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New insight into an old reaction: Adenylylation regulates cell signaling
Apr 09, 2009 |
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A new study reveals the importance of adenylylation in the regulation of cell signaling from bacteria to higher organisms. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 10th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, provid ...
Parents of new babies should be considered for a whooping cough booster, say experts
Nov 28, 2008 |
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A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members may be the most effective way of preventing the fatal form of whooping cough in young infants, say a group of paediatric intensive care doctors on ...
Minor shift in vaccine schedule has potential to reduce infant illness, death
Nov 03, 2008 |
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A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University suggests that protecting infants from a common, highly contagious and even deadly disease may be as easy as administering a ...
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Family members most often source of whooping cough in young infants
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Infants with whooping cough were most likely infected by the people they live with, according to a multi-country study led by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health.
Refusing immunizations puts children at increased risk of pertussis infection
May 26, 2009 |
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Children of parents who refuse vaccines are 23 times more likely to get whooping cough compared to fully immunized children, according to a new study led by a vaccine research team at Kaiser Permanente Colorado's Institute ...
Whooping cough immunity lasts longer than previously thought
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Immunity to whooping cough lasts at least 30 years on average, much longer than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers based at the University of Michigan and the University of New Mexico. Details are ...
Whooping cough widespread in Britain
Jul 07, 2006 |
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A study has found that nearly 40 percent of British children examined by doctors for persistent coughing show symptoms of whooping cough infections.
Vaccination coverage improves among low-income children, but disparities persist
May 04, 2009 |
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More children in low-income households are receiving childhood vaccinations on schedule than in previous years, but disparities based on economic status remain, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...
Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty.
School may ban unvaccinated students
Nov 30, 2006 |
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A Cook County, Ill., Public Health Department official says the county may ban students not vaccinated for whooping cough from public schools.
Study finds increased risk of pneumococcal disease in asthma patients
Dec 19, 2008 |
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Mayo Clinic research shows adults with asthma are at increased risk of serious pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common bacteria causing middle ear infections and community acquired pneumonia. ...
Structure mediating spread of antibiotic resistance identified
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified the structure of a key component of the bacteria behind such diseases as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and Legionnaires' disease. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology ...
Health-care providers should explain vaccine refusal risks
May 06, 2009 |
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Physicians and nurses need to explain the risks of vaccine refusal while respectfully listening to parents' concerns, a special article in the May 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine urges.
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