Largest Study Ever Finds No Link Between Measles Vaccine, Autism
MONDAY, March 4, 2019 -- Amid ongoing U.S. measles outbreaks, one of the largest studies to date provides fresh evidence that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine does not cause autism.
Danish researchers found no link between the MMR... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 4, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
No link found between MMR vaccine and autism
(American College of Physicians) A nationwide cohort study of all children born in Denmark to Danish-born mothers between 1999 through 2010 concluded that the mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) vaccine does not increase the risk of autism, does not trigger autism in susceptible children, and is not associated with clustering of autism cases following vaccination. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 4, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
A Brooklyn Yeshiva Is Responsible for 21 Measles Infections In Growing Outbreak, Health Officials Say
A measles outbreak is spreading within New York City’s Orthodox Jewish community, with 21 cases coming from a single yeshiva in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, according to city health officials.
The New York City Department of Health announced Thursday that 121 people have contracted measles since the outbreak began in October, and 31 cases have been newly identified. The vast majority of cases have affected children, particularly in the Borough Park and Williamsburg neighborhoods of Brooklyn. The outbreak’s initial case was acquired when a person visited Israel, where a measles outbreak is in progress, according to h...
Source: TIME: Health - March 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime onetime public health Source Type: news
' We Need to Get to Zero' on Measles: NIAID Chief to House Panel
(MedPage Today) -- Members from both parties express support for measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 27, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Measles Outbreak: Your Questions Answered
The disease was declared eliminated in 2000. So far this year, there have been more than 100 cases. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: PAM BELLUCK and ADEEL HASSAN Tags: Measles Vaccination and Immunization Children and Childhood Mumps Babies and Infants Centers for Disease Control and Prevention World Health Organization Washington (State) Texas New York City German Measles (Rubella) Source Type: news
Why a Mom Finally Decided to Vaccinate Her Kids After 15 Years —And What That Can Teach Us About Talking to Vaccine Skeptics
For 15 years, Kristina Kruzan refused to vaccinate her three children. When the Seattle-area doula’s eldest son was 3, she says, she started to search the internet for more information about vaccines. She realized that there was a lot she didn’t know about vaccines — but when she went to pediatricians for answers, she says, they seemed annoyed that she was even asking questions.
“You want me to poke a needle in my baby’s skin, put chemicals in them and you can’t even tell me what it’s made of?” she says. Without more information, she says, she didn’t feel like she could...
Source: TIME: Health - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Infectious Disease onetime washington Source Type: news
Washington measles outbreak draws crowd to hearing on vaccine law
Hundreds of Washington residents demanding the right to choose whether to vaccinate their children packed a public hearing Friday to oppose a bill that would make it harder for families to opt out of immunization requirements for measles, mumps and rubella amid the state’s worst measles outbreak in more than two decades. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - February 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
Amid Measles Outbreak, Docs Hope Facts Top Myths
According to the CDC, more than 90% of children have gotten the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. But there are pockets in the country that fall well below the 90% considered crucial for protection. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Measles Outbreak Is Hitting the Pacific Northwest. Now There ’s a Surge in People Getting Vaccinated
MMR vaccine rates in two areas in the Pacific Northwest, which has been at the epicenter of a measles outbreak, are surging as people rush to protect themselves and their children from the virus.
In Clark County, Washington – where about 50 people have been infected since the outbreak started – more than 6 times as many people were vaccinated for measles from January 13 to February 2 compared to the same period last year, according to a spokesperson for Washington State Department of Health.
The rush to receive the MMR vaccine – which inoculates the recipient from measles, mumps and rubella – in Cla...
Source: TIME: Health - February 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized health onetime washington Source Type: news
Morning Break: Instagram Egg'Cracks'; Rubella Scare; Trump to Tackle HIV
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Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 5, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Rubella: Why Its Appearance At A Detroit Auto Show Is A Problem
Rubella is also called German measles, but it is not caused by the measles virus and has a completely different set of problems. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 3, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
Officials: Detroit auto show attendee diagnosed with rubella
Michigan health officials say people who attended the North American International Auto Show in Detroit might have been exposed to the viral illness rubella (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Notes From The Field: Mumps Outbreak in a Recently Vaccinated Population - Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia, August-December, 2017
On August 6, 2017, the Kosrae Department of Health Services in the Federated States of Micronesia reported a confirmed case of mumps in a resident aged 18 years. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 31, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine Safety MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Outbreaks Source Type: news
What Are Common Causes of Blindness in Children?
Discussion
According to the World Health Organization, about 1.3 billion people have some form of visual impairment. Most people with visual impairments are >50 years old, more are female than male, and more live in resource-limited areas than resource-rich areas. Most visual impairments are avoidable (80%) in all age groups with the leading causes globally and across ages being uncorrected refractive errors and cataracts.
The most common causes of blindness are:
Refractive errors, uncorrected
Cataract
Age-related macular degeneration
Glaucoma
Diabetic retinopathy
Corneal opacity
Trachoma
The exact numbers vary by reg...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 28, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Eritrea: NRS - Successful Measles and Rubella Vaccination Program
[Shabait] Massawa. -At an assessment meeting conducted in Massawa on 17 January it was reported that successful measles and rubella vaccination and Vitamin A distribution was conducted in the Northern Red Sea region. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 21, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
