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Nepal in mass poultry cull after bird flu found

Health workers in Nepal are to cull thousands of chickens following the discovery of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the Himalayan country, officials said Sunday.

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created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US recommends routine HPV vaccination for boys

US health authorities on Friday urged all boys age 11-12 to get a routine vaccination against the most common sexually transmitted disease, human papillomavirus, or HPV.

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created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

No whooping cough deaths in California last year

No Californian died from whooping cough in 2011, the first year since 1991 that there have been no deaths in the state from the highly infectious illness.

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created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Accelerated infant growth increases risk of future asthma symptoms in children

Accelerated growth in the first three months of life, but not fetal growth, is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms in young children, according to a new study from The Generation R Study Group at Erasmus ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Whooping cough returns as vaccine modified to reduce side-effects

Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. - mostly babies and toddlers - were coming down with whooping cough each year when vaccines against "this menace," as one newspaper called it, were introduced in the 1930s and 1940s.

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created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Washington pediatricians receive regular requests for alternative child immunization schedules

Seventy-seven percent of Washington state pediatricians report that they are sometimes or frequently asked to provide alternative childhood vaccine schedules for their patients, according to a new study from Seattle Children's ...

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created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cough may warn of danger for patients with lung-scarring disease

A new analysis has found that coughing may signal trouble for patients with the lung-scarring disease known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The study, published in the journal Respirology, found that patients with the co ...

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created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoking cigarettes simulates cystic fibrosis

If you smoke cigarettes, you have more in common with someone who has cystic fibrosis than you think. A new research report appearing online in the FASEB Journal shows that smoking cigarettes affects the lungs in a way th ...

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created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More than 1 in 10 parents skip, delay kids' shots

(AP) -- By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. More than 1 in 10 parents reject that, refusing some shots or delaying ...

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created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study sheds light on the impact of COPD on working aged populations

New research has revealed the devastating personal and financial impact that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can have on the working population.

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created Sep 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Whooping cough vaccination fades in 3 years (Update)

The whooping cough vaccine given to babies and toddlers loses much of its effectiveness after just three years - a lot faster than doctors believed - and that could help explain a recent series of outbreaks in the U.S. among ...

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created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Back-to-school can mean vaccines for tweens, teens

(AP) -- Backpack. Notebooks. Whooping cough shot?

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created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researcher discovers antibiotic useful for localized treatment of bone wear

Total joint replacement surgeries can help relieve joint pain common in people with conditions like osteoarthritis. But sometimes, the debris from prosthetic joints leads to aseptic loosening, or disintegration of surrounding ...

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created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breastfeeding may prevent asthma

Feeding a baby on only breast milk and for up to 6 months after birth can reduce their risk of developing asthma-related symptoms in early childhood, according to new research.

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created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common cough medicine may help treat multiple sclerosis

(Medical Xpress) -- A drug widely used in over-the-counter cough medicines appears to protect against symptoms of multiple sclerosis, a finding that could offer a new and inexpensive therapy for a condition with few effective ...

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created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast