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Modern Medicine can help answer some of your questions by browsing our medical news articles. 2009-11-21T20:46:30Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pandemic-Influenza-May-Hurt-Economy-in-United-King/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643383?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Although pandemic influenza may only decrease the gross domestic product by up to 4.3 percent in the United Kingdom, school closures and absenteeism from work due to government regulations or fear of infection may negatively impact the economy and potentially increase the effect of the recession, according to a study published Nov. 19 in BMJ. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643383/Ss36054.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643383null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Trivalent-Vaccine-Has-Minimal-Effect-on-H1N1/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642364?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Seasonal influenza vaccination neither decreases nor increases the risk for acquiring pandemic H1N1 illness, according to research published in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642364/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642364null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Depression-Linked-to-Immune-Response-in-Pregnancy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641799?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Women with greater symptoms of depression may experience increased inflammatory responses to influenza vaccination and potentially infectious illness during pregnancy, according to research published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641799/syringe_59094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641799null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Another-Swine-Flu-Vaccine-Approved-for-Children/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641800?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641800null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics/Rhode-Island-uses-e-prescribing-data-to-track-flu-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640798?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The state of Rhode Island has launched a new system for tracking H1N1 flu that uses prescribing data provided by pharmacies throughout the state via a secure electronic link. Enabled by the state?s e-prescribing and the digital healthcare infrastructure, the system is believed to be the first of its kind. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/462009/640798null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Medical+Economics/AMA-launches-flu-website-for-physicians-patients/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640766?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The American Medical Association has launched AMAfluhelp.org to improve physician-patient communication and the coordination of care. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/462009/640766null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Uptake-of-Adult-Vaccination-Varies-Widely-in-Urban/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640675?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 There are wide variations in the uptake of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and influenza vaccine in adults in urban areas, and physicians' practice characteristics influence the likelihood of their patients getting vaccinated, according to a study in the November/December Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640675/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640675null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Novel-Vaccine-Tested-for-Vulvar-Neoplasia/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639476?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Researchers from the Netherlands have developed a vaccine for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia linked to the human papillomavirus-16 that within a year produced a complete clinical response in 47 percent of women receiving it, according to a study in the Nov. 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639476/happy_adults.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639476null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pregnant-Women-Need-Only-One-Dose-of-H1N1-Vaccine/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639127?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 One dose of H1N1 vaccine is sufficient for pregnant women, though young children need two doses, according to a Nov. 2 announcement from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639127/40274.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639127null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Background-Disease-Rates-Important-in-H1N1-Pandemi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638656?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 During mass immunization with pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccines, awareness of background rates of disease is essential for assessing vaccine safety, and may help allay vaccine-associated fears among the general public, according to an article published online Oct. 31 in The Lancet. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638656/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638656null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/IDSA-Attitudes-Toward-Flu-Vaccination-Vary-at-Hosp/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638659?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 At a large tertiary children's hospital, attitudes toward influenza immunization and vaccine receipt vary among health care workers, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 in Philadelphia. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638659/orderly_40329.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638659null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Obstetric-Health-Workers-May-Discourage-Flu-Vaccin/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635976?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Many obstetric health care workers may have negative attitudes toward flu vaccinations during pregnancy, and the prophylactic use of influenza antivirals in pregnant women after exposure to an infected individual appears cost-effective during a pandemic, according to two studies in the November Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635976/pregnant_40277.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635976null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Novel-H1N1-Vaccine-Found-Effective-for-Most-Age-Gr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635797?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 A new influenza A (H1N1) vaccine developed in China successfully generated a protective immune response in subjects ranging in age from 12 to 60 years, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635797/h1n1_11214_cdc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635797null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HIV-Vaccine-Regimen-Shows-Modest-Benefits/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635322?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 A vaccine combination may decrease the risk of HIV infection in a community-based population that has a largely heterosexual risk, according to a study published online Oct. 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the AIDS Vaccine Conference, held from Oct. 19 to 22 in Paris. 2009-10-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635322/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635322null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-Approves-Vaccines-for-HPV-Related-Disease/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635021?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 On Oct. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccines to prevent diseases related to human papillomavirus in males and females. 2009-10-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635021/45040small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635021null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Paracetamol-May-Not-Be-Best-for-Infant-Vaccination/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634830?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Routine use of paracetamol to reduce febrile reactions due to vaccination of infants may not be an optimal approach, as the drug can also reduce the antibody response to several vaccine antigens, according to two consecutive randomized, controlled, open-label studies completed in the Czech Republic and published in the Oct. 17 issue of The Lancet. 