http://www.mail.com/subjects/4256-immunizations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4256-immunizations.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097518-measles-surges-uk-years-flawed.html LONDON (AP) — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease. This year, the U.K. has had more than 1,200 cases of measles, after... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097518-measles-surges-uk-years-flawed.html 2013-05-20T14:35:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097864-court-woman-seek-lawyer-fees-vaccine-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says a woman can seek lawyers' fees from the government even though her lawsuit over damage she said was caused by a vaccine was ruled untimely. The high court on Monday ruled for Melissa Cloer, who wanted lawyers' fees for her lawsuit over damage she says was caused by hepatitis B vaccines. Shortly after finishing the ... Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2097864-court-woman-seek-lawyer-fees-vaccine-case.html 2013-05-20T14:21:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2092708-who-single-yellow-fever-shot.html GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary. The U.N.'s global health agency said Friday that its expert group on immunization believes a single dose of vaccination is sufficient to confer lifelong immunity against the disease. The Geneva-based body says only 12 ... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:10:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2092708-who-single-yellow-fever-shot.html 2013-05-17T09:10:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2084042-india-announces-low-cost-rotavirus-vaccine.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government announced Tuesday the development of a new low-cost vaccine proven effective against a diarrhea-causing virus that is one of the leading causes of childhood deaths across the developing world. The Indian manufacturer of the new rotavirus vaccine pledged to sell it for $1 a dose, a significant discount from the cost o... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:23:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2084042-india-announces-low-cost-rotavirus-vaccine.html 2013-05-14T13:23:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2073696-drugmakers-health-groups-bring-poor-girls-vaccine.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two multinational drugmakers are teaming up with top global health groups to protect millions of girls in the world's poorest countries from deadly cervical cancer. Starting with pilot programs in eight Asian and African nations, the ambitious project ultimately is intended to inoculate more than 30 million girls in more than 40 count... Thu, 09 May 2013 13:04:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2073696-drugmakers-health-groups-bring-poor-girls-vaccine.html 2013-05-09T13:04:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2064270-feds-hepatitis-barrier-to-health-practice.html Peter Nguyen was a promising medical student when his school learned that he had tested positive for the hepatitis B virus. He said he was blackballed by school administrators and forced to halt his studies. "I knew the stigma" that came with a hepatitis diagnosis, Nguyen said. But he thought that a medical school, of all places, would understand. "I came... Sun, 05 May 2013 14:44:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2064270-feds-hepatitis-barrier-to-health-practice.html 2013-05-05T14:44:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2044578-latest-hiv-vaccine-work-govt-halts-study.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest bad news in the hunt for an AIDS vaccine: The government halted a large U.S. study on Thursday, saying the experimental shots aren't preventing HIV infection. Nor did the shots reduce the amount of the AIDS virus in the blood when people who'd been vaccinated later became infected, the National Institutes of Health said. "It's... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:02:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2044578-latest-hiv-vaccine-work-govt-halts-study.html 2013-04-25T21:02:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2043868-push-polio-vaccines-somalia.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two dozen babies sat on the laps of their mothers, who dressed in a rainbow of headscarves at the Medina Maternal Child Health Center. They are among Somalia's luckiest — the first to receive a new vaccine that protects against five dangerous diseases. With more regions of Somalia, including the capital Mogadishu, at peace for th... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:47:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2043868-push-polio-vaccines-somalia.html 2013-04-25T15:47:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2032348-man-dies-uk-measles-epidemic-spreads.html LONDON (AP) — U.K. authorities say a 25-year-old man is suspected to have died from measles as an epidemic continues to sweep across south Wales. The outbreak has led to more than 800 infections and renewed discussions over the failure of some parents to vaccinate their children against the potentially fatal virus. The most effective way of fighting it re... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:19:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2032348-man-dies-uk-measles-epidemic-spreads.html 2013-04-19T21:19:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2018192-polio-vaccine-developer-koprowski-dies-pa.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Hilary Koprowski, a pioneering virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, has died. He was 96. Although not as well-known as fellow researchers Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin, Koprowski in 1950 became the first to show it was possible to vaccinate against polio, the crippling and sometimes fatal disease ... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2018192-polio-vaccine-developer-koprowski-dies-pa.html 2013-04-14T14:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010076-gunmen-kill-pakistani-policeman-polio-drive.