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Safety of Tdap vaccine in pregnant women: an observational study
Conclusions Vaccination with Tdap in pregnant women was well tolerated with no SAE likely to be caused by the vaccine. Trial registration number ACTRN12613001045707.
Source: BMJ Open - April 17, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Petousis-Harris, H., Walls, T., Watson, D., Paynter, J., Graham, P., Turner, N. Tags: Open access, Infectious diseases, Paediatrics Research Source Type: research

Experiences and Psychosocial Impact of West Africa Ebola Deployment on US Health Care Volunteers
CONCLUSIONS The urge to do something to help in an international medical crisis is understandable and admirable, but the adverse impacts reported by participants here – at every stage of deployment, suggest that preparedness for these missions needs improvement and at the very least, high risk missions should be limited to more seasoned and well trained (for conditions in the field) personnel. While volunteering for a medical mission during a health crisis can be very rewarding, both professionally and personally, it can also be very disruptive and impactful. All volunteers for high risk missions must be made fully aware...
Source: PLOS Currents Outbreaks - September 21, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Robyn Gershon Source Type: research

How Common is α -1-Antitrypsin Deficiency?
Discussion α-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (A1AT) is a common single-gene mutation disease that is homozygous recessive. The normal allele is called M and the most common abnormal allele is Z. There are other alleles though. The gene codes for one of the primary protease inhibitors in the serum, thus those who are homozygous for the Z gene are sometimes referred to as “PIZZ” or “PIZ.” α-1-Antitrypsin is found in all body tissues but is especially important in the serum and lung. As noted it is one of the primary neutrophil protease inhibitors in the serum, and acts to neutralize these enzymes...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 24, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

10 things parents should know about flu shots
Follow me on Twitter @drClaire We started giving flu shots at our practice last week, and it made me not just happy, but relieved. I know how bad influenza can be and I always feel better when we can start preventing it. Every year, influenza sickens millions, hospitalizes hundreds of thousands, and kills tens of thousands. This is not your average common cold. While it is especially dangerous for anyone who already has a health problem (such as a weakened immune system, or heart or lung problems), it can be dangerous for healthy people, too. Even if you don’t get that sick from the flu, aside from missing school or work...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Cold and Flu Infectious diseases Parenting Prevention Vaccines Source Type: blogs

Is “man flu” really a thing?
Follow me on Twitter @RobShmerling This one got by me. I’d never heard of “man flu” but according to a new study of the topic, the term is “so ubiquitous that it has been included in the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries. Oxford defines it as ‘a cold or similar minor ailment as experienced by a man who is regarded as exaggerating the severity of the symptoms.’” Another reference called it “wimpy man” syndrome. Wow. I’d heard it said (mostly in jest) that if men had to carry and deliver babies, humankind would have long ago gone extinct. But wimpy man syndrome? I just had to learn more. What is man flu? ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Cold and Flu Health Infectious diseases Men's Health Source Type: blogs

Can You Avoid Lumbar Puncture in Febrile Neonates?
I don’t have a problem with lumbar punctures in febrile neonates. In fact, my son ended up with three lumbar punctures before aging out of the febrile seizure protocols. I do have a problem, however, with doing unnecessary spinal taps. The emotional stress of a neonatal LP on parents is significant, and the physical stress of the procedure on the infant is also substantial.     The pain of the needle and the unique restraint required for the procedure are also potentially problematic. The pain of the needle can be minimized by EMLA cream (eutectic mixture of local anesthetics [lidocaine and prilocaine]) and local ...
Source: M2E Too! Mellick's Multimedia EduBlog - May 1, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

The Luxury to Choose
By TRAVIS BIAS, MD The 80 year-old woman lay on her mat, her legs powerless, looking up at the small group that had come to visit her. There were no more treatment options left. The oral liquid morphine we had brought in the small plastic bottle had blunted her pain. But, she would be dead in the coming days. The cervical cancer that was slowly taking her life is a notoriously horrible disease if left undetected and untreated and that is exactly what had happened in this case. We had traveled hours by van along dirt roads to this village with a team of health workers from Hospice Africa Uganda, the country’s authority o...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Gardasil Hospice Africa Uganda vaccines Source Type: blogs

