Aceto Announces Record Yearly and Quarterly Results Sep 5, 2008
Companion animal vaccines -- The animal challenge retesting has been completed and the results, which confirm the results of the first set of tests that the vaccine is efficacious, have been submitted to the USDA. In addition, we have submitted the protocol for the field safety test to the USDA for their review which we believe is the final major step in the approval process ... The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding... (Primezone Releases)
U.S. scientists uncover how Ebola virus invades cell Sep 5, 2008
No vaccine or antiviral therapy has been developed against the virus. The research team tied Ebola's cellular invasion mechanism to aseries of biochemical reactions called the phophoinositide-3 kinase pathway (named for an enzyme found in the cell membrane). (Xinhuanet, China)
Flu season nothing to sneeze at Sep 5, 2008
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend healthy children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday, as well as their close contacts (people who live with them) and out-of-home caregivers should get a flu vaccine," says Jane Secor, RN, flu and immunization coordinator, Borgess VNA Homecare. "The flu vaccine supply should be adequate. We have already received over 20,000 flu vaccine doses and can order more if necessary. There are two types of flu vaccinations available: the... (Dowagiac News, MI)
A Kissing Gene Sep 5, 2008
Why don't moms give their daughters the HPV vaccine. Sydney Spieselposted Aug. 21, 2008. (Slate)
Girls to have cervical cancer jab Sep 4, 2008
The vaccine does not reduce the need for women to have smear tests ... Some 20,000 secondary school girls aged 12 and 13 will be offered the vaccine against the human papillomavirus(HPV) ... However, some experts have said another vaccine, the most used worldwide, would have been a better option. (BBC News -- UK)
NAA ON MMR STUDY: Wrong Question Asked. Wrong Children Studied ... Sep 4, 2008
Nixa, MO A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study released today claims there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. The National Autism Association (NAA) says this study does nothing to dispel the growing public concern over a vaccine-autism connection and raises several questions concerning design and methodology ... The CDCs attempt to replicate the 2002 study fell far short of proving the safety of the MMR vaccine. (Age of Autism)
New Study: Measles Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism Sep 4, 2008
A new study shows that the MMR vaccine is not associated with the onset of autism--a concern over the last decade ... "We are confident that there is no link between [the measles vaccine] and autism," says lead study author , an epidemiologist ... "We need to ensure the vaccine recommendations are followed to not only protect those who are immunized," says CDC researcher Larry Pickering," but to also provide herd protection for people in the United States and throughout the world who may not be... (Scientific American)
Study backs safety of MMR vaccine Sep 4, 2008
The study found no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. A UK study of more than 5,000 children has ruled out any link between the MMR vaccine and autism, researchers say ... The Medical Research Council team could find no evidence of autism associated with the triple vaccine. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
'No link' between MMR and autism Sep 4, 2008
However, no research has ever proved a link, and the overwhelming majority of experts believe the vaccine is safe ... This study is the first to look at rates of autism after the withdrawal of the vaccine ... Japan withdrew MMR after concerns that the strain of mumps vaccine it contained was linked to cases of meningitis, and replaced it with single vaccines. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
* Taipei urges dog owners to protect canines from rabies Sep 4, 2008
The fee for the rabies vaccine is NT$200. To find vets registered with the city government, visit the Web site www. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Opexa research partnership to focus on MS biomarkers Sep 4, 2008
The research planned under the new partnership could provide important insight to support Opexa s development of Tovaxin, a cellular vaccine currently in clinical testing in MS patients. In addition, biomarkers identified as part of the collaborative research program may also assist in guiding the discovery and development of novel diagnostics and treatments for MS, the company says. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
U of M team makes headway against AIDS Sep 4, 2008
"These biomarkers may eventually lead researchers toward a vaccine or treatment against HIV infection," Blake Ball, of U of M's medical microbiology department, said yesterday. "We're excited by this result.". (Winnipeg Sun)
Drug Reduces Vomiting, Hospital Admissions In Children With Gastroenteritis, Study Finds Sep 4, 2008
