Child hospitalised in measles outbreak
ireland.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
A child was tonight fighting for its life after contracting pneumonia from an outbreak of measles, health chiefs confirmed.
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Young measles victim fighting for life
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | yesterday
A child was tonight fighting for its life after contracting pneumonia from an outbreak of measles, health chiefs confirmed.
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Honest to Peet: Amanda Peet in SELF Magazine
lilSugar (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Not one to shy away from controversy or the honest truth, it's no surprise that mommy Amanda Peet is the cover girl on the December issue of SELF . The sexy mum shows off her postpartum bod and dishes on her role in the vaccinations debate , her typical date night and how she stays in shape. As the star in the upcoming flick 2012 , she's a busy mom who somehow seems to keep her priorities in line...
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Measles Vaccination Campaign Starts in Khomas Region Today!
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The Ministry of Health and Social Services begins a measles vaccination drive in the Khomas Region today, and is calling on the parents of all children aged six- to 59 months (just under five years old) to get their children to the nearest clinic to be vaccinated.
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Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign Underway In 3 African Countries
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The World Health Organization is set to launch the largest-ever vaccination campaign against yellow fever in three African countries.Next week, WHO, UNICEF, national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Médecins sans Frontières and other partners will be taking part in a mass vaccination campaign in an effort to help 11.9 million people in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, where the highest...
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Anti-vaccination Body Count
Dr. X's Free Associations (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Ionian Enchantment writes: South Africa is in the grip of a measles epidemic (luckily confined primarily to the province of Gauteng), with 2000 cases and 4 deaths. The culprit? Parents not vaccinating their children (among other things) due to the fear that jabs can cause autism. Continue reading
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10 Technologies That Made News In 2009 And Warrant Watching In 2010
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A "nanogenerator" that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido and Fluffy, a long-awaited once-a-month pill for both ticks and fleas. It's list season, the time to prepare inventories of what stood out in 2009 and holds promise for the year ahead....
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ACS: 10 News-Making Technologies From 2009 - To Watch In 2010
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A "nanogenerator" that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake.
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List makers take note: 10 technologies that made news in 2009 and warrant watching in 2010
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A "nanogenerator" that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido and Fluffy, a long-awaited once-a-month pill for both ticks and fleas. Those three advances are among hundreds publicized during 2009 by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest...
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Anti-vaccination and South Africa's measels outbreak
Ionian Enchantment (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
South Africa is in the grip of a measles epidemic (luckily confined primarily to the province of Gauteng ), with 2000 cases and 4 deaths . The culprit? Parents not vaccinating their children (among other things) due to the fear that jabs can cause autism. Before getting into a bit more detail, I want to praise reporter Kim Hawley at the Times (of South Africa) for getting the story exactly right:...
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Research Assistant post in NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY, PUNE
Phd Position in Biology (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY, PUNE INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH) 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Post Box No.11, Next to Marathi Church, Pune 411 001 Applications in the prescribed from are invited on or before 16th November, 2009 for the following vacancies under Non-Institutional ad-hoc projects entitled. I) “Measles Aerosol Vaccine Clinical Trail Phase II/III.” Scientist ‘II’...
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Four Dead in South Africa Over Measles Vaccine Fears
The Lay Scientist (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
South Africa is in the grip of a Measles epidemic that has affected over 2,000 people and killed four, with the majority of cases occurring in the Guateng region. But an unusual feature of this outbreak is that it isn't necessarily poorer families being effected. The South African Department of Health have noted an unusual pattern to the cases. "One striking feature of this latest outbreak is...
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Congo army attacked measles vaccine sites- Aid agency
turenchi (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Congolese soldiers involved in a United Nations-backed offensive against Rwandan rebels attacked villages where thousands of civilians had gathered to receive measles jabs.According to ...Congolese soldiers involved in a United Nations-backed offensive against Rwandan rebels attacked villages where thousands of civilians had gathered to receive measles jabs.According to ...
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MSF: DR Congo army has used vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians in N. Kivu
Congo Watch (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The Congolese government says military operations in the area have been suspended to allow an inquiry into the UN allegations that soldiers had killed civilians. From BBC News Friday, 6 November 2009: DR Congo army 'used aid as bait' The Democratic Republic of Congo army has used vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians, says aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Thousands of...
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Tim Ellis: A Question of Harm - The Legacy of Vaccination
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Age of Vaccines In the early '60s, there were approximately 450,000 measles cases and an average of 450 measles-associated deaths reported each year in...
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New Report on "Infectious Diseases Drugs Markets" available through Aarkstore Enterprise
aarkstore | 09/30/2009
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), six infectious diseases—pneumonia, tuberculosis, diarrhoeal diseases, malaria, measles and HIV/AIDS—account for half of all premature deaths worldwide, killing mostly children and young adults. What’s more, threatening pandemics such as swine flu (H1N1 influenza A virus) are adding significant pressure to already strained healthcare budgets of governments...