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Officials report measles outbreaks in 15 states including Louisiana

thetowntalk.com     Jul 17, 2008   3 related          

• By STEVE STERNBERG • July 19, 2008 A flurry of imported measles cases has kindled outbreaks in 15 states and two cities that together have given the United States its largest case toll in a decade, health officials said. Most...                

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From outside the USA comes a measles threat inside the USA

usatoday.com     Jul 15, 2008   13 related          

Health officials say the largest measles outbreak in more than a decade has spread to the following states and cities: Arizona Arkansas California Georgia Hawaii Illinois Louisiana Michigan Missouri New York New York City New...                

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Official: Public to know sooner of tainted goods

wsbt.com     Jul 15, 2008   81 related          

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials will speed up public notification of tainted food products in the wake of an E. coli outbreak that sickened people in Ohio and Michigan, the state's agriculture director said. The department...                

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UW-Madison team battles evolving viruses

jsonline.com     Jul 11, 2008   31 related          

By SUSANNE RUST srust@journalsentinel.com Posted: July 9, 2008 A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one step ahead of a quickly evolving influenza virus that’s been threatening the planet with pandemic disease for...                

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Get Your Shots: Adults Need Vaccines, Too (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

yahoo.com     Jul 9, 2008   4 related          

Public-Health Experts Push For National Inoculation Plan; A Rise in Whooping Cough When it comes to getting vaccinated against debilitating and deadly diseases, adults are notoriously lax. "Low immunization rates represent a...                

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U.S. firms can stockpile Tamiflu

usatoday.com     Jun 27, 2008   58 related          

By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY Drugmaker Roche on Thursday announced the launch of a program that allows U.S. companies to stockpile their own supplies of Tamiflu should a flu pandemic occur. State, federal and foreign...                

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Experts Urge Expanding Influenza Vaccination Season to Increase Immunization Rates, Protect More...

yahoo.com     Jun 26, 2008   5 related          

Health care professionals should increase influenza immunization rates by implementing key, practice-proven interventions and offering vaccine at every opportunity throughout the entire influenza season, conclude leading...                

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Experts: New Bird Flu Shot Promising

time.com     Jun 12, 2008   67 related          

The first experimental bird flu vaccine made from lab-grown cells instead of chicken eggs shows promise in blocking the highly lethal virus, scientists report. It also would reduce dependence on the antiquated system of using...                

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Experts: New Bird flu vaccine looks promising

wtop.com     Jun 11, 2008   115 related          

In this June 5, 2008 file photo, chickens look out of their pen in a downtown neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia. Results of mid-stage testing of the Baxter vaccine, Celvapan, showed two shots produced an immune response...                

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CDC Recommends ZOSTAVAX®, Merck's Shingles Vaccine, For All Appropriate Adults Aged 60 And Older

medicalnewstoday.com     May 19, 2008   1 related          

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has adopted the unanimous recommendation of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the use of ZOSTAVAX® (Zoster Vaccine Live) for the prevention of shingles in adults aged 60 and older. ZOSTAVAX is the only vaccine to...                

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