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Scientists concerned at H7N9 bird flu outbreak that has killed 24 people
• Virus killing a fifth of those infected in China• World Health Organisation considers it a serious threatScientists are seriously concerned about a new bird flu virus that is causing severe disease in China, killing a fifth of all those it infects.So far, the virus, known as H7N9, is being transmitted only to humans from chickens, but there are worries that it could mutate into a form that could be passed from one person to another. Five mutations are known to be necessary for that to happen – H7N9 already has two of them. If that occurred, it could spread worldwide with lethal effect.According to the World Health ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 1, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Tags: Bird flu Asia Pacific World news Infectious diseases Health guardian.co.uk Medical research Microbiology China Editorial Science Source Type: news

Self-report compared to electronic medical record across eight adult vaccines: Do results vary by demographic factors?
Abstract Immunizations are crucial to the prevention of disease, thus, having an accurate measure of vaccination status for a population is an important guide in targeting prevention efforts. In order to comprehensively assess the validity of self-reported adult vaccination status for the eight most common adult vaccines we conducted a survey of vaccination receipt and compared it to the electronic medical record (EMR), which was used as the criterion standard, in a population of community-dwelling patients in a large healthcare system. In addition, we assessed whether validity varied by demographic factors. The v...
Source: Vaccine - June 24, 2013 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Rolnick SJ, Parker ED, Nordin JD, Hedblom BD, Wei F, Kerby T, Jackson JM, Crain AL, Euler G Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research

Prevalence and factors associated with 2009 to 2011 influenza vaccinations at a university medical center
Background: Information on the rates and factors associated with influenza vaccinations, although limited, is important because it can inform the development of effective vaccination campaigns in a university medical center setting.Methods: A study was conducted in 2011 to identify individual and organizational level barriers and facilitators to influenza vaccination among clinical and nonclinical personnel (N = 428) from a major university medical center.Results: Seventy-one percent of clinical personnel (n = 170) reported pandemic H1N1 vaccination compared with 27% of nonclinical personnel (n = 258), even though vacci...
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 28, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kathleen A. Crowley, Ronnie Myers, Lori A. Magda, Stephen S. Morse, Paul Brandt-Rauf, Robyn R.M. Gershon Tags: Major Articles Source Type: research

Flu research may lead to universal vaccine
Conclusion This research has identified that CD8+ T-cells are linked with protection against different strains of influenza. They are also linked with reduced severity of flu. The authors note that current vaccines that use inactivated forms of the flu virus protect against specific strains, and do not induce a strong maintained T-cell response. They suggest that, in light of their findings, this may be the reason why they produce limited protection across different subtypes of influenza virus. They say that further testing is needed to see if the live vaccines being used are better at producing cross-subtype protection, ...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medication Medical practice Source Type: news

New deadly strain of bird flu may have emerged
“Experts are concerned about the spread of a new strain of bird flu that has already killed one woman in China,” BBC News reports. The new strain, which has evolved from an existing bird flu virus called H10N8, has infected two people in China. A case report in The Lancet medical journal warns that potential for a new pandemic “should not be underestimated”. Their genetic tests of the strain suggests it has adapted to infect humans more easily.  That said, experts suggest there is currently no cause for alarm. There is no evidence that the new strain can pass between humans. Also, the woman who died of the ne...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine flu QA articles Medical practice Source Type: news

Factors affecting decision concerning influenza vaccination among students of medical faculties.
Abstract Influenza is one of the most common cyclic respiratory diseases in humans. Methods of prevention are multidirectional, but the most effective and most efficacious way to prevent influenza and its complications is through preventive vaccination. This work aims to determine different factors affecting the decision concerning influenza vaccine. The percentage of people vaccinated against the flu was evaluated, as well as their knowledge of post-influenza complications, etc. among full-time students and bridging studies of nursing and physiotherapy (full-time and part-time) at the University of Technology and...
Source: Acta Biochim Pol - December 19, 2014 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Woźniak Kosek A, Kempińska-Mirosławska B, Mendrycka M, Saracen A, Hoser G Tags: Acta Biochim Pol Source Type: research

