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immune_system
 9/9/2010 There Should Be Mandatory Flu Vaccines For All Health Care Workers, American Academy Of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced today that it believes all health care workers should have mandatory (compulsory) flu shots. The AAP adds that health-care associated influenza outbreaks contribute considerably to patient morbidity and mortality and also place a financial burden on health care systems. Health care associated influenza outbreaks are common, says the AAP...
9/9/2010 Team Of Scientists Issues HIV Vaccine Strategy
The Council of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise on Tuesday released a new strategy for HIV vaccine research, which marked "the culmination of an 18-month effort that included the input of 400 scientists worldwide," VOA News reports (DeCapua, 9/7). The strategy, published as a Commentary (...
9/9/2010 AAP Recommends Mandatory Flu Vaccine For All Health Care Workers
Health-care associated influenza outbreaks are a common and serious public health problem that contribute significantly to patient morbidity and mortality and create a financial burden on health care systems. In a new policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that all health care personnel should be required to receive an annual influenza vaccine...
9/9/2010 Novel Sensing Mechanism Discovered In Dendritic Cells To Increase Immune Response To HIV
Dendritic cells are the grand sentinels of the immune system, standing guard 24/7 to detect foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, and bring news of the invasion to other immune cells to marshal an attack. These sentinels, however, nearly always fail to respond adequately to HIV, the virus causing AIDS...
9/9/2010 How Vaccines Are Saving Lives And Money
Research!America is highlighting the vital importance of vaccines with a new fact sheet in its Investment in Research Saves Lives and Money series. CDC recently reported that routine vaccination rates are increasing among teens aged 13-17, but for many diseases the vaccination rates are far below the CDC's recommended 90% mark...
9/9/2010 CVS Caremark Offers $5 Million In Free Flu Vaccinations To Uninsured Individuals
CVS Caremark and Direct Relief USA have joined forces to offer $5 million in free flu vaccinations to community clinic and health center patients who have no health insurance coverage. CVS Caremark informs that the shots are currently available at all its CVS pharmacies and MinuteClinics throughout the USA...
9/9/2010 New Octapharma 10% High Purity Immunoglobulin Enters Phase II/III Study In Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
Octapharma AG announced the imminent start of the biggest ever study of an intravenous immunoglobulin preparation (IVIG) in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)...
9/9/2010 CDC Ramps Up Production Of New Three-In-One Flu Vaccine
Health officials say that there will be plenty of flu vaccine available this year, now that the H1N1 pandemic has ended, The Washington Post reports. "The World Health Organization declared an end to the pandemic last month, based on indications that the H1N1 flu was transitioning to a more seasonal virus...
9/9/2010 Ahead Of U.N. MDG Summit, Media Outlets Examine Various Aspects Of Goals
Ahead of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit on September 20-22, the media examines different aspects of the MDGs. The Daily Nation reports on a United Nations Development Program report which showed poverty eradication remained one of Kenya's greatest challenges to meeting the MDGs. "'Poverty is still at 2006 levels...
9/9/2010 Measles Outbreak Linked To Youth Soccer Event
An outbreak of measles at an international youth soccer event illustrates the risks of with "imported" measles, according to a study in the September issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal...
9/9/2010 Adults Demonstrate Modified Immune Response After Receiving Massage, Cedars-Sinai Researchers Show
Researchers in Cedars-Sinai's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences have reported people who undergo massage experience measureable changes in their body's immune and endocrine response...
9/9/2010 More Seniors Get Flu Shot After Personalized Reminders, Provider Urging
Personalized post cards or phone calls can be effective in encouraging more seniors to get their annual flu shots, according to a new review of evidence. Professional facilitators are also successful at urging providers to perform a suite of preventive services, including flu shots for seniors. The results apply to people age 60 and older living in the community, the authors note...
9/9/2010 Dosing Schedule Of Pneumococcal Vaccine Associated With Increased Risk Of Acquiring Multiresistant Strain
Infants who received heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV-7) at 2, 4, and 11 months were more likely than unvaccinated controls to have nasopharyngeal (in the nasal passages and upper part of the throat behind the nose) acquisition of pneumococcal serotype 19A, a leading cause of respiratory pneumococcal disease, according to a study in the September 8 issue of JAMA...