2009-10-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634830/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634830null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HPV-Vaccines-Effect-on-Genital-Wart-Rates-Studied/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634833?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 There has been a significant decline in the number of cases of genital warts since 2007 when Australia introduced vaccination against four strains of the human papillomavirus for girls aged 12 to 18 years and young women under the age of 26, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2009-10-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634833/syringe_59094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634833null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-HPV-Types-Identified-in-Indian-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633383?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Human papillomavirus types -16 and -18 are common in north Indian women with cervical cancer or an unhealthy cervix, and a cervical cancer vaccine targeting these types could eliminate 75 percent of the region's cervical cancers, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research Meeting, held from Oct. 8 to 11 in Boston. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633383/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633383null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vaccinating-Boys-for-HPV-Is-Not-Found-to-Be-Cost-E/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633064?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus exceeds value for money thresholds based on the information currently available, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in BMJ. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633064/vaccination.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633064null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Oral-Vaccine-May-Help-Prevent-Endemic-Cholera/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633188?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 An inexpensive, locally-produced oral cholera vaccine may benefit populations threatened by endemic cholera, according to a double-blind Indian study published online Oct. 9 in The Lancet. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633188/cholera.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633188null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Seasonal-Flu-Vaccine-Protects-Somewhat-Against-AH1/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632906?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 There are early signs that the 2008/2009 trivalent inactivated seasonal flu vaccination offers some protection against influenza A/H1N1, particularly in its most severe forms, but this should not be taken to mean that vaccination against swine flu is superfluous, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in BMJ. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632906/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632906null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Studies-Examine-Strategies-Against-Flu-Pandemics/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632031?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Vaccinating against H1N1 earlier this fall may save more money and avert more deaths than vaccinating later in the season, and expanded adjuvanted vaccination and antiviral prophylaxis could be beneficial in an influenza A (H5N1) pandemic, according to two studies published online Oct. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632031/flu_vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632031null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/HPV-vaccine-side-effects-reported/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637985?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Since its FDA approval, more than 23 million doses of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine have been distributed in US and a total of 12,424 reports of adverse events following immunization have been received. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637985null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Meningococcal-Disease-Jabs-Should-Be-Repeated-for-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629723?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 One dose of the quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine may not be enough to confer ongoing protection, and vaccination should be repeated in those at high risk, according to a study in the Sept. 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-09-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/629723/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/629723null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Live-Virus-Vaccine-Shows-Promise-Against-Rabies/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629039?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 A rabies vaccine made with a live virus lacking a gene needed for replication appears safe and effective with a simpler dosing regimen than the current post-exposure vaccine, according to results of animal studies published online Sept. 18 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2009-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629039/microscope_MIC093ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629039null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Meta-Analysis-Finds-Flu-Linked-to-Heart-Attack-and/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629036?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 For people with heart disease, getting influenza increases the risk of heart attack and death, and cardiac patients should be strongly encouraged to get vaccinated, according to a literature review and meta-analysis reported in the October issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2009-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629036/SEN066.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629036null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Inactivated-Vaccine-Worked-Best-in-20072008-Flu-Se/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628851?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Inactivated influenza vaccines were the most effective during the 2007/2008 flu season, but live attenuated vaccines also provided some protection, according to a study in the Sept. 24 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-09-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628851/flu2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628851null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Coding-for-vaccinations-without-counseling/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625587?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Our physicians don't want to report code 90465 when children under 8 years of age are vaccinated, because they do not provide any counseling. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/372009/625587null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HPV-Vaccination-Acceptance-Low-in-UK-Minorities/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627686?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Awareness of human papillomavirus is lower and there are more cultural barriers to acceptance of HPV vaccination among U.K. ethnic minorities than Caucasian women, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627686/hsgirls.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627686null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Report-Finds-Adolescent-Vaccine-Coverage-on-the-Ri/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627798?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Adolescent vaccine coverage increased in 2008 versus 2007, but further monitoring is needed to track the demographic factors affecting differences in coverage, according to a study in the Sept. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627798/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627798null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+News/Doctors-prepare-for-swine-flu-await-final-word-fro/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/626965?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Now that the H1N1 vaccine has been approved, primary care physicians are waiting to hear whether 1 or 2 shots will be required for adult patients. 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/memag/382009/626965null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Four-different-H1N1-vaccines-approved/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627122?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The FDA approved the H1N1 influenza vaccines from four different companies, ensuring a robust stockpile for the upcoming fu season. 