Adults may only get 'real flu' every five years
Conclusion This complex scientific study looked at which factors might influence the immune response to flu over someone’s lifetime and also produced an estimate of how frequently people in different age groups are affected by flu. The details are of interest mainly to other scientists involved in studying the flu virus, how it may evolve and the best way to protect ourselves against it. When considering the results, it is important to note that these are estimates. They are based on blood samples from 150 people. This means there would have been a limited number of people in each age group, which spanned age seven to 64...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medical practice Source Type: news

Volume: 26 Issue: 4
This article documents the first case of TSS associated with the use of a menstrual cup in a 37-year-old woman. The authors also discuss the history of TSS associated with tampon use and the mechanisms by which menstrual cups may also lead to the syndrome. Avian influenza A (H5N1) infection with respiratory failure and meningoencephalitis in a Canadian travellerSince 1997, more than 600 individuals worldwide have been infected with the poultry-originating influenza, H5N1. This report describes the first case of avian influenza A (H5N1) in the Western hemisphere in a 28-year-old woman who had just returned from a trip to Be...
Source: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology - December 23, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Building a Patient's Wheelchair Ramp, Encouraging Flu Vaccinations and Recognizing 35 Years of Service
FIGHTING THE FLU Flu season comes every year, yet not enough people get vaccinated with the widely available flu shot. This is a particular problem in the medical field. "I think the biggest hurdle for EMS professionals is having an ˜invincible' mindset,"says Director of Marketing Communications for ProTransport-1 Carly Clements. "In the simplest form, our crews take care of people for a living, so often they might forget that they themselves need protecting from illness. ProTransport-1, a medical transport company serving the San Francisco, Sacramento and surrounding valley areas of central California, dec...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - December 22, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: General News Source Type: news

Effect of Patient-Centered Medical Home on Preventive Services for Adolescents and Young Adults
CONCLUSIONS: Overall, patients enrolled in PCMHs had higher odds of receiving multiple preventive services.
Source: PEDIATRICS - May 31, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Garcia-Huidobro, D., Shippee, N., Joseph-DiCaprio, J., OBrien, J. M., Svetaz, M. V. Tags: Community Pediatrics, Community Health Services, Adolescent Health/Medicine Article Source Type: research

First time flu infection may affect lifetime immunity
Conclusion This modelling study shows how the strains of influenza A – "bird flu" – circulating when a person is born give them lifelong protection against new subtypes with the same H protein groups. The researchers call this immune imprinting. This may help to explain the high severity and mortality rate seen among certain groups. For example, the massive flu pandemic of 1918 was an H1N1 strain. This had a very high fatality rate among young adults, which the researchers consider may have been because when they were born (between 1880 and 1900), H3 was the dominant strain. Therefore they had no protection w...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medical practice Source Type: news

Text message reminders for vaccination of adolescents with chronic medical conditions: A randomized clinical trial.
CONCLUSION: Plain text message vaccine reminders appear to have a positive effect compared to educational ones in the short-term and for certain families. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT02231957 (www.clinicaltrials.gov). PMID: 28736201 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Vaccine - July 20, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Hofstetter AM, Barrett A, Camargo S, Rosenthal SL, Stockwell MS Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research

Vaccination Coverage of Adolescents With Chronic Medical Conditions
Conclusions Pockets of undervaccination and missed opportunities exist among adolescents with CMCs. Greater, more timely influenza vaccination suggests that optimal vaccination of high-risk adolescents is possible.
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - September 19, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

“One of the greatest medical success stories:” Physicians and nurses’ small stories about vaccine knowledge and anxieties
Publication date: Available online 20 November 2017 Source:Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Terra Manca In recent years, the Canadian province of Alberta experienced outbreaks of measles, mumps, pertussis, and influenza. Even so, the dominant cultural narrative maintains that vaccines are safe, effective, and necessary to maintain population health. Many vaccine supporters have expressed anxieties that stories that contradict this narrative have lowered herd immunity levels because they frighten the public into avoiding vaccination. As such, vaccine policies often emphasize educating parents and the public abo...
Source: Social Science and Medicine - November 21, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research