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Adults Need Vaccinations, Too
Internist and Hospital of Central Connecticut medical staff memberMany people believe vaccinations are relegated to childhood, but the viruses and bacteria that cause severe illness in youth can also infect adults. In fact, certain common infectious diseases, like chickenpox or flu, are more aggressive in adulthood....Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Long Term Care, Disease Prevention, Human papillomavirus, Mumps
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Imperial Valley doctor celebrates 50 years of practicing medicine
Staff WriterDr. Benjamin Lehr remembers a time when El Centro stopped at Adams Avenue and the Imperial Valley convalescent home was at the end of the farmland. That is how long Lehr has practiced medicine in the Valley, for 50 years. On average Lehr said he sees...Tags: Obstetrics, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Failure, Cesarean Section
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Bahrain to attain key health goals
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainBAHRAIN is on track to achieve most of its key health targets related to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report. They include reducing child mortality rates, improving maternal health and combating...Tags: Vaccines, United Nations, Diseases and Illnesses, Bahrain, Health Insurance Cost
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Preteens require proper immunizations
Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill.As children get older and more active, the need for immunizations becomes just as important as when they were infants. Many of the old vaccines given before they started school have begun to diminish and new vaccines have been introduced to teens and...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Disease Prevention, Human papillomavirus, Vaccines, Common Cold
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Whooping cough death reinforces need for vaccines, officials say
An Orlando infant's death from whooping cough last month is underscoring the county health department's push to get children and adults alike vaccinated and keep vaccines up to date. The six-week-old baby boy was too young to have gotten his first...
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Vaccination rules change for upcoming school year
The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.The Illinois Department of Public Health has tightened the enforcement of the vaccine requirements for middle and high school students for the next academic year. All students entering, advancing or transferring into sixth through 12th grades in the...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Health and Safety at School, Diseases and Illnesses
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Haiti launches vaccination campaign against fatal childhood diseases
Miami HeraldA year after Haiti launched an ambitious vaccination campaign against several childhood diseases including measles and polio, the country announced Saturday a similar effort against tetanus, and a virus that causes severe, fatal diarrhea in children under...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, International Organizations, Politics, Childhood Diseases and Illnesses, The Miami Herald
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Importance of immunizations stressed
Corsicana Daily Sun, TexasNational Infant Immunization Week is April 20-27, and serves to put a spotlight on the importance of protecting infants from diseases and illnesses for which there are vaccines. Vaccines are a cost-effective and highly successful tool in the public...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Childhood Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Parenting
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Missouri falling behind on child vaccinations
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- When it comes to getting shots at the doctor, children don't usually look forward to the occasion. But for parents it should be a no brainer. April 20 - 27 is National Infant Immunization Week. It's an annual observance to...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry
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New wave of doctors focuses on healthier living
The Spokesman-ReviewAmericans spend boatloads of money on medical care -- roughly twice as much, per capita, as other industrialized democracies. And what do they get in return? Shorter lives and poorer health. According to a recent study by the National Academy of...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Colonoscopy, Pharmaceuticals, Asthma, Kidney Disease
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Briefs: Harvard Health Letters
Premium Health News ServiceWHY YOU STILL NEED PERTUSSIS VACCINATION You might have assumed that you no longer need to be vaccinated for diseases that normally strike in childhood, including pertussis, or whooping cough. Yet a recent study published in the December 2012 journal...Tags: Statins (drugs), Pharmaceuticals, Novartis AG, Boston, Disease Prevention
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Building a family history is better with some company
"Do you think we're related to Jessica Brown Findlay?" one of my cousins asked the other day. We were standing in the kitchen of our Aunt Gayle's house in Georgia. "We can always hope," I chirped, even though when I look in the mirror I see absolutely...
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Mar 31, 2013
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