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/382009/627122null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/FDA-Approves-Four-Vaccines-for-H1N1-Influenza/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626776?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved four H1N1 influenza vaccines, according to a Sept. 15 news release issued by the agency. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626776/syringe_59094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626776null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/H1N1-vaccine-works-and-in-just-one-dose/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625961?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 How does a vaccine supply get doubled overnight? By finding out that the second dose isn't needed to get efficacy. 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/625961null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Mutated-H1N1-Virus-Resistant-to-Antiviral-Drug-Ose/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625872?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The discovery of H1N1 mutations resistant to the neuraminidase inhibitor oseltamivir in two adolescent girls sharing a cabin at a North Carolina camp prompted a new recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the proper prophylactic use of antiviral drugs, according to a case report in the Sept. 11 issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625872/h1n1_11215_lores.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625872null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/More-Pregnant-Women-Need-to-Get-Flu-Vaccinations/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625989?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The proportion of pregnant women in Georgia and Rhode Island vaccinated for influenza has increased in recent years, but the great majority of pregnant women still do not get vaccinated, according to a report in the Sept. 11 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625989/46131.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625989null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Mass-Vaccination-Could-Mitigate-Swine-Flu-Epidemic/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625868?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 A swine flu epidemic could be greatly reduced by vaccinating 70 percent of the population, including children, high-risk groups, and health care and emergency services personnel, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in Science. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625868/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625868null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/One-Dose-of-H1N1-Vaccine-May-Offer-Substantial-Pro/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625869?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Preliminary research indicates that just a single dose of the 2009 H1N1 vaccine can substantially increase protective antibodies, but vaccinations with seasonal flu vaccine provide minimal cross-reactive antibody response, according to several studies published online Sept. 10 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625869/h1n1_11214_cdc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625869null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Flu-vaccinations-more-important-than-ever/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625959?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 In the wake of the ongoing H1N1 flu outbreak and the start of the latest round of seasonal flu, the word to parents of all children is to vaccinate sooner than later. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/625959null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-Panel-Recommends-HPV-Vaccine-Gardasil-for-Male/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625718?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel is recommending that the vaccine Gardasil be given to boys and young men to help prevent genital warts. The same panel has determined that another human papillomavirus vaccine, Cervarix, seems safe for preventing cervical cancer in females ages 10 to 25 years. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625718/45020.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625718null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Kenyan-Immunization-May-Reduce-Sickle-Cell-Death/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625717?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Sickle-cell anemia is more than 25 times more common in Kenyan children with bacterial infections, and immunization may prevent death since the bacterial species are the same as those in developed countries, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in The Lancet. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625717/blood_MIC026ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625717null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Associations/FDA-advisory-committee-recommends-Cervarix/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625212?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 GlaxoSmithKline has announced that the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted that clinical data support both the efficacy and safety of Cervarix, the company's candidate cervical cancer vaccine. 2009-09-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/372009/625212null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/H1N1-Vaccines-Appear-Safe-for-Adults-Children/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624527?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The new H1N1 swine flu vaccine appears to be as safe as the seasonal flu variety, according to experts from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and, intravenous use of the antiviral zanamivir (Relenza) may provide a lifesaving alternative for severe cases of H1N1 pneumonitis, according to a case report published online Sept. 4 in The Lancet. 2009-09-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/624527/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/624527null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Swine-Flu-Guidelines-for-Day-Care-Centers-Announce/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624373?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Children enrolled in early education programs should be among the first to get the H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available in mid-October, according to new guidelines issued Sept. 4 for program staffers by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624373/kindergarden.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624373null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Neurologists-Should-Report-Reactions-to-Flu-Vaccin/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623315?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Neurologists should report any possible new cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome after immunization with the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine to health officials. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623315/injection_18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623315null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Childhood-Immunization-Levels-Remain-Stable-and-Hi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/622889?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Vaccination rates for America's 19- to 35-month-olds remain stable and high, according to a study published in the Aug. 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/622889/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/622889null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pediatric-community-acquired-pneumonia-Part-2-Chal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621930?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 After navigating a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia, pediatricians' attention turns to treatment and management, which is guided by age and clinical factors. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/352009/621930null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Kennedy-siblings-with-a-legacy-of-child-health/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622130?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The two Kennedy siblings will be remembered for a lifetime of service for child health. 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/352009/622130null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Many-Health-Care-Workers-Skeptical-About-Swine-Flu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621684?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 A survey of health care workers in Hong Kong has found that less than half would accept the offer of vaccination against influenza A H1N1 of swine origin, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in BMJ. 2009-08-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621684/doctor_59134.