus influenzae type b, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, polio, and rotavirus - were given three paracetamol doses every six to eight hours for the next 24 hours, while the other half did not. It found that 42% of the children in the paracetamol group ended up having a temperature over 38C after initial vaccines, compared with 66% of children in the non-treatment group, with similar... (BBC News -- Health)
Acetaminophen May Weaken Effectiveness of Kids' Vaccines Oct 16, 2009
The vaccinations were routine for protection against pneumococcal disease, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, polio and rotavirus ... Prymula's team found that fewer infants who received acetaminophen had a fever, but these babies also had significantly fewer antibodies against pneumococcal disease, Haemophilus influenzae type b, diphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and for one of the whooping cough antibodies compared with infants who did not get... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Many Swine Flu Deaths Linked to Second Infection Oct 2, 2009
The report noted in previous pandemics -- in 1968, 1957 and 1918 -- many of the patients who died were also infected with S. pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus and group A Streptococcus, which causes rheumatic fever and "strep throat". The CDC team noted that at first it did not appear that people who were seriously ill with swine flu or who died of it had secondary infections but doctors may have missed them. (Newsmax)
CDC links infections with H1N1 deaths Oct 2, 2009
Seven of the co-infections involved Staphylococcus aureus, six involved Streptococcus pyogenes, two involved Streptococcus mitis and one involved Haemophilus influenzae. Multiple pathogens were a factor in four of the cases, the CDC said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
National New Biology Initiative Offers Potential For 'Remarkable And Far-reaching Benefits' Sep 18, 2009
It is an 'invisibility cloak' which means that bacteria like Haemophilus influenzae, a. . (Science Daily)
Call for action on bacterial meningitis Sep 15, 2009
About a quarter of children surviving pneumococcal meningitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) meningitis had neuropsychological sequelae by the time of hospital discharge, a risk higher than in meningococcal meningitis cases (median = 7%). The highest in-hospital case fatality ratios observed were for pneumococcal meningitis (median = 35%) and Hib meningitis (median = 25%) compared to meningococcal meningitis (median = 4%). (BioMed Central)
New WHO Data Underscores Global Threat Of World's Leading Child Killer: Pneumonia Sep 13, 2009
According to the studies, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b [Hib] infections take the lives of an estimated 1 ... Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) ... 1, 2008) Pakistan is introducing a new 5-in-1 vaccine that will protect its children against the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and four other common childhood diseases. (Science Daily)
Pneumonia bugs kill 1.2 million children - study Sep 12, 2009
2 million children under age 5 die from Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae B or Hib, they found. Their study, published in the Lancet medical journal, found an estimated 14. (AlertNet)
U.S. Childhood Vaccine Rates Good But Could Be Better: CDC Aug 29, 2009
Three or more doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (Hib). Three or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Protection for your child Aug 22, 2009
While newborn babies are immune to many diseases, thanks to the antibodies their mothers passed on to them, their immunity is not comprehensive most young children are not immune to diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, tetanus, hepatitis B, or Haemophilus influenzae type b.. A vaccine will help prepare your child to fight these serious and often fatal diseases. (iAfrica.com)
Video: FDA Approves GSK's Hib Vaccine, Hiberix(R) Aug 20, 2009
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In response to a U.S. shortage of a vaccine to protect infants from Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: ) has received accelerated approval from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for Hiberix((R)) [Haemophilus b Conjugate Vaccine (Tetanus Toxoid Conjugate)] as a booster dose in children 15 months through four years of age ... Hiberix is indicated for active immunization as a booster dose for the prevention of invasive... (PR Newswire)
What's an Adjuvant and Will It Be in Your Swine Flu Vaccine? Aug 12, 2009
Adjuvants can include various forms of aluminum and are typically used with other vaccines in the United States, including vaccinations for hepatitis A and B, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). In a , the adjuvant would be a water-oil mixture. (ABC News)
Case Study: Autism and Vaccines Aug 5, 2009
Because of a series of ear infections, Hannah had fallen behind in the vaccine schedule, so in a single day she was given five inoculations covering a total of nine diseases: measles, mumps, rubella, polio, varicella, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and Haemophilus influenzae. "That was just too many vaccines," says Terry Poling. (Time.com)
Cornerstone Therapeutics Signs Definitive Asset Purchase Agreement to Acquire Commercial Rights to the Antibiotic Factive(R) Jul 14, 2009
Fluoroquinolones are frequently used to treat ABECB due to their activity versus Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis, two of the most common causes of these infections. Of the estimated 4 to 5 million cases per year of CAP, nearly 1 million cases occur in patients over the age of 65. (PR Newswire)
Vaccines From The Bioreactor: Bioprocess Increases Vaccine Yield Jun 24, 2009
Haemophilus influenzae not only causes serious infection in the nose and throat, but can result in potentially fatal meningitis. The Swiss Federal Vaccination Commission therefore strongly recommends that children be vaccinated against this organism. (Science Daily)
Advanced Life Sciences Announces Outcome of FDA's Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee Review of Restanza(TM) (cethromycin) Jun 3, 2009
