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9 northern Idaho kids infected with pertussis
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — State health officials say nine children in northern Idaho's Kootenai County have the highly contagious illness pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Panhandle Health District Epidemiologist Dave Hylsky told The...Tags: Coughing, Symptoms, Whooping Cough, Diseases and Illnesses
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Prosecutors warn of sending chickenpox by mail
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal prosecutor is warning parents not to try a new scheme for dodging vaccines: sending items infected with chickenpox through the mail. Jerry Martin, the U.S. attorney in Nashville, pointed out it's illegal and unsafe...Tags: The Associated Press, Justice System, Chickenpox, Lawyers, Prosecution
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Deadly dog disease poses concern for local vets and shelters
SOUTH BEND — It's a disease that can kill your dog, and vets and animal shelters in our area are seeing more cases of it. It's the parvovirus and it's extremely contagious.
Veterinarian Martin Langhofer of Western Veterinarian Clinic says something...Tags: Symptoms, Drugs and Medicines, Hospitals and Clinics, Animal Attacks, Health
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FDA says Pfizer's Prevnar vaccine works in adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health scientists say Pfizer's best-selling vaccine Prevnar is at least as effective as a competing vaccine from Merck at helping prevent potentially deadly infections in adults Prevnar 13 is designed to reduce the risk of...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, DC, Pharmaceuticals, Ear Infection
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Vaccines group plans to buy cervical cancer shots
LONDON (AP) — A global vaccines group says it is working to buy shots to protect up to 2 million women and young girls in poor countries from cervical cancer. After a meeting in Bangladesh this week, the GAVI alliance said women and young girls...Tags: Health Organizations, Charity, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry
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State: Measles outbreak spreads in NE Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State health officials are urging people in northeastern Indiana to make sure their immunizations are up to date following a measles outbreak in the region.
The Indiana State Department of Health said Friday that 13 case of...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Indiana, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Measles
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Panel to pregnant moms: Get whooping cough shots
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal advisory panel is recommending that pregnant women get vaccinated against whooping cough. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday voted to recommend the shot for pregnant women who previously were...Tags: Whooping Cough, Drugs and Medicines, California, Health, Physical Conditions
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CDC seeks input on meningitis vaccine for infants
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are hearing from parents, health care providers and others in New Hampshire as it starts exploring whether infants should be vaccinated against meningitis, a rare but...Tags: New Hampshire, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Meningitis, Human Body, Drugs and Medicines
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Is a repeat flu shot needed? This fall, maybe not
ATLANTA (AP) — Vaccine makers said this month they plan to make a record amount of flu vaccine for this fall and winter — enough for more than half the population. It's just not clear all those people will need it. This year's flu shot will...Tags: Flu Vaccine, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Health, Flu
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Berrien County immunization goals are on track
The Berrien County Health Department require preschools and daycare centers in the county submit their immunization reports twice per year, health officials said.
It is an effort to raise county immunization rates and have children ready for kindergarten...Tags: Preschools, Schools, Human Body, Pharmaceuticals, Education
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Flu expert: Vaccine sourcing key in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — An American expert tasked with reviewing the World Health Organization's response to the swine flu outbreak says a more efficient way of sourcing vaccines is needed to prepare for future pandemics. Dr. Harvey Fineberg says rich...Tags: Swine Flu, Health Organizations, Pharmaceuticals, Health, Elections
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Japan halts vaccines after deaths of 4 children
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has temporarily stopped using vaccines from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis SA of France while it investigates the deaths of four children who were inoculated, the health ministry said Monday. The decision to...Tags: Sanofi-Aventis, Meningitis, France, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals
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