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621684null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/American-Chemical-Society-August-16-20-2009/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621690?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 2009-08-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621690null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Flu-Vaccination-for-Children-and-Parents-Most-Impo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620813?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Schoolchildren and their parents should receive priority for flu vaccines (both seasonal and swine flu) because they are primarily responsible for transmission, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in Science. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620813/vacination.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620813null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Allergy+%26+Immunology+Top+Story/FDA-approves-Hiberix-vaccine-for-Hib/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620798?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 FDA has approved a new Haemophilus influenza type b conjugate vaccine as a booster dose for children between 15 months and four years of age. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/620798null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pandemic-Flu-Vaccines-Should-Be-Fairly-Distributed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620306?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Ensuring equitable access around the world to pandemic flu vaccines will require a concerted effort by the global community to ensure that developing, as well as developed, countries get the vaccines that they need, according to an article published online Aug. 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620306/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620306null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adverse-Events-Analyzed-for-Human-Papillomavirus-V/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620006?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Most adverse events from the human papillomavirus vaccine do not exceed background rates for other vaccines, but syncope and venous thromboembolic events were disproportionately reported, according to a study in the Aug. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620006/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620006null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Healthy-Adults-Should-Continue-Receiving-Flu-Vacci/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/618955?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 People at risk of flu-related complications should be given antiviral drugs as a precautionary measure, while extending the vaccination policy may be the best course for healthy adults, according to a review published online Aug. 8 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2009-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618955/SEN066.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618955null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/High-Hopes-for-Tuberculosis-Drugs-Tools-in-Pipelin/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/617256?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 New drug regimens, vaccines, and diagnostic tools currently in development for tuberculosis have the potential to radically change the incidence of the disease worldwide, according to findings published online Aug. 3 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617256/Tuberculosis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617256null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Screening-Rationale-May-Be-Affected-by-HPV-Vaccina/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/617257?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Early vaccination against human papillomavirus can reduce the risk of cervical cancer by up to 70 percent, but screening should be initiated later and less often to reduce the risk of false positives, according to a review in the August issue of Gynecologic Oncology. 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617257/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617257null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Malaria-Presents-Significant-but-Resolvable-Challe/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/615092?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 As malaria becomes more resistant to standard therapy, a sustained commitment to the development of life-saving interventions, including vaccines, has become imperative, according to a series of studies published in the July 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615092/malariamosquito.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615092null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Prostate-Cancer-Vaccine-Elicits-Immune-Response/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/614694?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 A vaccine against a prostate tumor antigen is safe, elicits an immune response, and may increase prostate-specific antigen doubling time in patients with recurrent prostate cancer, according to an early-stage study published online July 27 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-07-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614694/injection_18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614694null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+News/FDA-approves-vaccines-for-upcoming-flu-season/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613750?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it has approved a vaccine for 2009-2010 seasonal influenza in the United States. 2009-07-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/302009/613750null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Effect-of-Different-Vaccines-in-H5N1-Pandemic-Comp/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/613457?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Vaccines against H5N1 influenza containing non-aluminum adjuvant might be the best formulation for immunizing the public in the event of a pandemic, according to research published in the August issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613457/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613457null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/IV-Immunoglobulin-Treatment-May-Reduce-Alzheimers-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/612851?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Prior treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin for indications not having to do with Alzheimer's disease may lower the risk for developing Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related disorders, according to a study in the July 21 issue of Neurology. 2009-07-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/612851/IV_59014.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/612851null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FDA-Approves-2009-2010-Seasonal-Influenza-Vaccine/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/612442?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an influenza vaccine for the 2009-2010 season, according to a news release issued July 20 by the FDA. 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/612442/syringe_59011.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/612442null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vaccination-Shifts-Course-of-Rotavirus-Infection-P/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/612149?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The timing and course of rotavirus epidemics is dependent on the size of the population that has never been infected, and can be shifted by vaccinating at least 80 percent of children in the population, according to a study published in the July 17 issue of Science. 2009-07-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/612149/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/612149null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Post-Vaccine-Rotavirus-Season-Was-Unusually-Mild/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/610142?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 After the introduction of routine infant rotavirus vaccination in 2006, the 2007/2008 rotavirus season was significantly milder compared to previous seasons, according to a study published online July 5 in Pediatrics. 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/610142/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/610142null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HPV-Vaccine-Linked-to-High-Efficacy-in-Neoplasia-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/609605?