More Rotavirus Vaccination Means Less Rotavirus
The more children who are vaccinated against rotavirus at your pediatrician's office, the less likely it is that your child will be exposed to the gastrointestinal illness, a new study has concluded. That might sound like a no-brainer, but with vaccine coverage as low as 10 percent at some practices included in this study, these findings have significant implications for children unable to be vaccinated against rotavirus. Kids were more than three times more likely to have rotavirus if they were patients at a location where less than 40 percent of other patients received at least one dose of the rotavirus vaccine (compared...
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 12, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tara Haelle Source Type: news
Senegal: Senegalese Children Getting a Healthy Start in Life
[GAVI]One year on from the pneumococcal vaccine launch Senegal introduces the rotavirus vaccine, helping counter the deadly toll of pneumonia and diarrhoea (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 28, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Serum Institute of India to invest Rs 1,000 crore to set up new facility
The company will be making vaccines for pneumonia, rotavirus, dengue and many other diseases in the plant, Adar C Poonawalla dded. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 29, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Defective gene renders diarrhea vaccine ineffective
Every year rotavirus causes half a million diarrhea-related deaths amongst children in developing countries. Existing vaccines provide poor protection. The reason could be a widespread genetic resistance amongst children, according to virologists. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 14, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Sanofi unit starts Phase 3 clinical trial of rotavirus vaccine
India has the largest disease burden for rotavirus gastroenteritis in the world, according to Shantha Chief Executive Harish Iyer. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - October 14, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Sanofi's Rotavirus vaccine enters late-stage trials
PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Tuesday an investigational vaccine designed by its Shantha Biotechnics unit to protect young children from severe diarrhea had entered late-stage clinical trials in India. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Defective gene renders diarrhoea vaccine ineffective
(Linköping University) Every year rotavirus causes half a million diarrhea-related deaths amongst children in developing countries. Existing vaccines provide poor protection. The reason could be a widespread genetic resistance amongst children, according to virologists at Linkoping University in Sweden. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 14, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Immunization Issues in Preterm Infants: Pertussis, Influenza, and Rotavirus
The goal of this article was to familiarize readers with the role, data, and rationale for common immunizations used in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). We discuss the immunodeficiencies that render preterm infants more vulnerable to vaccine-preventable disease, the need to immunize adults against pertussis and influenza, and the role of live, attenuated vaccines in preterm infants. The underused role of rotavirus vaccination is discussed, and we provide strategies for dealing with parents who are vaccine hesitant and concerned about other contents of immunization preparations. (Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - October 1, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Shah, S. I. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
RotaTeq (Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral, Pentavalent) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - September 29, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
What is Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome?
Discussion
Infectious exanthams are usually considered when rashes are bilateral, symmetric and relatively widespread. They usually involve the trunk too and have associated systemic symptoms. Gianotti-Crosti syndrome (GCS) or acropapular dermatitis of childhood is often misdiagnosed because it doesn’t follow these rules. A discussion of common viral exanthams can be reviewed here and a differential diagnosis of rashes by pattern and distributions can be reviewed here.
Dr. Ferdinando Gianotti came from a poor family, underwent several personal tragedies, but entered medicine and created the first department of pedia...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 8, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Niger: Niger Tackles Its Two Biggest Child Killers With Gavi Alliance Support
[GAVI]Niamey -Life-saving pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines are to be provided to all Niger's children (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 7, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Intussusception and Rotavirus VaccinesIntussusception and Rotavirus Vaccines
The rotavirus vaccine comes with an increased risk of intussusception. Do the vaccination benefits still outweigh the risks? The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Journal Article Source Type: news
Kenya: First Lady Margaret Kenyatta Launch Free Rotavirus Vaccine for Babies
[The Star]First lady Margaret Kenyatta on Wednesday launched the free Rotavirus vaccine in Kenya which is aimed at averting over 5,000 deaths among infants. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 17, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: First Lady Presides Over National Launch of Free Rotavirus Vaccine
[Kenya Presidency]The Government has rolled out a free vaccine that will protect infants from diarrhea which is a leading cause of hospitalisation and death in young children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 17, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Childhood stomach bug cases drop by 69% since vaccine introduction
The number of confirmed cases of rotavirus has dropped by 69% since a vaccine to protect against the disease was introduced in the UK a year ago. (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - July 11, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: AMcculloch Tags: *** Editor's Pick Gastroenterology Infectious Disease gsk Latest News public health england Rotarix rotavirus young children Source Type: news
