Medscape Allergy & Clinical Immunology Headlines

Infant Rotavirus Vaccine Reduced Diarrhea-Related Hospitalizations, ED Visits, and Outpatient Visits

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:56:32 EST

The pentavalent rotavirus vaccine is safe and effective and greatly reduces resource use and expenditures related to diarrheal illness in infants younger than 1 year of age.
Medscape Medical News

Dutch Pull Pfizer Vaccine Batch After Infants Die

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:13:39 EST

Dutch authorities say they have banned use of a batch of Pfizer Inc's (PFE.N) Prevenar, or Prevnar, after three infants died within two weeks of receiving the anti-infection vaccination.
Reuters Health Information

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:38:14 EST

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting.
Medscape Allergy & Clinical Immunology

Status of State Electronic Disease Surveillance Systems -- United States, 2007

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

This study, a first look at the status of implementation of state electronic disease surveillance systems, hints there is considerable room for improvement.
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report

U.S. States, Counties Struggle to Deliver H1N1 Shots

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:58:01 EST

States and counties will be struggling to vaccinate people against the swine flu pandemic well into December and January -- long after the first peak of the virus in the United States, officials said on Wednesday.
Reuters Health Information

Electrical Stimulation Eases Asthma Attack

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:53:41 EST

Electrical stimulation may be a safe option for treating severe asthma flare-ups.
WebMD Health News

Physicians Are Talking About: A Death Foretold

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:14:29 EST

Would you operate on a patient who experienced a premonition of death? Is this a contraindication surgery? Medscape Physician Connect members discuss whether to ignore or heed premonitions.
Medscape Family Medicine

Oseltamivir-Resistant Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in Two Immunosuppressed Patients --- Seattle, Washington, 2009

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

Close monitoring for antiviral drug resistance is needed among immunosuppressed patients being treated for novel influenza A (H1N1) infection.
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report

H1N1 Vaccine Supplies Catching Up

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:53:20 EST

H1N1 vaccine supplies are now "on track" to meet target levels, according to data reported today at a CDC press briefing.
Medscape Medical News

H1N1 Vaccine Protects Pregnant Women

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:01:17 EST

One dose of the H1N1 vaccine works for pregnant women, but children still need 2 doses.
WebMD Health News

Pig DNA Mapped: May Help With Breeding, Vaccines

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:42:36 EST

An international team of researchers said Monday it had mapped the DNA of a domestic pig, work they say could help lead to better breeding techniques as well as improved vaccines against diseases such as swine flu.
Reuters Health Information

H1N1 Flu Study on N95 Masks Retracted

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:26:14 EST

Researchers revise earlier findings suggesting N95 masks are better than surgical masks at preventing flu.
WebMD Health News

Protection From Hepatitis B Vaccine Lasts Decades Following Primary Immunization

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:42:36 EST

In a follow-up study of Alaska Natives who received plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine when they were more than 6 months old, a large majority were still protected 22 years later, investigators report.
Reuters Health Information

Neurologic Complications Associated With Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in Children --- Dallas, Texas, May 2009

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

The potential exists for severe neurologic sequelae associated with seasonal or novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection, as this report indicates.
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report

Non-Response to HBV Vaccine a Sign of Possible Celiac Disease

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:52:36 EST

Celiac disease patients often don't respond to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination, leading Italian researchers to recommend that monitoring responses to the vaccine be routine in celiac patients.
Reuters Health Information