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Survey to measure parental hesitancy linked with childhood immunization status

Scores on a survey to measure parental hesitancy about vaccinating their children were associated with immunization status, according to a study by Douglas J. Opel, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Research Institute, and colleagues.

24 Sep 2013

FDA approves STELARA (Ustekinumab) for treatment of active psoriatic arthritis

Janssen Biotech, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved STELARA® (ustekinumab) alone or in combination with methotrexate for the treatment of adult patients (18 years or older) with active psoriatic arthritis.

23 Sep 2013

WHO welcomes forthcoming agreement to improve health care access

WHO welcomes the forthcoming agreement at a High-Level Meeting at the United Nations General Assembly which will further improve access to health care and related services for people with disabilities and ensure that they are able to contribute to the sustainable development of their communities.

21 Sep 2013

Equatorial Guinea presents design for malaria vaccine trial

Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Health and Social Security recently presented a design for a malaria vaccine trial as part of the government's efforts to improve the country's public health.

21 Sep 2013

Scientists are preparing for possible pandemic spread of new bird flu strain

Scientists at Saint Louis University are preparing for the potential pandemic spread of a new bird flu strain that caused severe disease in China last spring, joining researchers from seven other Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test vaccines to protect against the illness in adults.

20 Sep 2013

SuccessEHS's EHR software products certified by Drummond Group under ONC-ACB program

SuccessEHS's SuccessEHS 7.0, as well as SuccessEHS's MediaDent 9.0, have been tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program.

19 Sep 2013

Inovalon, Walgreens sign agreement to bring innovative solutions to healthcare marketplace

Inovalon, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, and Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to provide Inovalon's data-driven encounter support platform, Electronic Patient Assessment Solution Suite within Healthcare Clinic at select Walgreens to support improvements in managed care quality and performance.

19 Sep 2013

Scientists prepare to test vaccines to protect against new bird flu strain

Scientists at Group Health Research Institute are preparing for the potential pandemic spread of a new bird flu strain that caused severe disease in China earlier this year, joining researchers from seven other Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units funded by the National Institutes of Health to test vaccines to protect against the illness in adults.

19 Sep 2013

Johns Hopkins establishes center to study ELSI of applying genomics to infectious disease treatment

The National Human Genome Research Institute has selected the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics to establish a "Center of Excellence" to study the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic research.

19 Sep 2013

Study evaluates effectiveness of new meningitis serogroup A vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a mass vaccination campaign with a new meningitis serogroup A vaccine, PsA-TT, in sub-Saharan Africa found that it had a dramatic impact on cases of serogroup meningitis and on carriage of the disease-causing bacteria in the throat, according to new research published in The Lancet.

13 Sep 2013

New report shows 6.6 million children under 5 died in 2012

In 2012, approximately 6.6 million children worldwide - 18 000 children per day - died before reaching their fifth birthday, according to a new report released today by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. This is roughly half the number of under-fives who died in 1990, when more than 12 million children died.

13 Sep 2013

Undervaccination results in increased risk for whooping cough in young children

Undervaccination – not receiving all recommended vaccinations or not being vaccinated according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices schedule – results in an increased risk for whooping cough in children 3 to 36 months of age, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study.

12 Sep 2013

State highlights: Texas Gov. Perry touts tort reform; Calif. lawmakers want to pass 100 bills per day

A measles outbreak in a vaccination-wary North Texas megachurch and soaring rates of whooping cough across the state are drawing renewed calls for immunization legislation, which some lawmakers and medical professionals argue would help the state prevent public health crises (Aaronson, 9/10).

11 Sep 2013

Unique mobile app allows parents to access information about safety of vaccines

The Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is launching Vaccines on the Go: What You Should Know, a unique mobile app that allows busy parents to access up-to-date, reliable information about the science and safety of vaccines -- wherever and whenever they need it.

11 Sep 2013

2D Barcoding of U.S. vaccines: an interview with Dr. Leonard Friedland, VP, Director, Scientific Affairs and Public Health, GSK Vaccines North America

2D barcodes contain product identification, lot number, and expiration date. Linear barcodes only contain product identification information.

10 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 10, 2013

Today's headlines include reports from Capitol Hill about the GOP strategy to link debate of a stopgap spending bill to keep the government operating to efforts to defund the health law.

10 Sep 2013

Roche, Inovio Pharmaceuticals to develop DNA-based vaccines for prostate cancer and hepatitis B

Roche and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that they have entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement to research, develop and commercialize Inovio's highly-optimized, multi-antigen DNA immunotherapies targeting prostate cancer and hepatitis B.

10 Sep 2013

Safety and health checklist to help kids avoid emergency room

With the school year underway, Children's Hospital Los Angeles experts have developed a safety and health checklist to help kids avoid the emergency room and develop productive extracurricular and learning activities to enhance the classroom experience. What do parents need to consider? Many symptoms of childhood conditions are often discovered in the classroom.

7 Sep 2013

Study finds similar antibody levels among 4 PCV13 immunization schedules

The use of 4 different 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine immunization schedules in healthy term infants resulted in no statistically significant differences in antibody levels between the infants after the booster dose at 12 months of age for almost all serotypes, according to a study in the September 4 issue of JAMA.

5 Sep 2013

New influenza vaccine delivered via microneedle avoids pain and side effects

Scientists have developed an influenza vaccine delivered via microneedle patch that provided 100 percent protection against a lethal influenza virus in mice more than one year after vaccination. They report their findings in the September 2013 issue of the journal Clinical and Vaccine Immunology.

5 Sep 2013

Immunization News and Research

Survey to measure parental hesitancy linked with childhood immunization status

FDA approves STELARA (Ustekinumab) for treatment of active psoriatic arthritis

WHO welcomes forthcoming agreement to improve health care access

Equatorial Guinea presents design for malaria vaccine trial

Scientists are preparing for possible pandemic spread of new bird flu strain

SuccessEHS's EHR software products certified by Drummond Group under ONC-ACB program

Inovalon, Walgreens sign agreement to bring innovative solutions to healthcare marketplace

Scientists prepare to test vaccines to protect against new bird flu strain

Johns Hopkins establishes center to study ELSI of applying genomics to infectious disease treatment

Study evaluates effectiveness of new meningitis serogroup A vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa

New report shows 6.6 million children under 5 died in 2012

Undervaccination results in increased risk for whooping cough in young children

State highlights: Texas Gov. Perry touts tort reform; Calif. lawmakers want to pass 100 bills per day

Unique mobile app allows parents to access information about safety of vaccines

2D Barcoding of U.S. vaccines: an interview with Dr. Leonard Friedland, VP, Director, Scientific Affairs and Public Health, GSK Vaccines North America

First Edition: September 10, 2013

Roche, Inovio Pharmaceuticals to develop DNA-based vaccines for prostate cancer and hepatitis B

Safety and health checklist to help kids avoid emergency room

Study finds similar antibody levels among 4 PCV13 immunization schedules

New influenza vaccine delivered via microneedle avoids pain and side effects

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