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Despite Vaccine, Public Should Not Get Complacent About Pneumococcal Disease

Although the childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has been a boon in reducing the incidence invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), the public and the medical community must not get complacent, as non-vaccine strains, some resistant to antibiotics, are on the rise, said scientists at a meeting in Boston."We have a vaccine that has dramatically reduced the total burden of pneumococcal disease.
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02 Dec 2008 01:57:27

Adding Up the Many Dangers of Tobacco -- and Finding New Ones - Voice of America

Voice of America Adding Up the Many Dangers of Tobacco -- and Finding New Ones Voice of America - Advisers to America's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that pneumococcal pneumonia threatens smokers more than nonsmokers. ...
01 Dec 2008 07:21:10

Some US doctors may give up vaccines due to cost - The Associated Press

ABC News Some US doctors may give up vaccines due to cost The Associated Press - One example of the disparity was a vaccine that protects against pneumococcal disease. The per-dose difference ranged from a $40 profit to an $11 loss. ... Immunization Puts Mounting Financial Pressure on Physicians Some Physicians Consider Ending Vaccinations Because of Low ...
01 Dec 2008 07:00:26

Scrutiny Grows of Drug Trials Abroad - Wall Street Journal

Scrutiny Grows of Drug Trials Abroad Wall Street Journal - In the Wyeth study, which is testing a new pneumococcal vaccine called Prevnar-13 against the widely used Prevnar, the question is whether local ...
01 Dec 2008 02:19:42

More babies receive pneumococcal disease vaccinations - Channel News Asia

More babies receive pneumococcal disease vaccinations Channel News Asia, Singapore - Two years ago, 8-year-old Ng Rui contracted pneumonia caused by pneumococcal disease. She spent 23 days in the hospital and even had to go for a minor ...
26 Nov 2008 17:02:33

NEWS NETWORK FOR THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY - MaximsNews Network

NEWS NETWORK FOR THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MaximsNews Network, NY - More than 800000 children in Rwanda and Gambia are also expected to be vaccinated against pneumococcal disease thanks to an approved donation from Wyeth of ...
26 Nov 2008 08:20:58

7 million Pneumonia cases in Pakistan: ASAP - Regional Times

7 million Pneumonia cases in Pakistan: ASAP Regional Times, Pakistan - KARACHI: Asian Strategic Alliance for Pneumococcal Disease Prevention (ASAP) is first and only grouping of its kind in the region formed to specifically ...
24 Nov 2008 09:06:05

Monday Medical: Pneumococcal vaccine protects against disease - Steamboat Pilot

Monday Medical: Pneumococcal vaccine protects against disease Steamboat Pilot, CO - They are various forms of pneumococcal disease, which is a leading cause of serious illness for children and adults throughout the world. ...
21 Nov 2008 02:57:30

Pneumonia shots also offered at final flu clinic Dec. 2 - Swampscott Reporter

Pneumonia shots also offered at final flu clinic Dec. 2 Swampscott Reporter, MA - Pneumococcal pneumonia is a bacterial infection that can affect the lungs (pneumonia), blood (bacteremia) and met membrane that covers the brain ...
20 Nov 2008 21:44:14

Flu shots still available - Sequoyah County Times

Flu shots still available Sequoyah County Times, OK - Unlike the influenza vaccine, the pneumococcal vaccine does not need to be given every year. The vaccine is available at physicians offices and the health ... Tickborne illnesses up in Oklahoma
18 Nov 2008 20:21:47

Immunization Rates Lag in Older African-American and Hispanic ... - MarketWatch

Immunization Rates Lag in Older African-American and Hispanic ... MarketWatch - The disparity is even greater for pneumococcal vaccine, with 62 percent of older whites receiving the vaccine, compared to only 36 percent of blacks and 33 ...

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