Daily News 2012-09-19

How Vaccines Became Big Business – The Globe and Mail by The Refusers

Why Patient Harm Is One of the Leading Causes of Death in America – ProPublica by The Refusers

Reporters -The Next Generation by Anne Dachel - Age of Autism

Tell Legislators that Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee is Massive Waste of Tax Dollars - Age of Autism

Elementary kids targeted for flu vaccine

BMJ Examines Emergence Of China As 'Major New Player' In Global Vaccine Production

The hidden threat of West Nile virus - Researchers probe possible link with kidney disease.

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Vaccination Module

More U.S. Kids Prescribed Off-Label Antipsychotics: Study

UAE measles vaccination campaign in Pakistan a success

Get ready for flu season now, local doctors urge - Vaccines available now; early immunizations most effective

Vaccinating while Teething…Not a Good Idea!

Latest Research Shows Vaccinated Children More Chronically Ill than Non-vaccinated

An Open Letter to Governor Brown: Preserve Parental Rights - Veto AB 2109

Title: Formulations for preservation of rotavirus (patent)

Every school student to receive free vaccinations in Dubai - It's part of DHA health guidelines that's marked for all Dubai schools

The HPV Vaccine: Is It Working Yet?

Firms Partner on Dual-Vaccine Malaria Program

West Nile And Plague Headlines Are Scary, But Flu Kills Many More

Important vaccinations for teenagers

The Op-Ed: Whistleblowers and the Real World – A Difficult but Necessary Conversation by Ed Silverman - Pharmalot

10 Pharmas Unite to Combat R&D Woes Make a comment by Ed Silverman - Pharmalot

Dallas Copes With Unpredictability of West Nile Virus

Second West Nile Virus Case Reported in Boston - A Dorchester man in his 40s was recently hospitalized with the West Nile Virus.

Rabid animals on the rise as human vaccine supply tightens

Sarepta's Ebola, Marburg virus drugs get FDA fast track status

UK girl, 3, with meningitis saved by mom's iPhone diagnosis app

... ambulance,” Weeks told The Sun. Doctors quickly confirmed Hollie had viral meningitis, and said her mom's quick actions saved her life. “The doctors said she was an hour away from not pulling through. She's made a remarkable recovery,” her mother ...
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New York Daily News

Thimerosal | Sorting it Out

Posts about Thimerosal written by Connie Howard.
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Whooping Cough Found Among Students at Waukee Middle School

Information on the Waukee Schools' website said pertussis symptoms have two stages - the first begins like a cold with a runny nose, sneezing, and cough. Within one to two weeks the cough worsens and becomes fits of coughing. The second stage is ...
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Is gardasil vaccine safe? : Cancer News and Clinical Trials

In school at the moment they offered us a vaccine against hpv (total of 3 jags) and the first one is on Tuesday. My mum ...
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Measles outbreak claims three children in Pokot

By Osinde Obare. Three children have died and over 500 others infected following a measles outbreak in West Pokot County. Health officials said the disease was spreading fast and feared the death toll could rise unless urgent measures are taken.
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2012 Flu Clinics

This year's seasonal influenza vaccine will help protect against three different flu viruses: H3N2, H1N1 and a B strain. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone get a flu vaccination as soon as they are available in the ...
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Two-month-old boy dies after vaccination

A two-month-old boy died allegedly after being administered three immunisation injections at a government dispensary in Sonepat on Wednesday. The hospital authorities kept the body at the civil hospital's emergency room for post-mortem. Police have ...
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Yep, You Have Shingles

Unfortunately for a handful of us unsuspecting chickenpox veterans, the infection that we so fondly include in our potpourri of childhood nostalgia (pogs included) will someday shape-shift into our most evil adulthood nemesis: shingles. Whereas ...
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Polio survivor picked 'Happiest Pinoy' from among 13000 bets

“His father was a construction worker and his mother was a laundry woman. He was the eldest among the four siblings. Born as a normal child, he was diagnosed with poliomyelitis [polio] at the age of one, which affected his hips down to his lower ...
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Woman deals with aftermath of polio