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The human papillomavirus-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine shows high efficacy in the prevention of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2+ associated with HPV-16/18, and may also provide cross-protection of non-vaccine oncogenic HPV types, according to the final analysis of the PATRICIA study published online July 7 in The Lancet. 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/609605/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/609605null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Reduced-Dose-PCV-7-Schedules-May-Be-Effective/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/609368?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 In infants, two or three primary doses of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine significantly decrease vaccine serotype pneumococcal carriage, according to a study published in the July 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-07-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/609368/injection_18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/609368null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Journal-Club/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609792?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 A study finds two drugs work better than one for bronchospasms, marketing could help increase vaccinations, and smoking may destroy certain protective genes. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282009/609792null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Allergy+%26+Immunology+Top+Story/ACIP-says-either-MMR-or-MMRV-is-okay/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608300?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Two shots, or one? After a lot of study, the immunization division of the CDC say it?s up to you. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272009/608300null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Booster-HiB-vaccine-reinstituted-in-select-age-gro/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/607212?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Booster shots of a vaccine guarding against bacterial meningitis have been reinstated for children by the CDC. 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272009/607212null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Flu-Vaccine-Underutilized-in-Adults-With-Asthma/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/606561?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Influenza vaccination coverage among adults with asthma 18 to 64 years of age falls short of national objectives, according to research to be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009-06-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/606561/shot_59016.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/606561null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Child+Behavior+%26+Development+Top+Story/A-secret-to-infants-immunity-revealed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/606658?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Newborns can't do much of anything at first, but they can apparently call some critical white blood cells to stand and fight. 2009-06-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/262009/606658null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Allergy+%26+Immunology+Top+Story/WHO-All-children-should-get-rotavirus-shot/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602448?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 In a move aiming to save over half a million children's lives, the WHO endorsed global rotavirus immunizations for every child in every country. 2009-06-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/242009/602448null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Rotavirus-Vaccine-Studied-in-Nicaraguan-Children/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601478?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The pentavalent rotavirus vaccine is effective in preventing severe rotavirus diarrhea in Nicaraguan children, though to a lesser extent compared with previous trials conducted in developed countries, according to a study in the June 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-06-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601478/vacination.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601478null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Human-Papillomavirus-Vaccine-Effective-in-Some-Wom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601275?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine offers women aged 24 to 45 years, with no current infection, 90.5 percent protection against disease associated with HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18, according to a study published online on June 2 in The Lancet. 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601275/womensmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601275null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Associations/Oral-and-IV-drug-coverage-gains-attention/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/600516?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The disparity in coverage between oral and IV drugs/hospital procedures is getting legislative attention at the federal and state level. 2009-05-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/222009/600516null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Allergy+%26+Immunology+Top+Story/How-soon-until-a-swine-flu-vaccine/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597829?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The recent swine flu outbreak thankfully was not a pandemic. But it may have been the start of a new industry, for immunization for influenza H1N1. 2009-05-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/202009/597829null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vaccine-Order-Affects-Pain-in-Immunized-Infants/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596947?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Infants receiving the less painful vaccine against five pathogens followed by the more painful pneumococcal vaccine experience less pain overall than if the vaccinations are given in the reverse order, according to a study in the May issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2009-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596947/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596947null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Minimum-Interval-Vaccination-Schedule-Effective-in/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596945?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Positive results were seen with minimum interval vaccine scheduling during an outbreak of pertussis in Arizona, while recall systems appear to benefit influenza vaccination rates among high-risk children despite vaccine shortage in Colorado. These two studies are published in the May issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2009-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596945/vaccination.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596945null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Increased-Vaccination-Refusal-Heightens-Public-Hea/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/597050?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The number of parents refusing vaccination for their children is on the increase, challenging pediatricians to be effective vaccination advocates while respecting the decisions of those who opt to forego them, according to an article in the May 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/597050/vacination.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/597050null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Immunity-Not-Always-Predicted-by-Vaccination-Recor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596951?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Vaccination records for international adoptees do not necessarily predict protective immunity, according to a study in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. In a related study, timely vaccination coverage among low-income children in the United States has largely increased in the last decade. 2009-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596951/syringe_59094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596951null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/PAS-Many-Factors-Adversely-Affect-Immunization/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596774?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Multiple parental, practice, provider and community factors affect the likelihood that parents will keep immunization appointments for young children, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies held May 2 to 5 in Baltimore. 