CAP and other respiratory tract infections are caused by pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. CAP affects 5. (PR Newswire)
Preventing Ear Infections In The Future: Delivering Vaccine Through The Skin May 24, 2009
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is one of the three main bacterial causes of otitis media (OM), an infection or inflammation of the middle ear. OM is one of the most significant health problems for children in the United States, costing approximately 5 billion annually. (Science Daily)
Twenty-seven developing countries contribute to vaccine costs May 21, 2009
It said 26 countries now helped to finance the purchase of vaccines against common but life-threatening diseases, such as rotavirus, hepatitis B, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B, Tetanus and Pertussis, four times as many countries than in 2007. It stated in a statement received in Accra that in total, these co-payments amounted more than 17 million US dollars in 2008, or 15 per cent of the respective cost to GAVI.. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Value of vaccination in fight against diseases May 20, 2009
In the first two years of a childs life, he or she will receive at least 10 mandatory vaccinations against various diseases like Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae type B), Hepatitis B and poliomyelitis as part of the national immunisation programme. However, vaccinations do not stop at childhood; common adult vaccinations include flu, Hepatitis A and B, and pneumococcal vaccines. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Novexel to Present Four Posters at the 19th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Helsinki May 18, 2009
The first of the three posters provides in vitro data showing that NXL103 was active against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and organisms responsible for lower respiratory tract infections, including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae , (Poster P 1393). The second poster contains in vivo data demonstrating that, following oral administration, NXL103 was able to kill intracellular drug-resistant and non-drug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus in... (PR Newswire)
Breakthrough In The Treatment Of Bacterial Meningitis May 16, 2009
Bacterial meningitis in childhood is almost exclusively caused by the respiratory tract pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae. The mechanism used by these lethal germs to break through the blood brain barrier (BBB) has, until now, been unknown. (Science Daily)
Infants' Pain Response To Immunization Varies Based On Which Vaccine Is First May 11, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 10, 2009) Infants who receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) following the combination vaccine for diphtheria, polio, tetanus, pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DPTaP-Hib vaccine) appear to experience less pain than those who are immunized in the opposite order, according to a new article. See also. (Science Daily)
Order of shots matters May 11, 2009
To do so, 120 healthy infants were randomly chosen to receive either the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, known as PCV, first, or the combination vaccine for diptheria, polio, tetanus, pertussis, and Haemophilus influenzae Type B, or DPTaP-Hib. Each infant was videotaped while getting the shots, one after the other in alternate thighs. (Boston Globe)
World Meningitis Day brings attention to treatable disease May 6, 2009
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine helps prevent Hib disease that usually strikes children under 5 years old. Keller said others who are often required to get vaccinated for meningitis are people who are going to be in close quarters such as college students and military recruits. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Influenza evolving Apr 30, 2009
" This tendency for "waves" of infection and re-infection makes the virus yet more unpredictable. New vaccines for circulating strains are now designed every year At the time the medical consensus was that the disease was caused not by a virus, but by a bacterium called Haemophilus influenzae. So some countries, including the US and UK, distributed vaccinations against the wrong disease-causing agent. "Another problem was that the authorities stuck their heads in the sand," says Mr Honigsbaum.... (BBC News -- Health)
Health department urges parents to vaccinate Apr 28, 2009
If prevention of potentially life-threatening diseases is not enough to motivate parents to get their children vaccinated, parents should also know that the law requires that every child in North Carolina be vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, poliomyelitis, varicella (chicken pox), hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), red measles (rubeola), mumps, and rubella. Children without record of these vaccinations will not be allowed to attend school or childcare. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Vaccine Developed For E. Coli Diarrheal Diseases That Kill Millions Of Children Apr 16, 2009
1, 2008) Pakistan is introducing a new 5-in-1 vaccine that will protect its children against the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and four other common childhood diseases. Hib, a bacterium that. (Science Daily)
Child Health Leaders Call for Day to Unite Against Pneumonia, World's Top Child Killer Apr 8, 2009
Vaccines against two of pneumonia's common bacterial causes, Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae type B) and pneumococcus, have prevented many deaths in industrialized countries. The GAVI Alliance, an international partnership devoted to improving child health, has helped low-income countries introduce Hib and pneumococcal vaccines within their public vaccination programs. (allAfrica.com)
Cigarette smoke may alter immune response in COPD exacerbations Apr 7, 2009
"We wanted to see whether and how cigarette smoke would change the inflammatory response to the bacteria that is the culprit behind many COPD exacerbations, nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae or NTHI.". Their results were published in the second issue of April of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. (EurekAlert!)