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen shot to death a policeman protecting a team of female polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks on people working on the U.N.-backed vaccination campaign, police said. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks but suspicion has fallen on Islamic militants. Some have vo... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:26:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2010076-gunmen-kill-pakistani-policeman-polio-drive.html 2013-04-10T10:26:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1993960-world-strategy-aims-to-eradicate-polio-2018.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A new global plan aims to end most cases of polio by late next year, and essentially eradicate the paralyzing disease by 2018 — if authorities can raise the $5.5 billion needed to do the work, health officials said Tuesday. Part of the challenge will be increasing security for vaccine workers who have come under attack in two of the hard... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:44:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1993960-world-strategy-aims-to-eradicate-polio-2018.html 2013-04-02T21:44:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1986570-240000-pakistani-children-anti-polio-drive.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Some 240,000 children have missed U.N.-backed vaccinations against polio because of security concerns in Pakistan's tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, a top official with the World Health Organization said Friday. Dr. Nima Saeed Abid, the acting WHO chief in Pakistan, said health workers have not been able to immunize children in the N... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:33:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1986570-240000-pakistani-children-anti-polio-drive.html 2013-03-29T15:33:44Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1972998-105-us-kids-died-flu-vaccine.html NEW YORK (AP) — The flu season is winding down, and it has killed 105 children so far — about the average toll. The season started about a month earlier than usual, sparking concerns it might turn into the worst in a decade. It ended up being very hard on the elderly, but was moderately severe overall, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prev... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:55:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1972998-105-us-kids-died-flu-vaccine.html 2013-03-22T16:55:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1963926-panel-thumbs-anthrax-vaccine-test-kids.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look for testing of the anthrax vaccine to begin in children any time soon. Controversy arose last year as experts debated whether such studies should be done to learn how to treat children in case of a bioterror attack. But a presidential commission says the government would have to take multiple steps — including more safety rese... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:11:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1963926-panel-thumbs-anthrax-vaccine-test-kids.html 2013-03-19T04:11:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1944240-correction-sierra-leone-gates-fund-story.html FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — In a story March 10 about Sierra Leone charging 29 people with fraud, The Associated Press erroneously identified the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's vaccine program. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, or GAVI, is a recipient of Gates Foundation money, but it also receives ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:36:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1944240-correction-sierra-leone-gates-fund-story.html 2013-03-12T16:36:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1915846-gunmen-kill-pakistani-officer-escorting-polio-team.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed a police officer Tuesday who was protecting a team of polio workers during a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan. It was the latest of several attacks on Pakistani efforts to eradicate the deadly disease, found in only three countries in the world. Militant extremists view the vaccinat... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:34:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1915846-gunmen-kill-pakistani-officer-escorting-polio-team.html 2013-02-26T15:34:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1906042-flu-shot-poor-job-protecting-older-people.html ATLANTA (AP) — It turns out this year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting older people, the most vulnerable age group. The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in those 65 and older against the harsh strain of the flu that is predominant this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. ... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:24:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1906042-flu-shot-poor-job-protecting-older-people.html 2013-02-21T23:24:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1906964-qa-weighing-value-effective-flu-shot.html This season's flu shot seemed to do little to protect people over 65 from the worst and most dominant flu strain spreading around, a small government study found. Vaccinated people in that age group had only a 9 percent lower chance of going to the doctor with flu symptoms from the main virus than people who didn't get the shot. The vaccine was much bette... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:25:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1906964-qa-weighing-value-effective-flu-shot.html 2013-02-21T22:25:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1885486-2-nigeria-journalists-charged-polio-killings.html KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Police in northern Nigeria arrested and charged two radio journalists and a local cleric alleged to have sparked the killings of at least nine women gunned down while trying to administer polio vaccines, officials said Tuesday. Police claimed their on-air comments about a vaccination campaign in the area inflamed the region and caused the attacks. ... