Parents' vaccine concerns on the rise, making accurate information crucial
... concerns, equipped with the latest information on vaccine safety, and ready to react to vaccination concerns... or refusals. As the "front lines" in the nation's vaccine delivery system, he says, physicians and other children's health providers need to help parents unde...Parents show increased concern about vaccine safety
...doctors said parents showed more concern regarding vaccine safety than parents did in the past. Researchers G...may refuse to have their children immunized due to vaccine safety fears, whether those fears are real, unsubstantiated or even disproved, he says. Parents' mos...Many parents, teens unaware of an 'optional' but valuable vaccine
...a rare but deadly infectious disease? An effective vaccine has been available for 20 years against meningococcal infection, but the vaccine is not routinely recommended by public health agencies and parents are often unaware of it. A nation...Incidence of pertussis among infants appears to be increasing
...s and 1930s. After the introduction of a pertussis vaccine in the 1940s, reported cases decreased more than 9... percent, respectively). Receipt of fewer doses of vaccine was associated with hospitalization, when cases were stratified by age in months." "The increase in ...How harmful are additives and preservatives in childhood vaccines?
... reviewing dozens of scientific studies, a leading vaccine expert concludes that preservatives, additives and..., some of which are residual by-products of normal vaccine manufacturing. "Parents can be reassured that the trace quantities of mercury, aluminum and formalde...Tumor vaccine to begin clinical trials
Tampa, FL (Dec. 4, 2003) - A tumor vaccine developed at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Re...er Institute's Avon program. The vaccine therapy, INGN 225, which has already been tested on small populations of lung-cancer patients, will ...Animal model shows early promise for SARS vaccine
...rk an important step in the development of a human vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). A genetically engineered vaccine was found to be effective in triggering an immune reaction among six rhesus macaques. A new form of ...U.S. is poorly prepared for influenza pandemic, St. Jude experts warn
...rs warn that although there is excellent influenza vaccine technology available to respond rapidly to an outb...ow the incorporation of certain new knowledge into vaccine production add to this problem. "If an influenza pandemic started tomorrow, we would not be able to ...SLU professor wins CDC grant to combat emerging infections, including West Nile
...isease in humans, information that is critical for vaccine development. "Vaccines have been the most effective way to prevent disease caused by these viruses," Chambers said. "We want to be able to ensure the safety of these vaccines for human use." This new grant program, developed by CDC and the Nation...NIAID Ebola vaccine enters human trial
The first human trial of a vaccine designed to prevent Ebola infection opened today. ...unteer at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda. The vaccine does not contain any infectious material from the Ebola virus. Just three years ago, VRC Director G...IU Medical School, Merck take shot at vaccinating Kenyan kids
...able workforce of medical professionals skilled in vaccine management, storage and delivery. About 10 percent of Kenyan children die before reaching the age of 5, according to the World Health Organization. Many succumb to diseases preventable through vaccinations. "There is no single answer to the challen...New investigational vaccine to prevent hepatitis C tested for first time in humans
..., for the first time in humans, an investigational vaccine that researchers hope will prevent infection with the virus. The successful development of such a vaccine would represent a major step in combating this growing health problem. Saint Louis University is the...OHSU researchers study recent monkeypox outbreak
...ypox, information that will be critical for future vaccine development. "The recent monkeypox outbreak in th...t for a lifetime. This indicates that the smallpox vaccine may provide protection that lasts far longer than the previously accepted 3 to 5 years. Fortunately...Stem cell and other new biological therapies are target of major NIH contract to U of MN
...s at the University are developing a breast cancer vaccine that is created with a patient's own cancer cells. The vaccine is created by extracting proteins from a patient's breast tumor cells and attaching them to microsco...Age-related outcomes, immune response in patients with brain tumors linked to thymic cells
...een of the patients were enrolled in immunotherapy vaccine trials. Although thymic output of T cells decline... general is not well understood. Because 11 of the vaccine trial patients were evaluated for immune activity against protein fragments common to a variety of h...Epstein-Barr virus contributes to Burkitt's lymphoma
...aboratory for Cancer Research. One is to develop a vaccine that triggers immune responses that neutralize the virus; the other is to cripple viral gene products that maintain cells as tumors. "If you can find viral gene products that contribute not just to creating the tumor but also to maintaining it, you ...Vaccines against fatal African cattle fever
...protected. This protection was achieved with a low vaccine dosage and with just two injections. Previous protein vaccines could only protect half of the animals. Up until now, veterinary surgeons have injected the entire parasite instead of one of its proteins. The cattle were also simultaneously treated wi...Studies describe heart disease following smallpox vaccination
...e data and determine if changes were needed in the vaccine program." "While we couldn't determine a direct causal link between the vaccine and the acute coronary syndrome, the CDC did recommend that anyone who has three of these five known...New vaccine tested in animals may hold hope for Alzheimer's patients
...'s disease. One approach involves development of a vaccine that clears deposits of a sticky substance called ...f Alzheimer's patients, so the hope is that such a vaccine may be effective in humans. The other research centers on finding out how and to what extent reducin...Immune memory from smallpox vaccination lasts more 50 years, according to Emory research
...s in individuals recently vaccinated with smallpox vaccine (DryVax), in unvaccinated individuals, and in individuals vaccinated between three months and 60 years earlier. The recently vaccinated group showed a significant virus-specific memory B cell response to vaccinia, while the unvaccinated individuals ...