8, 2006) In a study of more than 68,000 infants published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, the investigational vaccine Rotateq demonstrated that it can safely prevent 98 percent of severe cases. (June 4, 1997) A Maryland Medicaid managed care program that provided preventive and primary care to children reduced avoidable hospitalizations and their associated. (Science Daily)
Virus Weaves Itself Into The DNA Transferred From Parents To Babies Sep 4, 2008
6, 2005) New research suggests that a promising herpes vaccine may be ready for testing in humans say researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Harvard Medical School ... Spraying viral genes directly through the skin is a new technique that turns infinitesimal amounts of DNA into an effective vaccine. (Science Daily)
How Friendly Bacteria Avoids Immune Attack To Live Happily In The Gut Sep 4, 2008
In fact, oral tolerance vaccines - in which the molecule we want immuno-tolerated is ingested - have been tentatively used for the treatment of several autoimmune diseases (where the immune system abnormally attacks parts of the body) with mixed results and the new research, by elucidating the players in gut immuno-tolerance, might help to understand why. Multicellular animals live peacefully in close contact with a multitude of microorganisms that inhabit their bodies. (Science Daily)
Risks And Benefits Of Antipsychotics In Children And Adolescents Sep 4, 2008
Infectious disease experts have completed clinical trials on a vaccine designed to eliminate chronic ear infections. The vaccine works on 7. (Science Daily)
Grown-ups Not Getting Adult Vaccines Sep 4, 2008
Up To 8 Vaccines Now Available For Adults ... SAN DIEGO -- Although new adult vaccines have recently become available, few prospective recipients are rolling up their sleeves ... Now, there are up to eight vaccines just for adults. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Bill Gates' millions to battle TB Sep 4, 2008
The money will go to the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation to fund current clinical trials and research new ideas ... The money should more than double the amount spent annually on TB vaccine research worldwide, said Dr Klausner, who is the executive director of the global health program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as it is more properly known ... "We are in the midst of a new TB epidemic. The world desperately needs an effect vaccine to prevent TB, particularly in adolescents and... (Yahoo News -- Tuberculosis)
National Rabies Vaccine On Short Supply Sep 4, 2008
-- A nationwide shortage of rabies vaccines has health officials cautioning people about bats. Nebraska Public Health veterinarian Dr. Annette Bredthuaer said this is the time of year when more people come into contact with bats. (7 KETV Omaha)
Study: No link between measles vaccine, autism Sep 4, 2008
Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism - CNN.com ... Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism ... Study disputes Wakefield theory linking vaccine to autism. (CNN -- US)
Pandemic flu planning 'too slow' Sep 4, 2008
Professor Neil Ferguson, of Imperial College London, said there were no clear plans for ensuring rapid access to vaccines and drugs. Professor Ferguson's work, published in Nature, suggests early treatment could halve the number falling ill. (Yahoo News -- Influenza)
Keep pets safe in the wake of parvovirus Sep 4, 2008
He said many vaccines currently on the market do a good job of preventing dogs from contracting diseases such as parvovirus. In addition to receiving regular vaccinations and checkups from veterinarians, dog owners can also make sure they keep their pets close by, and not let them wander around. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Innova Memphis invests in vaccine developer Vaxent Sep 4, 2008
has made its second investment, this time in Vaxent, a Memphis-based vaccine development company ... Vaxent s lead product in development is a vaccine against group A streptococcus, which is the primary cause of pharyngitis or strep throat in children ... Pharmaceutical industry veteran Todd Patrick will take the reins as the company s CEO. Patrick was the president and COO of vaccine development company ID Biomedical Corp., which was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline for more than $1. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
HPV vaccine shows possible side effects in girls Sep 4, 2008
In July, Barnard was given the much-hyped HPV vaccine, otherwise known as Gardasil. It s a popular vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in young girls ... Barnard claims the doctor says it was the HPV vaccine. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Contribute to the Fight to Eradicate Polio Sep 4, 2008
Since 1985 they have contributed money and manpower to distribute oral polio vaccine to more than two billion children in developing nations ... Hundreds of thousands of volunteers at local level distribute vaccine through clinics and through national days of immunization ... Through the application of vaccines developed in the 1950's by Drs. (Attica Fountain County Neighbor, IN)