Being diagnosed with post-polio syndrome is a double-whammy for those who survived the disease and went on to live full and productive lives. Ehlers was a young woman teaching school near Arlington when one Friday afternoon she and her class took a ...
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Thurston County offers free back-to-school immunization clinics

The clinics, offered through the Public Health and Social Services Department, Thurston County Medical Reserve Corps, Group Health Cooperative and Washington State Department of Health, are open to all students in Thurston County. Free immunizations ...
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Meningitis survivor recalls her ordeal

The 20-year-old said: “I'd been fundraising for the Meningitis Research Foundation a couple of weeks earlier and I actually joked to my friends as they left, 'Imagine if I've got meningitis'. We just laughed it off.” By 1pm that day, Miss Gudgeon's ...
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Several Students Cleared after Measles Scare in Gentry

According to Ozark Adventist Academy Principal Mike Dale, two siblings were sent home three weeks ago after showing symptoms of measles. The school also identified six other students who had not been vaccinated for measles and sent them home as a ...
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New Fluzone High-Dose shots available at health department

The cost of the traditional vaccine is $25 each. According to Jackson, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging people to receive their immunization against influenza earlier than in past seasons. Fluzone High-Dose is an ...
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Get ready for flu season now, local doctors urge

That's why doctors are distributing the vaccine right now. Health experts said ... Across the nation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calculates that manufacturers have distributed 72.6 million doses nationwide so far this flu season.
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The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)

Rabid animals on the rise as human vaccine supply tightens

“We've had essentially a lack of a winter, a very warm summer and reports of animal rabies are up,” said Jesse Blanton, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Though no firm figures are available, Blanton estimates that ...
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The latest guidelines on vaccines

Now, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends Tdap for seven to 10 year olds.

Convincing the Taliban

This bit of positive news, communicated by former Saudi health minister and senior WHO official Dr Hussain A. Gezairy to Dawn on Monday, will be especially welcomed by those spearheading the anti-polio campaign at a time when the Taliban have banned ...
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The HPV vaccine: Is it working yet?

In less awesome news, another recent study showed that fewer than half of people who start the HPV vaccine get all three injections in the recommended time frame of less than 1 year. To get the best protection from HPV, you've got to get all three shots.
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Care2.com

Lawyersandsettlements.Com Reports A 107 Percent Increase In Traffic For ...

LawyersandSettlements.com typically sees a spike in reader interest in vaccine side effects and vaccine lawsuit information over the summer months as parents respond to school notices advising them of immunization requirements—or in the case of ...
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Meningitis: Know the symptoms

It is meningitis awareness week and the Meningitis Research Foundation has lots of information about the signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia. People who are faced with meningitis and septicaemia have to act fast to save a life - a race ...
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ITV News

Sinovac Biotech (SVA) Receives GMP Certification For Mumps Vaccine ...

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Nasdaq: SVA), a leading China-based vaccine manufacturer, announced today that it has received GMP certification from the China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for the Company's dedicated mumps vaccine production ...
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WHY? To Release Album "Mumps etc."

Nipping at the ragged heels of their eagerly devoured 'Sod in the Seed' EP, WHY? at last unleash their fifth long-player, a meticulous work of morbid fascination and offbeat romanticism dubbed 'Mumps, etc.' Is hipster-hop a thing? I'm not sure but I'm ...
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Important vaccinations for teenagers

It is recommended that teenagers receive three important vaccinations that protect them from meningococcal meningitis, tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis, and cervical cancer. The three vaccinations that prevent these diseases are the Tdap, the MCV4 and the ...
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UAE measles vaccination campaign in Pakistan a success

ABU DHABI // A campaign by the UAE to vaccinate 20,000 Pakistani children against measles and polio is proving a success in one of the country's hardest-to-reach areas. Previous efforts to help families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders ...
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ICC T20 World Cup 2012: India, Afghanistan players raise awareness about polio

With an aim to increase awareness about polio among parents of the region, India cricket stars Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and Rohit Sharma, met with Afghanistan captain Nowroz Mangal and few of his team-mates and exchanged ...
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Vaccination campaign against measles and polio continues

The campaign for vaccinating 20,000 Pakistani children against measles and polio in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan is continuing. This is as per the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and orders of His ...
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Grieving mother warns of the dangers of meningitis