Jenny McCarthy on Autism Apr 1, 2009
Your collaborator recommends that parents accept only the haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) and tetanus vaccine for newborns and then think about the rest. Not polio. (Time.com)
Fauci: Why there is still no AIDS vaccine Apr 1, 2009
Many vaccines also are available to prevent important bacterial diseases, including pertussis (whooping cough), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease, diphtheria, tetanus, typhoid, anthrax, cholera, meningitis and pneumonia. These vaccines have benefited hundreds of millions of people, averting suffering and premature death. (MSNBC -- Health)
Patents on rise at UB Mar 7, 2009
A vaccine for non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae infection. An air sterilizer that kills every biological agent it meets. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Vaccines pose dilemma for families Mar 1, 2009
Before age 1 children should get the diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus shot and those for haemophilus influenzae B (also known as Hib) and pneumococcal infections, Dr. Kovatch said. The Hib and pneumococcal vaccines are designed to guard against bacterial meningitis, which used to infect 18,000 children in the United States each year and kill 1,000 of them in the era before the vaccines were available, Dr. Nowalk said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
No medical basis for anti-vaccine claims Feb 28, 2009
Parents of approximately 60 percent of Ashland s children have claimed religious exemptions, resulting in unusually high instances of pertussis and haemophilus influenzae. With the high number of immigrants and visitors from other countries, the introduction of one case of measles could devastate the community. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
B.C. babies get 6-in-1 vaccine Feb 28, 2009
Infanrix hexa is a vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), polio and hepatitis B.. The GlaxoSmithKline product is administered when a baby is two, four and six months of age with an injection in the thigh. (Globe and Mail)
Anatomy of a Scare Feb 22, 2009
6 percent ethylmercury by weight and had been used in vaccines since the 1930s, including the diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (DTP) and Haemophilus influenzae (Hib) vaccines (but not the MMR). The experts tried to be reassuring, saying in a statement there are "no data or evidence of any harm" from thimerosal. (Newsweek)
Support for pro-vaccine doctor Feb 18, 2009
In January, an unvaccinated 7-year-old in the U.S. state of Minnesota died of meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae, an infection prevented by a routine childhood vaccine. These numbers frustrate public health officials, who cite study after study showing no link between vaccination and autism. (MSNBC -- Health)
Vaccine Court Deals Stunning Blow to Autism Conspiracy Theorists Feb 13, 2009
Haemophilus influenzae type B, a disease nearly eliminated by a vaccine, killed an unvaccinated child in Minnesota last year. Page: 1 | Arthur Allen, author of the new book , can be reached at. (Slate)
CDC Warns of Rise in Childhood Infections Tied to Meningitis Germ Feb 7, 2009
That's the highest number of cases recorded since 1992, when the vaccine for Haemophilus influenzae Serotype b (Hib) was first introduced, the CDC officials said ... Though federal officials said at the time that they had not yet seen an increase in cases, the stepped-up surveillance was prompted by a disruption in the supply of vaccine that has virtually eliminated Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) infections since it was introduced. (MEDLINEplus)
Combination Vaccine Safe and Effective For Infants Feb 7, 2009
The randomized trial was conducted to support U.S. licensure of the vaccine known as DTaP5-IPV-Hib, which incorporates diphtheria-tetanus-5-component acellular pertussis (DTaP5), inactivated poliovirus (IPV), and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccines. Nearly 2000 infants were vaccinated at 2, 4, and 6 months of age, either with the DTaP5-IPV-Hib combination vaccine (Pentacel; Sanofi Pasteur Ltd., Toronto, Ontario) or with the DTaP5, IPV and Hib vaccines administered separately. (MEDLINEplus)
CDC Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine Feb 7, 2009
Though the agency has yet to see an increase in cases, the stepped-up surveillance was prompted by a disruption in the supply of vaccine that has virtually eliminated Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) infections since it was introduced in 1988. Hib infection can cause a variety of illnesses, including meningitis (inflammation of the membranes covering the spinal column and brain), blood stream infections, and pneumonia, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (MEDLINEplus)
