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CDC Hosts Briefing on Adolescent Vaccination Coverage
On August 25th the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hosted a briefing on adolescent vaccination coverage. The briefing featured comments by Dr. Melinda Wharton, Deputy Director at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at the CDC. While immunization rates for tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine and meningococcal vaccine saw double digit increases, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates increased just slightly. In her remarks, Dr. Wharton emphasized the CDC’s disappointment in the poor adoption of the HPV vaccine. The Read More >
Institute of Medicine Releases Report on Adverse Effects of Vaccines: Evidence and Causality
On August 25th the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a consensus report titled “Adverse Effects of Vaccines: Evidence and Causality”. The independent panel researched adverse effects associated with eight common childhood vaccines. The panel found there are no links between vaccines and autism or Type 1 diabetes and rarely connections to other adverse events. The IOM makes the following conclusions from the report: “The committee finds that evidence convincingly supports a causal relationship between some vaccines Read More >
Vaccinate Adults to Protect Children
By Jennifer Wider, M.D., Founder/President, medical advisor for the Society for Women’s Health Research Mention the word vaccination and most people think of babies, toddlers and school-age children. But as the fact is, adults also need to be vaccinated (when and where appropriate) to keep themselves and their children safe. Unfortunately, far too many adults overlook these lifesaving measures. According to a recent report conducted by the Trust for America’s Health, a non-profit organization in Read More >
Immunization Awareness Month: The importance of recommended vaccinations
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. As children prepare to return to school, it is important for them to receive nationally recommended vaccines against diseases such as measles. While reduced incidence of measles in the U.S. has led to widespread complacency about the disease, there were 118 reported cases of measles in this country from January 1 to May 20, 2011 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles is a serious disease Read More >
Stopping ALS: An interview with Dr. Perrin from ALS TDI
What is ALS? How widespread is the disease? Are there any treatments for ALS? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease and outside the US as Motor Neuron Disease (MND) or Charcot’s Disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons in the brain (upper motor neurons) and spinal cord (lower motor neurons) and affects muscle function. Dr. Steven Perrin is the CEO, CSO and Vice Chairman of the ALS Therapy Read More >