A woman from Norfolk who lost both her sons to meningitis is warning other parents to look out for symptoms of the disease. Gina weston's sons Joe and Ryan died twenty years apart of the bacterial form of the disease. The symptoms are often flu-like ...
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ITV News

Meningitis survivor urges community to be aware

A KIDDERMINSTER meningitis survivor is encouraging the community to be aware of the disease and its symptoms during Meningitis Awareness Week which started on Monday. Carly Fisher survived the disease after her four-year-old son was able to pass ...
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Starting fresh - a pediatrician's perspective

I have colleague who is sterile because of mumps. I had anafilactic shock reaction to flue vaccine. Then I was not vaccinated or got any boosters for many years. I caught mumps. It was so horrible. I was in undesirable pain and lots a lot of weight. My ...
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LawyersandsettlementsCom Reports A 107 Percent Increase In Traffic ...

LawyersandSettlementscom continues to be a valuable resource for the public who are seeking Gardasil legal news and information Quote end ...
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Health Department offers mercury-free flu vaccine clinics

Staff Report. Winnebago County Health Department (WCHD) has scheduled 54 flu vaccine clinics for the 2012 season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the WCHD recommend all individuals 6 months and older receive a flu shot.
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Program aims to boost immunisation

Program aims to boost immunisation. Updated September 19, 2012 15:03:03. Map: SA. A program will aim to boost vaccination rates among Aboriginal children. Before they leave hospital, new mothers be given a pack including baby clothes and vaccination ...
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Dubai school students to receive free vaccinations

These are: the Oral Polio Vaccine( OPV), Diphtheria Pertusis (DP) , measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), tetanus-diphtheria (TD), Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV), and bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) which is a vaccine for tuberculosis. The free vaccines will be ...
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India to export 'expert' polio lessons to Nigeria

India's lessons that finally led to eradicating crippling polio reached Nigeria after it sought India's expertise recently in combating the virus. While India was taken off polio endemic list this year after it did not report any polio case, Pakistan ...
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Hajj precautions: Pakistan pilgrims to receive polio drops in Jeddah

The former Health Minister of Saudi Arabia, Dr Hussain Al Gezairy, has announced that in accordance with the decision of the Saudi government, all Hajj pilgrims leaving from Pakistan to perform Hajj will receive two drops of the oral polio vaccine upon ...
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The Express Tribune

Toronto's public health department expands HPV vaccine program ...

Toronto's public health department expands HPV vaccine program for teen girls ♢ Toronto Public Health is expanding its Human Papillomavirus vaccine ...
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The curse of meningitis: 'I have learnt to appreciate life on a brand new level'

The curse of meningitis: 'I have learnt to appreciate life on a brand new level'. Darius McQuaid. By Darius McQuaid · Notebook, Opinion; Monday, 17 September 2012 at 2:00 am. Meningitis 300x225 The curse of meningitis: I have learnt to appreciate life ...
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The Independent (blog)

KP to make vaccination compulsory

Email this Article. increase text size decrease text size. PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is amending the Vaccination Ordinance of 1958 to make immunisation of children compulsory and to punish parents who refuse, an official said.
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Pilgrims to be administered anti-polio drops in S Arabia

PESHAWAR: The former health minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr Hussain Al Gezairy has said all pilgrims from Pakistan will receive two drops of the oral polio vaccine upon arrival in the kingdom. In a statement Dr Gezairy said on Tuesday a few ...
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Not Just One Less: HPV Vaccine for Males

It is the popular advertisement for the Human Papillomavirus (or HPV) vaccine Gardasil encouraging teenage girls to become one less of the many that have cervical cancer. What many don't know, however, is that "one less" can now be "two less." In 2006 ...
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Eczema as a Biomarker for a Genetically Susceptible - Vaccine Truth

We can see that Thimerosal will provide at least #3 Serum Sickness just from the Salicylate and #1 Allergy in 20% of the population and possibly #2 in the other ...
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History of Thimerosal

http://www.scribd.com/doc/106019492/Thimerosal-Was-Known-to-Be-Toxic- Since-the-1930s discuss items and meet other community members.
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We're running the Lloyds TSB Cardiff Half Marathon in Katie Morgan's memory