2009-05-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596774/syringedart_SS36068.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596774null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Social-Marketing-May-Improve-Vaccination-Rates/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596771?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Social marketing designed to appeal to emotion may be an effective strategy to encourage parents hesitant about immunization to immunize their children, according to a study in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. In a related study, giving the first dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine earlier may reduce invasive pneumococcal disease. 2009-05-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596771/vacination.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596771null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/What-to-tell-your-patients-about-swine-flu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/595186?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Is the weekend outbreak of swine flu panic in the media anywhere close to the actual outbreak of swine flu? 2009-04-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/182009/595186null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Battle-over-vaccine-board-heats-up/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594478?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Georgia is on the mind of those in the vaccine world. 2009-04-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/172009/594478null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Vaccine-Successfully-Tested-in-Latent-TB-Infec/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/592973?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 A new vaccine for tuberculosis produced immunogenic response without immunopathology in patients with latent tuberculosis infection, according to the results of a study published in the April 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2009-04-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/592973/Tuberculosis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/592973null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Debating-the-size-of-the-vaccine-stockpile/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594193?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The federal government reduces the amount of vaccines it needs to have on hand in case of a shortage. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/172009/594193null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Web-links-Vaccine-acronyms/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/594182?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Following is a list of standardized vaccine abbreviations developed jointly by staff of the CDC, the ACIP, and others. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/172009/594182null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Associations/Pharmacy-vaccination-is-now-legal-in-49-states/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591687?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Now that pharmacists are empowered to vaccinate and immunize in every state but Maine, each state must work out regulatory requirements and protocols. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/142009/591687/Vaccination-195-x-210_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Antibody-Combination-May-Protect-Against-HIV/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/589442?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Investigation into the immune response in slow-progressing patients with HIV indicates that a vaccine that elicits a variety of antibodies could be effective, according to research published online March 15 in Nature. 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589442/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589442null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cytomegalovirus-Vaccine-Shows-Promise-in-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/588023?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 A vaccine against cytomegalovirus had a 50 percent efficacy in women of childbearing age, researchers report in the March 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-03-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/588023/46044.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/588023null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Third-Generation-Smallpox-Vaccine-LC16m8-Deemed-Ef/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/586252?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 In unvaccinated or previously vaccinated adults, the use of the third-generation smallpox vaccine LC16m8 is associated with a high rate of seroconversion or booster response, and a low rate of adverse reactions, according to research published in the Mar. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-03-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112009/586252/syringedart_SS36068.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112009/586252null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Trio-of-Studies-Shed-Light-on-Pediatric-Asthma-Iss/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/584231?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Children with asthma have fewer symptoms when their exposure to air pollution is reduced, while antibiotic use is associated with an exacerbation of symptoms, according to two studies published in the March issue of Pediatrics. A third study found that pertussis vaccination is not associated with increased risk of asthma. 2009-03-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/102009/584231/ASTHMA.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/102009/584231null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Search-no-more-for-fast-flu-data-Google-it-instead/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587086?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 S 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/112009/587086null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vaccination-by-pharmacists-New-York-pharmacists-tr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/585670?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 New York phamacists train to administer vaccinations for flu and pneumonia 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/102009/585670null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vaccination-by-pharmacists-Arizonas-list-of-permis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/585669?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Arizona proposal would expand list of vaccines given by pharmacists 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/102009/585669null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-HPV-vaccine-not-linked-to-Guillain-Barre/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587794?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Girls and women who receive the HPV vaccine do not have an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587794null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Antibodies-May-Offer-New-Flu-Immunization-Approach/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/583134?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Specific antibodies directed against proteins involved in viral fusion with a host cell recognize multiple influenza A hemagglutinin subtypes, including avian H5 and pandemic H1 viruses, suggesting a promising approach for a universal influenza treatment or vaccine, according to research published online Feb. 22 in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 2009-02-24T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092009/583134/flu3.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092009/583134null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gastroenterology/Court-Autism-in-three-kids-not-caused-by-vaccines/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/582080?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 The US Court of Special Claims has rules that three children with autism did not have it brought on by vaccination. 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/082009/582080null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Funding-Source-Not-Quality-Influences-Study-Public/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/581562?contextCategoryId=44898&ref=25 Influenza vaccine study publication in prestigious journals is more likely to occur when a study receives industry funding but does not correlate to the study's quality or size, according to research published online Feb. 12 in BMJ. 2009-02-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/072009/581562/doctor_40312.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/072009/581562null XML