Vaccine Lessens Severity of Pertussis Infections Vaccine Lessens Severity of Pertussis Infections
Even though vaccinations don ’ t always prevent whooping cough, people have milder symptoms of the respiratory illness and lower odds of serious complications with the vaccine than without it, a U.S. study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Whooping Cough Cases Double in Indiana in a Year, Prompting a Call to Vaccinate
There were 136 confirmed cases of whooping cough in the state in the first half of 2017, compared with 66 in the first half of 2016, but an expert was not alarmed. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MAGGIE ASTOR Tags: Whooping Cough Indiana Vaccination and Immunization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention JAMA Pediatrics (Journal) Source Type: news
Vaccine lessens severity of whooping cough infections
(Reuters Health) - Even though vaccinations don ’t always prevent whooping cough, people have milder symptoms of the respiratory illness and lower odds of serious complications with the vaccine than without it, a U.S. study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Are YOU suffering the 100 day cough? Symptoms of whooping cough revealed
WHOOPING cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lung - and could be causing your persistent cough. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are YOU suffering the 100-day cough? Symptoms of whooping cough revealed
WHOOPING cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lung - and could be causing your persistent cough. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hepatitis B jab to be added to immunisations of babies born in UK
Babies born from the 1 August will be offered new “hexavalent” jab in effort to clamp down on infections that cause cirrhosis and liver cancerAll babies born in the UK will receive the hepatitis B jab as part of their routine immunisations from the autumn in an effort to drive down viral infections that cause cirrhosis and liver cancer.The hepatitis B vaccine is to be added to the 5-in-1 jab that is already given to babies across the UK to protect them from diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and bacterial infections known as Hib, or haemophilus influenzae type b, health officials said.Continue reading... (Sourc...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 9, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Hepatitis B Science Society Children UK news Source Type: news
Whooping cough: vaccination in pregnancy programme resources
Public Health England has published a leaflet and poster to support the whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy programme. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - July 5, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
'Exponential' whooping cough outbreak in Alberta has officials urging immunization
Southern Alberta is seeing a surge in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, and a health official says it’s directly related to low immunization rates in some areas. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
More Pregnant Women Getting Whooping Cough Vaccine More Pregnant Women Getting Whooping Cough Vaccine
A U.S. study finds that a growing number of pregnant women are getting vaccinated against pertussis.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
More pregnant women getting whooping cough vaccine
(Reuters Health) - - Babies are much less likely to get whooping cough if their mothers get vaccinated against the potentially fatal respiratory infection during pregnancy, and a U.S. study finds that a growing number of women are starting to follow this advice. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Catch whooping cough and earn £3,500
Would you voluntarily get infected with a disease to help scientists make a better vaccine? (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Catch whooping cough and get £3,500
Would you voluntarily get infected with a disease to help scientists make a better vaccine? (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Whooping couch vaccine being developed by British researchers
A NEW vaccine is being developed against whooping cough, which causes 200,000 preventable deaths in children around the world each year. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New whooping cough jab has the power to save 200,000 lives
A team of scientists from all across Europe, including from Southampton University, are working on the 'landmark' £2.3 million study to create a more effective vaccine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Numbers Behind Fixing Health Care In America
On March 23, 2010 Democrats slammed a health care plan through Congress that helped many Americans, but it is far from perfect. Now Republicans are offering a plan that will leave millions of Americans without insurance. It seems as if Congress is unable to fix health care, however the current system is unsustainable. According to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare the U.S. spent $3.2 trillion on health care in 2015. That’s $10,035 per person. It’s an insane amount of money.
Turns out it is possible to lower costs and improve care, but it’s not as easy as I thought when I started the research for...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