Recurrence of pericarditis after influenza vaccination: a case report and review of the literature.
CONCLUSIONS: Pericarditis following immunization for influenza is very rarely reported in the literature. In a few cases, influenza vaccination seems likely responsible. We suggest considering recent immunization in patient's history as part of the differential diagnosis in elderly with chest pain. PMID: 29728118 [PubMed - in process]
Source: BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology - May 10, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: BMC Pharmacol Toxicol Source Type: research

Tropical Travel Trouble 009 Humongous HIV Extravaganza
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog aka Tropical Travel Trouble 009 The diagnosis of HIV is no longer fatal and the term AIDS is becoming less frequent. In many countries, people with HIV are living longer than those with diabetes. This post will hopefully teach the basics of a complex disease and demystify some of the potential diseases you need to consider in those who are severely immunosuppressed. While trying to be comprehensive this post can not be exhaustive (as you can imagine any patient with a low ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - July 7, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Amanda McConnell Tags: Clinical Cases Tropical Medicine AIDS art cryptococcoma cryptococcus HIV HIV1 HIV2 PEP PrEP TB toxoplasma tuberculoma Source Type: blogs

Tropical Travel Trouble 010 Fever, Arthralgia and Rash
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog aka Tropical Travel Trouble 010 Peer Reviewer: Dr Jennifer Ho, ID physician QLD, Australia You are an ED doc working in Perth over schoolies week. An 18 yo man comes into ED complaining of fever, rash a “cracking headache” and body aches. He has just hopped off the plane from Bali where he spent the last 2 weeks partying, boozing and running amok. He got bitten by “loads” of mosquitoes because he forgot to take insect repellent. On examination he looks miserable,...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - July 16, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Amanda McConnell Tags: Clinical Cases Tropical Medicine arthralgia dengue fever rash Source Type: blogs

The effect of exercise on local and systemic adverse reactions after vaccinations - Outcomes of two randomized controlled trials.
DISCUSSION: In two separate trials, a short bout of exercise reduced reported adverse reactions after vaccinations for local and systemic adverse reactions. Gender differences in reported local and systemic adverse reactions were more evident among adolescents than young adults. These findings support the need for further work to examine the potential benefit of exercise in improving vaccination procedures. PMID: 30301642 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Vaccine - October 6, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Lee VY, Booy R, Skinner SR, Fong J, Edwards KM Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for preventing acute otitis media in children.
CONCLUSIONS: Administration of the licenced CRM197-PCV7 and PHiD-CV10 during early infancy is associated with large relative risk reductions in pneumococcal AOM. However, the effects of these vaccines on all-cause AOM is far more uncertain. We found no evidence of a beneficial effect on all-cause AOM of administering PCVs in high-risk infants, after early infancy (i.e. in children one year and above), and in older children with a history of respiratory illness. Compared to control vaccines, PCVs were associated with an increase in mild local reactions (redness, swelling), fever, and pain and/or tenderness. We found no evid...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - May 27, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Fortanier AC, Venekamp RP, Boonacker CW, Hak E, Schilder AG, Sanders EA, Damoiseaux RA Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

Influenza Vaccine-related Subacromial/Subdeltoid Bursitis: A Case Report
We present a case of one such uncommon side effect, influenza vaccine-related subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis. A 72-year-old female presented with severe shoulder pain following influenza vaccination. The pain persisted for up to two months despite conservative measures, and MRI demonstrated moderate subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis. Vaccine-related shoulder dysfunction includes a range of pathology, from osteonecrosis to bursitis, which will be reviewed in this report. Recognition of infrequent vaccine-related musculoskeletal pathology is important to prevent delay of diagnosis.
Source: Journal of Radiology Case Reports - June 20, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Comparative safety of high-dose versus standard-dose influenza vaccination in patients with end-stage renal disease.
CONCLUSIONS: The risks of serious adverse events were low and similar between treatment groups; however, HDV recipients had increased risks of several milder adverse events compared with SDV recipients, consistent with clinical trial findings in the general population of older adults. These results add important information to inform the risk-benefit tradeoff of the use of HDV versus SDV in patients with ESRD. PMID: 32565346 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Vaccine - June 17, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Layton JB, McGrath LJ, Sahrmann JM, Ma Y, Dharnidharka VR, O'Neil C, Weber DJ, Butler AM Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research