Double Hepatitis Vaccine Boosts Immune Response Sep 4, 2008
Those "nonresponders" often become responders if they're given hepatitis A vaccine along with hepatitis B vaccine, a new Swedish study indicates ... Instead of this strategy, Dr. Kristina Cardell from University Hospital, Linkoping and colleagues opted to administer a combined hepatitis A and B vaccine ... After the 3 doses of the double vaccine, 95 percent of these nonresponders had developed protective levels of anti-hepatitis B antibodies, the investigators report in the Journal of Infectious... (MEDLINEplus)
Childhood Measles Vaccine Doesn't Raise Risk of Autism, Researchers Find Sep 4, 2008
Childhood Measles Vaccine Doesn't Raise Autism Risk in Study ... Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The vaccine doesn't raise a child's risk for autism, according to a new study researchers say they hope will reduce fears among parents who have avoided giving the shots to their children ... The new analysis was meant to replicate a 1998 report that first suggested the MMR vaccine caused bowel ailments in children that led to. (Bloomberg -- US)
U.S. Awards Anthrax Vaccine Deal Sep 4, 2008
The government awarded its first contract under the Project Bioshield program yesterday -- an $877 million deal with a small California company to make 75 million doses of a newly developed anthrax vaccine. Under the contract, VaxGen Inc. will begin delivering the vaccine to the strategic national stockpile within two years at a fixed price negotiated with the Department of Health and Human Services ... Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson says a vaccine stockpile will help... (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
Anthrax vaccine to be studied in Seattle Sep 4, 2008
5 million from the federal government to use its innovative molecular detective technique to study and perhaps improve upon the military's troubled anthrax vaccine. "There's a major effort under way to improve the vaccine," said Dr. Jerry Nepom, director of Seattle's Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason and a world leader in the molecular biology of immune system response ... The project aims to find better vaccines or drugs to protect against infectious diseases such as influenza, West... (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
U.S. Barred From Forcing Troops to Get Anthrax Shots Sep 4, 2008
The Defense Department must immediately stop inoculating troops with anthrax vaccine, a federal judge ruled yesterday, saying that the Food and Drug Administration acted improperly when it approved the experimental injections for general use. Concluding that the FDA violated its own rules by approving the vaccine late last year, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said the mandatory vaccination program -- which has inoculated more than 1 ... Sullivan said that his ban on involuntary... (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
US court bars forced anthrax jabs Sep 4, 2008
There is concern over the effect of vaccines on soldiers' health ... Our armed forces deserve the assurance that the vaccines our government compels them to take into their bodies has been tested by the greatest scrutiny of all - public scrutiny ... He said: "The men and women of our armed forces deserve the assurance that the vaccines our government compels them to take into their bodies has been tested by the greatest scrutiny of all - public scrutiny.". (Yahoo News -- Anthrax)
Emergent BioSolutions wins $24.3M to fight anthrax Sep 4, 2008
Rockville-based Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE:EBS), already has Federal Drug Administration-approved vaccine that prevents anthrax infection called BioThrax. The bulk of the money, $20 million, would be used to complete the first phase of human testing for the antibody-based drug, which is designed to treat people who have already been exposed to anthrax. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Cancer Immunotherapy Sep 4, 2008
To the Editor: In his review of cancer immunology, Finn (June 19 issue)1 states that the results of immunotherapy involving intravenous administration of tumor-specific autologous T cells (adoptive cell therapy) are "marginal," whereas the results of trials of cancer vaccines are "encouraging." We do not believe this conclusion accurately reflects the state of the field. In 1994, we reported a 34% objective response rate among patients with metastatic melanoma who were treated with adoptive cell... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Yerkes researchers create animal model of chronic stress Sep 4, 2008
Within the fields of microbiology and immunology, neuroscience, psychobiology and sensory-motor systems, the center's research programs are seeking ways to: develop vaccines for infectious and noninfectious diseases, such as AIDS and Alzheimer's disease; treat cocaine addiction; interpret brain activity through imaging; increase understanding of progressive illnesses such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's; unlock the secrets of memory; determine behavioral effects of hormone replacement therapy;... (EurekAlert!)