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1885486-2-nigeria-journalists-charged-polio-killings.html 2013-02-12T18:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1883466-health-worker-killings-north-nigeria-dangers.html POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — North Korean doctors hacked to death by machete-wielding attackers. Women vaccinating children against polio gunned down in the street. A top Islamic cleric, whose predecessors once served as ultimate rulers in the region, nearly killed in an ambush. These recent attacks in northern Nigeria show the changing tactics of Islamic ext... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1883466-health-worker-killings-north-nigeria-dangers.html 2013-02-11T21:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1878146-early-start-worst-flu-season.html NEW YORK (AP) — The worst of the flu season appears to be over. The number of states reporting intense or widespread illnesses dropped again last week, and in a few states there was very little flu going around, U.S. health officials said Friday. The season started earlier than normal, first in the Southeast and then spreading. But now, by some measures, ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1878146-early-start-worst-flu-season.html 2013-02-08T21:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1877202-gunmen-kill-nigeria-women-polio-vaccines.html KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen suspected of belonging to a radical Islamic sect shot and killed at least nine women who were taking part in a polio vaccination drive in northern Nigeria on Friday, highlighting the religious tensions surrounding the inoculation of children in one of the few nations where the disease still remains endemic. The attack shocked r... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1877202-gunmen-kill-nigeria-women-polio-vaccines.html 2013-02-08T18:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1873656-whooping-cough-strain-us-raises-questions.html NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered the first U.S. cases of whooping cough caused by a germ that may be resistant to the vaccine. Health officials are looking into whether cases like the dozen found in Philadelphia might be one reason the nation just had its worst year for whooping cough in six decades. The new bug was previously reported in Japa... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1873656-whooping-cough-strain-us-raises-questions.html 2013-02-06T21:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1867154-tuberculosis-vaccine-protect-infants.html LONDON (AP) — The world's most advanced tuberculosis vaccine failed to protect babies against the infectious disease, according to a new study in South Africa. The vaccine, MVA85A, was designed to improve protection from the only existing tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, which is routinely given to newborns. Though the new vaccine appeared safe, scientists foun... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1867154-tuberculosis-vaccine-protect-infants.html 2013-02-04T12:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858404-roadside-bomb-kills-2-polio-workers-nw-pakistan.html PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani polio workers on their way to vaccinate children in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border on Thursday, an official said. The two men were on their way to Malikhel village as part of the U.N.-backed anti-polio campaign when the bomb hit their motorcycle, said government administ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1858404-roadside-bomb-kills-2-polio-workers-nw-pakistan.html 2013-01-31T13:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1852942-policeman-protecting-pakistani-polio-team-killed.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer protecting polio workers during a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, the police said. The attack took place as dozens of polio workers — including several women — were going door to door to vaccinate children in Gullu Dheri village o... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1852942-policeman-protecting-pakistani-polio-team-killed.html 2013-01-29T15:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1843508-egypt-to-vaccinate-polio-sewer.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt will carry out a vaccination campaign for children in parts of Cairo after polio was recently found in the capital's sewage, believed to have been brought to the country from Pakistan, a Health Ministry official said Thursday. The discovery underlined concerns over the possibility of a spread of polio from Pakistan, one of only three co... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1843508-egypt-to-vaccinate-polio-sewer.html 2013-01-24T17:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1830016-flu-season-bad-elderly-cdc.html The number of older people hospitalized with the flu has risen sharply, prompting federal officials to take unusual steps to make more flu medicines available and to urge wider use of them as soon as symptoms appear. The U.S. is about halfway through this flu season, and "it's shaping up to be a worse-than-average season" and a bad one for the elderly, sa... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1830016-flu-season-bad-elderly-cdc.html 2013-01-18T18:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1825686-large-study-confirms-flu-vaccine-safe-pregnancy.html NEW YORK (AP) — A large study offers reassuring news for pregnant women: It's safe to get a flu shot. The research found no evidence that the vaccine increases the risk of losing a fetus, and may prevent some deaths. Getting the flu while pregnant makes fetal death more likely, the Norwegian research showed. The flu vaccine has long be... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1825686-large-study-confirms-flu-vaccine-safe-pregnancy.html 2013-01-16T21:10:00Z