Allergy/Immunology

• Study urged for pneumococcal vaccine in low-income countries

• February 20, 2012
• Data from parts of Africa suggest that the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is making a dent in pneumococcal disease, all-cause pneumonia and acute...More »

• HPV vaccine unlikely triggered autoimmune disease

• February 9, 2012
• Autoimmune conditions are likely not triggered by the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine, according to recent study findings.
  Chun Chao, PhD, and...More »

• CDC: Adult vaccination rates remain low

• February 6, 2012
• CDC officials reported that adult vaccination coverage during 2010 remained as low as it did from 2008 to 2009 for most routine vaccinations in those aged...More »

• Efforts needed to achieve 2015 measles goal

• February 6, 2012
• Progress has been made during the past few years in global measles control, but 40% of countries still had more than five cases per million at the end of...More »

• Generation X adhered to 2009 H1N1 pandemic recommendations

• January 30, 2012
• A significant number of US adults aged 36 to 39 years — dubbed Generation X — demonstrated the ability to find relevant information and discuss...More »

• Polio no longer endemic in India

• January 12, 2012
• As of Jan. 13, India will have completed a full year without any reported polio cases, according to WHO.
  If all pending laboratory investigations return...More »

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• Growing number of children at risk for dengue fever linked to travel to endemic countries

• December 7, 2011
• PHILADELPHIA — Proper education about dengue fever is needed for parents and children of immigrant families who are from dengue-endemic countries....More »

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• Japanese encephalitis vaccine campaign effective in Nepal

• December 7, 2011
• PHILADELPHIA — A live-attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine campaign was effective at reducing disease incidence in Nepal. Therefore, researchers...More »

• Pertussis outbreak in NY ongoing

• November 30, 2011
• What started out as a small pocket of about a dozen patients with pertussis in one area of Long Island, N.Y., has spread and now includes upward of 200...More »

• Changes coming to allergy immunotherapy

• HemOnc Today, December 10, 2011
• Allergy immunotherapy typically takes months to years until complete resolution of symptoms, but new findings indicate that a different approach may be...More »

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