Scientists uncover Ebola cell-invasion strategy Sep 4, 2008
No vaccine or antiviral therapy has been developed against the virus, and it is considered a high-risk agent for bioterrorism. In addition, recent devastating outbreaks hit in Uganda in 2008 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2007. (EurekAlert!)
Study: Autism Not Linked to MMR Vaccine Sep 4, 2008
ABC News: Study Finds Vaccine Not Linked to Autism ... Study Finds Vaccine Not Linked to Autism ... His parents believe both were linked to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, or MMR vaccine. (ABC News)
Needy Children Should Not Suffer Due to Budget Cuts Says Non-Profit Sep 4, 2008
Also slated for budget reductions are other DHR service programs: a reduction in the purchase of vaccines will result in 2,622 under-insured infants not receiving the Rotavirus (intestinal infection) vaccine; reductions in the purchase of testing kits for sexually transmitted diseases which will affect over 171,000 patients; and a reduction of funds for Cancer State Aid. DHR s budget cuts will affect the Office of Child Support Services as some positions will be eliminated and other employees... (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Discussions about preventive services: a qualitative study Sep 4, 2008
Other potential facilitators of receipt of influenza vaccine included (1) cultural competence, (2) PCP introduction of the discussion, (3) persistence of the PCP (revisiting the topic throughout the visit), (4) rapport and trust between the patient and PCP, and (5) PCP vaccination of the patient. PCP persistence as well as rapport and trust also appeared to facilitate receipt of colorectal cancer screening. (BioMed Central)
Further Analysis From ATHENA Study Showed That Multaq(R)(Dronedarone) Reduced the Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Sep 3, 2008
About sanofi-aventis Sanofi-aventis, a leading global pharmaceutical company, contributes to improving life by providing a broad offering of medicines, vaccines, and integrated healthcare solutions adapted to local needs and means. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. (PR Newswire)
Kids with vaccine allergies can still get shots Sep 3, 2008
CHICAGO - With careful monitoring, even children who have had allergic reactions to a vaccine can still be vaccinated, a U.S. team of experts said on Tuesday. The team developed a step-by-step guide to help pediatricians quickly identify children with allergic reactions to vaccines and safely immunize them ... "We cannot reiterate enough that the vaccines used today are extremely safe, but in a handful of children certain vaccine ingredients can trigger serious allergic reactions," said Dr.... (MSNBC -- Health)
Animal shelter schedules free low-cost vaccinations Sep 3, 2008
Rabies, distemper and bordatella vaccines will be available at $12 per vaccine. Records of previous vaccination are required only for those who wish to obtain a three-year rabies vaccine for $16, although past medical history records are helpful to the veterinarian. (The News-Herald)
Chickenpox Vaccine Slashes Virus by 90 Percent Sep 3, 2008
While researchers now say the chickenpox vaccine has slashed the occurrence of the disease in children by 90 percent, infectious disease experts remained concerned that too few parents take the disease seriously enough to get their kids vaccinated. Fewer children were hit with chickenpox last year, due largely to the vaccine ... But they add that the effectiveness of a single dose of the vaccine -- about 85 percent -- is not sufficient to stop the spread of the virus in "high contact" settings,... (ABC News)
Vaginal Proteins In HIV-resistant Prostitutes Suggest New Prevention Measures Sep 3, 2008
The discovery could lead to the improved design of vaccines and drugs to fight the deadly virus, which infects an estimated 40 million people worldwide, the scientists say in a new report. In the new study, Adam Burgener and colleagues note that 140 of more than 2000 sex workers studied in Nairobi, Kenya, appear resistant to HIV infection. (Science Daily)
Higher Anaphylaxis Rates After HPV Vaccination Sep 3, 2008
Dr. Julia Brotherton and colleagues postulate that reasons for an increased rate of anaphylaxis may include possible allergic reaction to the vaccine components, enhanced adverse event surveillance, higher rates of anaphylaxis in women from midadolescence compared with men, and an apparent increase in incidence of anaphylaxis in Australia ... Dr. Brotherton stresses "the importance of good training for staff administering vaccines in school or other settings in the recognition and management of... (Science Daily)
Black-footed Ferrets Sired By Dead Males Sep 3, 2008
