ORV 116E cost effective for prevention of rotavirus in India
(Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News)
Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - November 1, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
What Causes Hypernatremia?
Discussion
Hypernatremia is a serum sodium of > 150 mEq/L. Basic causes are too much sodium or too little free water.
If body weight is normal or increased, there is an increase in total body sodium without an appropriate increase in total body water. Normally when the serum sodium is increased there is transient hypertonicity of the plasma which causes the thirst center to be stimulated and antidiuretic hormone (ADH) to be released. The thirst center tells the person to drink more water and ADH causes the kidney to retain free water. This normally will allow the plasma tonicity to go back to normal. Treatment is by t...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 30, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
New vaccine shows significant efficacy against rotavirus
A Phase 3 clinical trial in India of the rotavirus vaccine BRV-PV known as ROTASIIL shows the vaccine is safe and effective against severe rotavirus. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - September 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Serum Institute's vaccine demonstrates significant efficacy against severe rotavirus
(PATH) Results from a Phase 3 efficacy study in India of the Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.'s rotavirus vaccine BRV-PV (known as ROTASIIL ® ) were published in the journal Vaccine. The study showed the vaccine to be safe, well tolerated, and to provide significant efficacy against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis. In 2013, an estimated 47,100 rotavirus deaths occurred in India, 22 percent of all rotavirus deaths that occurred globally. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 26, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Rotavirus vaccines reduce diarrhea hospitalizations in kids
A recent study found the rotavirus vaccine has reduced hospitalizations of children in the United States by more than 380,000 between 2008 and 2013. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rotavirus Vaccine Cut Kids' Hospitalization, Medical Costs
Virus a common cause of diarrhea among children, study authors reportSource: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diarrhea, Infant and Newborn Care, Rotavirus Infections (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rotavirus Vaccine Cut Kids' Hospitalization, Medical Costs
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2017 -- Hundreds of thousands of cases of diarrhea in young children have been prevented since routine vaccination against rotavirus began in the United States a decade ago, a new study shows.
That has translated into a savings of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 10, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Rotavirus Vaccine Cut Kids' Hospitalization, Medical Costs
Title: Rotavirus Vaccine Cut Kids' Hospitalization, Medical CostsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/10/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/10/2017 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - August 10, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Rotavirus vaccines continue to reduce diarrhea hospitalizations, medical costs in US kids
(Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society) Following the introduction of routine childhood vaccination against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrheal illness, more than 380,000 children avoided hospitalization for diarrhea from 2008 to 2013 in the US, thus saving an estimated $1.2 billion in direct medical costs. The estimates, from a new study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, provide additional evidence for the substantial impact of routine rotavirus vaccination. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 10, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Papers of note in Nature 546 (7660)
This week’s articles highlight a mechanism by which melanoma cells prepare the metastatic niche, intestinal defense against rotavirus, and immune tolerance in the human fetus. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - July 4, 2017 Category: Science Authors: VanHook, A. M. Tags: STKE Editors ' Choice Source Type: news
Rotavirus vaccination cost effective in Bangladesh
(Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News)
Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - July 1, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Study pinpoints protein key to fighting a common intestinal illness
Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhea in infants and young children worldwide. It is highly infectious and potentially deadly. The virus, which has evolved strategies to evade the immune system, is the focus of new research lead by immunologist Richard Flavell and published in Nature. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - June 21, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Yale News Source Type: news
NCBI ’s Virus Variation Resource Enhancements Include Standardized Search Criteria
NCBI ’s Virus Variation resource makes it easy to find genome and protein sequences for a number of viruses – no more stumbling through multiple synonyms to find what you need. Now you can search using standardized biological criteria and intuitive…Continue reading→ (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 30, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NCBI Staff Tags: What's New Dengue Ebolavirus influenza MERS Rotavirus variation viruses West Nile Zika Source Type: news
This World Health Organization Leadership Election Is Crucial, And It's Getting Ugly
There is less than a week to go in the race to be the next Director-General of the World Health Organization. And given the WHO’s recent mis-steps, especially with regard to Ebola, this is a crucial election. Unfortunately, the race just got terribly nasty with its own “dirty tricks.”
The race has boiled down to a contest between Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia and Dr. David Nabarro of Britain.
Tedros, as he is universally known, is the former minister of health and foreign minister of Ethiopia. Under his leadership, Ethiopia trained and deployed approximately 40,000 community health...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Have a look at today ' s featured articles from NEJM Group:NEJM Catalyst: Data science strategy can help … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - March 27, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
