Kenya: Health Ministry Confirms There Is Chickenpox Outbreak in Mombasa and Nairobi
[Nation] The Health ministry has confirmed an ongoing outbreak of chickenpox in Mombasa and Nairobi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 24, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: Ministry Investigates Chickenpox Outbreak in Mombasa and Nairobi
[Nation] The Ministry of Health is investigating a suspected chickenpox outbreak in Mombasa and Nairobi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 17, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
How much does the chickenpox vaccine cost? Where can you buy the vaccine?
PARENTS dread the day when their beloved child is struck down with chickenpox. Here is a look at where you can buy a vaccine to protect your children. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This doctor breaks down language and cultural barriers to health care
It was the early 1960s, and 9-year-old Eliseo Pérez-Stable was at home in Miami with the chickenpox, dreading his return to the third grade. Nearly a year had passed since his parents in Cuba — fearful of the communists’ rise to power — had sent him out of that country with his grandparents, and he […]Related:Flu nose spray doesn’t work for children; use shots instead, federal expert panel saysDoctors fire back at bad Yelp reviews — and reveal patients’ information online1 in 3 antibiotics prescribed in U.S. are unnecessary, major study finds (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Big drop in chickenpox since 2-dose vaccine began
Cases of the virus have dropped dramatically, especially in certain age groups (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - September 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chickenpox down 85 percent since 2-dose vaccine started: CDC
HealthDay News Chickenpox has continued declining in the United States since 2006, when doctors began routinely recommending a second dose of vaccine, health officials said. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chickenpox Cases Down 85% With 2-Dose Vaccine: CDC
Kids 5 to 14 had the biggest drop in illness (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chickenpox Cases Down 85 Percent Since 2-Dose Vaccine Started: CDC
Kids 5 to 14 had the biggest drop in illnessSource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Chickenpox, Childhood Immunization (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chickenpox Cases Down 85 Percent Since 2-Dose Vaccine Started: CDC
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2016 -- Chickenpox -- which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus -- has continued declining in the United States since 2006, when doctors began routinely recommending a second dose of chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, U.S. health... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
A toddler's chickenpox turned into horrific flesh-eating necrotising fasciitis
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Charlie Cave, from Kempston, Bedfordshire, was just 13-months-old when he developed the early stages of the secondary flesh-eating infection. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why the chickenpox vaccine could be DEADLY in later life
Andrew Pollard, a professor of paediatric infection and Immunity at Oxford University, explains why the vaccine is routinely available in the US and Australia but not in the UK. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Jasper Allen's 'worst case of chickenpox' reveals about GPs' surgeries
Jasper Allen, two years old, came down with what some doctors said was the worst case of chickenpox they had ever seen; his tiny body was smothered in sores, and the pictures were too grisly to bear. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Get Vaccinated for a Healthy Back-to-school Start
By Stacy Simon It won’t be long before the new school year begins and students head back to the classroom - if they haven't already. Protect your children by making sure they are up to date with vaccinations. In fact, your state may require children entering school to be vaccinated against certain diseases. Check with your child’s doctor, your child’s school, or your health department to find out.Some diseases that are preventable through vaccines, such as whooping cough and chickenpox, are still common in the US. Thanks to vaccines, some other diseases are no longer common. But according to the Centers f...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - August 3, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Prevention/Early Detection Cervical Cancer Source Type: news
Petition for a routine chickenpox vaccine gets 3,000 signatures
A vaccine, called Varilrix, is currently only prescribed to children deemed at risk. Sarah Allen, from Cambridgeshire, wants all children to be given it on the NHS following her son Jasper's illness. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mother describes how her son needed morphine for chickenpox
Mother Sarah Allen calls for free chickenpox vaccinations after her toddler had the "worst ever case". (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