(July 22, 2008) Endangered black-footed ferrets aren't exactly lining up to be stuck with a vaccine, but in an effort to help control an extensive outbreak of plague in South Dakota, some of the ferrets are getting. (July 17, 2007) Researchers from the U.S. and abroad used a contact ferret model to evaluate transmissibility of influenza viruses in humans and found that some strains currently circulating throughout the world may. (Science Daily)
Scientists Develop New Computational Method To Investigate Origin Of Life Sep 3, 2008
Using this method, medicines and vaccines against diseases. . (Science Daily)
WHO urges action to kick polio out of NigeriaYaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - With Nigeria the only African country andone of the four worldwide where polio is endemic, the World HealthOrganisation (WHO) has called for an urgent action to interrupt wildpoliovirus in Northern Nigeria. 02/09/2008 Full Text... Sep 3, 2008
According to the WHO, so far 5 states in Nigeria have achieved at least 80 per cent oral polio vaccine coverage compared to none at the end of 2006. The increase in immunity is reflected in declining poliovirus transmission in high-burden states of the West African country, the WHO report said. (Panapress.com)
Nurse’s Notes - For kids, it’s time for school, immunizations Sep 3, 2008
Vaccines have eradicated smallpox, eliminated polio and significantly reduced the number of cases of measles, diphtheria, rubella (German measles), pertussis (whooping cough) and other diseases in the United States ... Thanks to vaccines, we have few cases of measles in the U.S. today ... Recommendations for the age at which vaccines are given are influenced by age-specific risks for disease, age-specific risks for complications and the ability of persons of certain age to respond to the... (Missoulian, MT)
NI schoolgirls get cancer vaccine Sep 3, 2008
All girls in the UK aged between 12 and 17 should have been offered the vaccine by August next year ... The Cervarix vaccine works by targeting HPV, the virus which causes the cancer ... There was some controversy over the decision to select Cervarix over another vaccine, Gardasil. (BBC News)
Casper briefs Sep 3, 2008
Health department offers free childhood vaccines. The Casper-Natrona County Health Department will hold free clinics for routine childhood immunizations today and Thursday, and again on Sept. 10 and Sept.11. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Hemispherx Biopharma to Present At BioPharm America Conference Sep 3, 2008
The TLRs are essential in the induction of innate immunity and are required for a vigorous adaptive immune response to antigens, and may now loom critically important in view of numerous cancer/HIV/AIDS vaccine trials which have just recently failed due to the absence of adequate stimulation of innate immune responses. Vaccine Enhancement Strategies ... The ``intracellular signaling'' pathway for TLR3, however, is unique among the human TLRs that increases its potential importance in vaccine... (Primezone Releases)
HPV Vaccine Has Higher Allergic Reaction Rate Sep 3, 2008
MONDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of serious allergic reactions to the cervical cancer vaccine is considerably higher than that for other vaccines given to children, but the total number of these reactions remains miniscule, Australian researchers report ... The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently recommends that 11- and 12-year-old girls be targeted for this vaccine, as most girls of this age are not yet sexually active, have not yet been exposed to HPV, and... (MEDLINEplus)
Flu Shot Does Not Cut Risk of Death in Elderly Sep 3, 2008
"Further, only about 10 percent of winter-time deaths in the United States are attributable to influenza, thus to suggest that the vaccine can reduce 50 percent of deaths from all causes is implausible in our opinion," he added. The study involved 352 patients given the vaccine and 352 matched control subjects ... "Previous studies were likely measuring a benefit not directly attributable to the vaccine itself, but something specific to the individuals who were vaccinated -- a healthy-user... (MEDLINEplus)
News from CA: Cancer Quality Alliance, blueprint for a better cancer care system Sep 3, 2008
But aggressive treatment approaches with the application of novel therapeutic tools, including monoclonal antibodies, radioimmunotherapy, vaccines, and new and more active chemotherapeutic agents, are producing complete responses in the majority of treated patients. The author of this review says that what is clear is that no patients will ever be cured by adopting a palliative treatment approach; the assumption that patients with follicular lymphoma are incurable, says the author, is certain to... (EurekAlert!)
