Whooping cough Articles

Whooping cough News : Nationwide shortage of vaccines puts babies' health at risk
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:51:03 GMT
Babies could be put at risk by a critical shortage of vital vaccinations. Every GP practice in the country has been warned that limits will be imposed from Monday on three types of vaccine which protect youngsters from tetanus, polio, diphtheria, whooping cough and meningitis.

Whooping cough News : Nationwide shortage of vaccines puts babies' health at risk
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:02:27 GMT
Babies could be put at risk by a critical shortage of vital vaccinations. Every GP practice in the country has been warned limits will be imposed on vaccine which protect youngsters from tetanus, polio, diphtheria, whooping cough and meningitis.

Whooping cough News : Changing times
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:28:03 GMT
How care has been transformed by the NHS

Leading Vaccine Expert Joins IAVI
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:13:00 GMT
Dr. Thomas Hassell, former global vice president of process development at sanofi pasteur, a leading vaccine company, has joined IAVI as vice president for vaccine development. In his new role, Dr. Hassell will lead IAVIs product development efforts that are aimed at rapidly advancing promising vaccine candidates that emerge from the organizations vaccine discovery programs.

Childhood vaccinations suspended at Genesis pediatric clinics
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:27:58 GMT
QUAD CITIES -- Wednesday all Genesis Medical Center Pediatric Clinics suspended their use of childhood vaccines. The decision comes after a baby received routine vaccinations on Tuesday, then died several hours later at home.

Watch for children
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:46:56 GMT
School’s out - summer has really arrived. Adults however, cannot let down their guards. Thousands of kids will be attending summer school around the borough. Those of us without school-aged children should remember to drive more carefully near our borough’s school buildings all summer long.

New challenges
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:57:01 GMT
How health problems facing the NHS have changed

From days of four jobs to an IT revolution
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:56:08 GMT
JULIA HORTON julia.horton@theherald.co.uk DRESSED in a three-piece suit, with a trilby hat, smart black shoes, spats and kid gloves, Dr Fyffe Dorward looked a genteel GP as he drove around Dundee in his shiny black car.

Ashley Andyshak In Good Health Ò€” A slower pace for vaccines
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:03:34 GMT
While vaccines have played a "tremendous role" in eliminating diseases, more and more parents fear that today, their children are being overloaded, according to Dr. Bill Sears.

Marking Our Territory: 'Conquest' by David Day
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:19:02 GMT
David Day is an Australian scholar heretofore known as the author of a number of engaging accounts of Australian cultural history and the continent's uneasy relationship with Britain during World War II. Now in "Conquest" (Oxford University Press, 288 pages, $24.95), Mr. Day offers a short universal history of the proverbial day after — or how various invading peoples substantiated their claims ...

Compromise reached on cemetery issue
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:47:40 GMT
FAIRMONT - For nearly 40 years, the little graveyard was forgotten. But on Tuesday, every seat in the Martin County commissioners' board room was filled with descendants worried about what would become of the resting place of their ancestors.

Immunization Shots Are Dreaded, But Protect Children
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:10:14 GMT
SEBRING — It's inching toward back-to-school time and not too early to start thinking about preparation for the first day of classes.

Some Parents, Authorities Disagree on Safety of Childhood Vaccines
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:04:12 GMT
By Jackie Best - Vaccines are becoming more common all the time. They are preventing more diseases and saving more lives. But some people worry that they are doing more harm than good for a number of children.

It's Not Too Early For Shots
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:27:52 GMT
Health officials are encouraging families to get free immunizations early so students are ready for the start of school Aug. 20.

Kenya: Alert Over High Child Deaths
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:59:39 GMT
More than 400 children under the age of five die daily from preventable diseases such as malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia and HIV.

Iraq: Vaccinations did not cause Gulf war illness, says study
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:14:34 GMT
Soldiers' post-2003 Gulf war syndrome not due to vaccinations according to research

Early Vaccinations Urged For Students
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:16:14 GMT
NEW PORT RICHEY -- Health officials are encouraging families to get free immunizations early for their children long before students report for the first day of the new school year on Aug. 20. "If a child is not up to date on immunizations their body may not be strong enough to fight off the encountered disease," the Pasco County Health Department director, Dr. David Johnson, commented in a ...

Wales on target for MMR jab uptakes
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:25:42 GMT
THE number of children having their MMR jabs in some parts of Wales is approaching target levels.

Rhode Island group linked to controversial foes of illegal immigration
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:34:32 GMT
A local grassroots group headed by William “Terry” Gorman is linked to controversial foes of illegal immigration.

Rhode Island group linked to controversial foes of illegal immigration
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:30:45 GMT
In early 2006, the national Federation for American Immigration Reform sent an emissary to Rhode Island as part of a national grassroots organizing effort against illegal and mass immigration.

Then and now: A history of the NHS
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:04:06 GMT
When the NHS was founded in 1948, the life expectancy for men was 66, and for women, 71. Today those figures are 77.2 and 81.5.

The birth of the NHS
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:03:46 GMT
On 5 July 1948, Sylvia Beckingham was admitted to hospital in Manchester to be treated for a liver condition. Doubtless this was a big event in her life; but it was an even bigger event in British history. Sylvia, 13, was the first patient to be treated on the NHS.

Vaccine investor eyes HPV and rubella
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:45:07 GMT
An international partnership that funds vaccines for children in poor countries will decide whether to also start investing in vaccinations to protect adult women.

CDC recommends new combo-vaccines
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:44:30 GMT
The CDC has recommended two combo-vaccines that could significantly cut the number of shots children need.

Rising 6th graders prepare for shots
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:48:06 GMT
GREENSBORO – Though classes just let out for summer break, students and parents are already looking ahead to next school year. As a rising sixth grader, Spencer Otten’s mom Lisa says her son is facing a number of firsts, including "This is going to be the first year he's going to be riding the bus."

New immunization rules for students
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:06:55 GMT
New Hanover County Schools released information today regarding rule changes for student vaccinations. North Carolina's lawmakers have made several changes to the rules regarding vaccination of school-aged children, including college students. Full story...

New rules for shots to affect students
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:02:19 GMT
North Carolina has made several changes to the rules regarding vaccination of school-age children, including college students.

History in focus: Diphtheria epidemic
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:06:33 GMT
A small, quiet cemetery protectively enclosed by a cut-granite stone wall is nestled next to the Union Meeting House on Route 150 in Kensington. Within its bounds are found the remaining rough field-stone markers, once in rows, placed in remembrance of...

Required Vaccines for 2008-2009
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:10:54 GMT
For those who thought they were done with vaccinations in kindergarten, think again. The North Dakota State Legislature passed legislation mandating two more vaccinations.

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