9/9/2010 MCG Nurse Scientist Investigates Trauma-Induced Sepsis
An emergency room nurse's curiosity about why some trauma patients develop sepsis while others don't has led to an expanded career as a researcher studying the question. Dr...
9/9/2010 Association Between Inflammation, Lower Intelligence And Premature Death
Inflammation is associated with lower intelligence and premature death, according to Swedish scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. "Those with low-grade inflammation performed more poorly on standardised intelligence tests, even after excluding those with signs of current illness...
9/9/2010 Intradermal (ID) Flu Vaccine Available Now For The First Time In The UK
Reliable intradermal (ID) flu vaccination1, amplifying the immune response of older vulnerable people, will help to protect them from flu and its complications during this year's flu season.2,3,4,5 Available now in the UK, the Intanza®15µg micro-needle injection system* is simple for healthcare practitioners to use, with a narrow (30G), short (1...
9/9/2010 Wayne C. Koff To Present At Annual Vaccines: All Things Considered Conference, Washington, DC Nov. 8-9, 2010
Wayne C. Koff, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of Research and Development (R&D) at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI.org), will give the keynote presentation titled "Future Directions in AIDS Vaccine Development: The Decade Ahead" at the 8th Annual Vaccines: All Things Considered Conference to be held this year in Washington, DC on Nov. 8-9, 2010 by GTCbio. Dr...
9/9/2010 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Distribution Still Below Levels Needed To Meet Guidelines, Despite Growth Worldwide
A new IFPMA study(1), announced at the "Options for the Control of Influenza VII" conference in Hong Kong, shows that global vaccine coverage remains uneven and low overall, despite total distribution of seasonal influenza vaccines nearly doubling over the last six years...
9/9/2010 Cigarette Smoke May Contribute To Lung Inflammation Through A New Chemical Pathway
Cigarette smoke shuts off a key enzyme in airways that regulates the body's response to inflammation, according to findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published online at Science Express...
9/9/2010 Reports Of Narcolepsy In Europe Following Vaccination With Pandemrix™
GSK initially became aware of possible cases of narcolepsy following vaccination with the adjuvanted H1N1 pandemic vaccine Pandemrix through adverse event reports received by the Swedish Medical Products Agency, and subsequently via media reports in Finland...
9/9/2010 Starting The School Year Right
As many children head back to school this fall, are they truly prepared for what lies ahead? With a few simple medical exams; Maine's school-age children will be armed with the tools they need to have a healthier school year...
9/9/2010 Protecting The Lungs Against 'Collateral Damage' From The Immune System
A study published in the journal Science shows how our bodies try to minimise potential 'collateral damage' caused by our immune system when fighting infection. The research may also provide new clues to why cigarette smoke is a significant risk factor for developing diseases of the lung such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema...
9/9/2010 New Findings May Lead To The Development Of More Effective Therapies For Inflammation, Wounds And Malignant Tumors
In two closely related studies, two teams of Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered the underlying mechanisms that activate a type of immune cell in the skin and other organs. The findings may lead to the development of new therapies to treat inflammation, wounds, asthma, and malignant tumors...
9/9/2010 Also In Global Health News: Congo Security Warnings; Niger Food Crisis; Drug Cost In Developing Countries; Measles Vaccination In China
Congolese Community Leaders Warned U.N. About Security; 240 Rape Victims Now Identified "Congolese community leaders say they begged local U.N. officials and army commanders to protect villagers days before rebels gang-raped scores of people, from a month-old baby boy to a 110-year-old great-great-grandmother," the Associated Press reports...
9/9/2010 NIH Awards Grants To Support Biomedical Research In Space
The National Institutes of Health has announced that it has awarded the first new grants under the Biomedical Research on the International Space Station (BioMed-ISS) initiative, a collaborative effort between NIH and NASA...
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