How Important Is the Chickenpox Vaccine? Sep 3, 2008
ABC News: Chickenpox Vaccine Slashes Virus by 90 Percent ... Chickenpox Vaccine Slashes Virus by 90 Percent ... While researchers now say the chickenpox vaccine has slashed the occurrence of the disease in children by 90 percent, infectious disease experts remained concerned that too few parents take the disease seriously enough to get their kids vaccinated. (ABC News)
Sinovac to Present at the Susquehanna Financial Group's Second Annual Beijing Management Summit Conference Sep 2, 2008
Sinovac's presentation is scheduled for Thursday, September 11th at 1:35 p.m. About Sinovac Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is a China-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the research, development, manufacture and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases. Sinovac's commercialized vaccines include Healive(R) (hepatitis A), Bilive(R) (combined hepatitis A and B), Anflu(R) (influenza) and Panflu(TM) (H5N1). (PR Newswire)
Nurse Alliance of SEIU Healthcare Mobilizing RNs and Medical Supplies to Gulf Coast Areas in Advance of Hurricane Gustav Sep 2, 2008
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Executive Vice President and Nurse Alliance Chair Dian Palmer, RN, issued the following statement regarding the work being done by SEIU nurses and leaders across the country in anticipation of the health impacts of Hurricane Gustav: "As Hurricane Gustav bears down on the Gulf Coast, leaders of the Nurse Alliance of SEIU Healthcare are mobilizing RNs and medical supplies to arrive as soon as possible to... (PR Newswire)
Nurse-run health centers seeking higher reimbursements Sep 2, 2008
Susan Gresko's first patient last Friday, a Montgomery County infant who came in with his mother for vaccine shots, is typical of the 2,100 patients who come to Children's Health Centers of VNA-Community Services Inc. in Abington every year. Although the father of the year-old baby works, he can't afford his employer-sponsored health plan -- so the family has no medical insurance. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
The Real Health Effects of Hurricane Gustav Sep 2, 2008
Send news tip to FOXNews. Monday, September 01, 2008. (Fox News)
Study backs safety of MMR vaccine Sep 2, 2008
The study found no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. A UK study of more than 5,000 children has ruled out any link between the MMR vaccine and autism, researchers say ... The Medical Research Council team could find no evidence of autism associated with the triple vaccine. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
'No link' between MMR and autism Sep 2, 2008
However, no research has ever proved a link, and the overwhelming majority of experts believe the vaccine is safe ... This study is the first to look at rates of autism after the withdrawal of the vaccine ... Japan withdrew MMR after concerns that the strain of mumps vaccine it contained was linked to cases of meningitis, and replaced it with single vaccines. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
Hundreds of School Students Still Need Shots Sep 2, 2008
The Clark County School District is concerned that some 1,600 seventh graders are not in school because they haven't recieved a required vaccine. The students are required to have the t-Dap vaccination. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
What’s going on in and around Richmond County? Sep 2, 2008
HUMANE SOCIETY: Richmond County 17 Spay/Neuter/Rabies Vaccine Vouchers available in the lobby of Richmond County Health Department 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Open to all Richmond County residents ... HUMANE SOCIETY: Richmond County 17 Spay/Neuter/Rabies Vaccine Vouchers available in the lobby of Richmond County Health Department 9 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Open to all Richmond County residents ... HUMANE SOCIETY: Richmond County 17 Spay/Neuter/Rabies Vaccine Vouchers... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Pandemic flu planning 'too slow' Sep 2, 2008
Professor Neil Ferguson, of Imperial College London, said there were no clear plans for ensuring rapid access to vaccines and drugs. Professor Ferguson's work, published in Nature, suggests early treatment could halve the number falling ill. (Yahoo News -- Influenza)
Many in Senate Back Mandatory HPV Vaccination Sep 2, 2008
Nearly half of the Maryland Senate has signed onto legislation introduced yesterday to mandate that middle school girls receive a new vaccine for cervical cancer. Maryland would help lead a nationwide effort to require that young adolescents receive the vaccine, which guards against the common, sexually transmitted virus at the root of one of the deadliest cancers to afflict women ... The federal government approved the vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV, seven months ago. (Yahoo News -- Sex & Sexuality)
