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Many parents say no to HPV vaccine but vaccinations are up: study
Parents forgo vaccines for their teenage kids for a number of reasons, researchers said Monday in a paper reporting findings from the annual National Immunization Survey of Teens, which was published in the journal Pediatrics. That might mean that public...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Immunization, Meningitis, Viral Diseases and Infections
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It's time to get vaccinations for the upcoming school year
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterSchool's almost out, but now is the time to think about next school year - at least when it comes to seeing the doctor. Pediatricians are busy doing physicals and giving the required vaccinations for next school year. Dr. Robert Gard with Physicians...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Whooping Cough, Vaccines
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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: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Hepatitis A , Shingles, Meningitis
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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...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, March of Dimes Foundation, Family, Preventative Medicine
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Concert to benefit Kiwanis charities
WILLIAMSBURG - The DOG Street Rhythm Kings will give a two-hour “History of Jazz” concert on Saturday, May 11, at 7 p.m. at the James-York Playhouse on Hubbard Lane. The six-piece band will play jazz styles from the 1920s to the 1960s. All...
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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: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Immunization, Family, Preventative Medicine
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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: Immunization, Rotavirus, Haiti, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Polio
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Residents can pick their favorite 'Patient Portal' for medical records
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y.New York state residents are invited to help pick a portal for their electronic medical records management. The New York eHealth Collaborative, in partnership with the state health department, is running a challenge in which Web designers and developers...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests
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Keep equine herpes virus at the top of your mind
Horses worldwide face a serious threat from equine herpesvirus (EHV), a common cause of equine respiratory disease. In fact, they are three times more likely to get rhinopneumonitis caused by EHV than flu caused by equine influenza virus (EIV). To...Tags: Abortion, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Physiology
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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: Chemical Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Immunization, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines
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A healthy dose of data
The daily broadcast of medical reports, scientific studies and sociological statistics can cause your ears to ring. Sometimes a report will contradict the findings of another issued just days earlier. More often, compelling snapshots of the American...
Tags: Mumps, Research, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Pneumonia
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BRIEF: Free well water test kits, tetanus shots for LaSalle County
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.LaSalle County homeowners who experienced flooding may get free well water test kits, and free tetanus shots will be given 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the county health department, 717 Etna Road, Ottawa. People who are worried about infection after being...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Health, Disease Prevention
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