Inspired by her infectious character, a team of around 20 including her parents and brother will run the Lloyds TSB Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday, October 14, in Katie's memory for Meningitis UK. “We are delighted with the amount of people running ...
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RI man infected with West Nile contracts meningitis

The Rhode Island Department of Health said Tuesday that a man in his 20s from Providence is recovering from meningitis that resulted from being infected with West Nile virus. It is the second human case of West Nile virus reported in Rhode Island this ...
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Opting out of immunizations

These vaccinations include immunizations against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella. Students are also required to have additional vaccinations before they enter the seventh grade, including the Tdap booster to once again ...
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Quieting the cough

This year the diagnosed cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, could reach numbers unseen since the 1940s. Of the cases where the source was traced as many as 30-40 percent of children diagnosed may have contracted the disease from a parent.
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Local whooping cough outbreak

Persons diagnosed with pertussis must take the full course of antibiotics prescribed by their physician and remain isolated until they have completed five days of treatment in order to limit the spread of pertussis. · If you think you, a friend or ...
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Ndola Measles Campaign Logistics in Place

ACTING Ndola District Health officer Lilian Nyendwa has disclosed that all necessary logistics to successfully manage the measles campaign which started yesterday in the district have been mobilised. Dr Nyendwa confirmed that the Ndola Health District ...
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Anthrax Vaccine Trial Distribution Could Begin in 2013

The DHS was working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recruit two federal offices and two state offices in the trial initiative, according to earlier news reports. It also has been answering questions about the pilot project from ...
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Bill toughens vaccine opt out option; proposed law could make obtaining ...

”Some people have a several allergy to a particular vaccine, or are being treated for leukemia or cancer,” she said. “The higher the coverage, the more protection these individuals have.” Although the Centers for Disease Control does not typically ...
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Andrew Wakefield Golden Duck nominee | Josephine Jones

There is no question that Wakefield has promoted dangerous beliefs. As if the (retracted) Lancet paper linking the MMR vaccine to autism and bowel disorders ...
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Schools closed as Chicken Pox outbreak is reported in Southern Malawi

11 (Newstime Africa) – Health authorities have closed schools in the southern Malawi district of Neno following the confirmation of an outbreak of chicken pox. So far health officials say at least 400 cases of skin disease have been confirmed. ”We have ...
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Newstime Africa

More chicken pox cases mean increased precautions at Camdenton Schools

The Camden County Health Department is reporting an increase in rash related cases in the Camdenton School District. Some of those cases are from bug bites or other types of rashes, but some are the dreaded chicken pox. Bee Dampier of the Health ...
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Here are some of the AP Video-US stories we're working on for 09/18/2012.

THE FIGHT AGAINST POLIO IN ANGOLA - The threat of polio has been eradicated from most of the world, but remains endemic in just a handful of countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Until recently Angola still had polio cases, but UNICEF ...
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Valley kindergartens report high immunization rates

In the central San Joaquin Valley, the overall rate for up-to-date immunizations in 2011-12 was above 90% for both public and private kindergartens, according to state Department of Public Health data. The exception: The overall rate for private ...
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Mum's warning on the dangers of meningitis

She is now supporting Meningitis Awareness Week which was launched today by The Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and will run until Sunday September 23. The week aims to raise the profile of the condition, which affects around 3,600 people in ...
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NEW: Providence County Man Gets Meningitis From West Nile Virus

The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) reports that a man in his 20s from Providence County has been diagnosed with meningitis resulting from a West Nile Virus (WNV) infection. The man is now recovering. “Although the calendar tells us that ...
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Pediatric CAP Guidelines: 'It's All About Pneumococcus'

VAIL, COLO. – A major theme running through the latest guidelines for management of community-acquired pneumonia in children is that Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common bacterial pathogen – and the best target for empiric therapy. "It's really ...
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Hunterdon County fall flu clinics announced

Due to the rise of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) cases, adult Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccines will be available in addition to pneumonia vaccines for eligible participants. According to the Division of Health, reports of pertussis ...
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