Uganda: BCG Vaccination Could Improve Survival of HIV Exposed Babies
[Monitor] In 2015, it was estimated that nearly 10 out of every 100 Ugandan children born alive do not live beyond their fifth birthday and in total, 39,000 new-borns die every year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 15, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Toward an effective TB vaccine: Analysis of the immune response to a promising candidate
BCG, the only currently approved TB vaccine, is only partially effective. Given the complicated TB treatment, the rise of adult TB cases in conjunction with the HIV epidemic, and increasing multidrug-resistant TB strains, a new and better vaccine is a global health priority. A new study dissects the immune response in mice to an experimental vaccine and shows why it is highly effective. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 28, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Toward an effective TB vaccine: Analysis of the immune response to a promising candidate
( < i > PLOS < /i > ) BCG, the only currently approved TB vaccine, is only partially effective. Given the complicated TB treatment, the rise of adult TB cases in conjunction with the HIV epidemic, and increasing multidrug-resistant TB strains, a new and better vaccine is a global health priority. A study published on July 28 in PLOS Pathogens dissects the immune response in mice to an experimental vaccine and shows why it is highly effective. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 28, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
New leaflet eases fears over unlicensed BCG vaccine
Global BCG vaccine shortage means the NHS is importing vaccine from CanadaRelated items from OnMedicaTuberculosis: a rising health concern Tackling tuberculosisNew pledge to end TB by 2035Improve uptake of MMR jab to meet WHO targetFlu nasal spray fine for children with egg allergy (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 27, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Vaccine update: June 2016, special edition
This special edition of vaccine update features information on the central supply of the BCG vaccine, and ordering through ImmForm and advice on prioritisation of local BCG vaccine stock. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - June 23, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Govt Seeks Solution to Shortage of Vaccine
[Daily News] Zanzibar -The government has been doing all it can to ensure that the shortage of the BCG vaccine for newborns is arrested, the House of Representative was told here yesterday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 23, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Biomarker discovery offers hope for new TB vaccine
Researchers have identified new biomarkers for Tuberculosis (TB) which have shown for the first time why immunity from the widely used Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is so variable. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 12, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Biomarker discovery offers hope for new TB vaccine
(University of Oxford) Researchers have identified new biomarkers for Tuberculosis (TB) which have shown for the first time why immunity from the widely used Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is so variable. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 12, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
This Disease Can Still Get You Quarantined For Months -- And It's On The Rise
In August 2014, Kate O’Brien, a 34-year-old media producer from Brooklyn, found out she was expecting her second child. She was ecstatic. But this pregnancy didn't proceed like the first. For the next few months, O'Brien had a cold she couldn't shake. She woke up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat. She wanted to blame it on her pregnancy, yet she kept losing weight. She could barely eat. She coughed up balls of bloody mucus. Her throat burned. None of her doctors could figure out what was wrong. A physician sent her to Mount Sinai West Hospital in Manhattan in January 2015, when, at five months pregnant, s...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 24, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Kenya: Health CS Says Unicef to Blame for Vaccine Delay
[Nation] Hospitals will wait until next week for the second batch of BCG vaccine, used against tuberculosis, the government has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 22, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: 4.7 Million New TB Vaccine Doses Set to Arrive in March
[Nation] A new batch of about 4.7 million doses of BCG vaccine that protects children from contracting tuberculosis (TB) is expected to arrive in Kenya next month. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - February 26, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Persistent pollutants linked to poor vaccine response
New research indicates that exposure to pollutants such as DDT and PCBs may dampen infants’ immune response to the tuberculosis vaccine. (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - January 12, 2016 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Toxic Chemicals May Weaken Infants' Response to TB Vaccine
Title: Toxic Chemicals May Weaken Infants' Response to TB VaccineCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/18/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/21/2015 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - December 21, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Toxic Chemicals May Weaken Infants' Response to TB Vaccine
PCBs, DDT found in babies' blood samples appear to dampen immunity, study says
Source: HealthDay
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Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exposure to chemicals lowers babies' TB vaccine response
Stephen FellerROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Exposure of mothers and babies to certain chemicals was shown to lower the immune response to the tuberculosis vaccine in infants in Slovakia in a recent study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
