Measles, chickenpox vaccines okay for preemies
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NEW YORK  - Infants born extremely preterm mount similar immune responses as those born at term to the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and the chickenpox vaccine, a study shows.
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Applying a topical anesthetic half an hour beforehand reduces pain for children getting a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) shot, according to a report by Canadian researchers.
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According to a new study, governments that pay for their children to be vaccinated against chicken pox save millions of dollars and have far fewer people being admitted to hospital.
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A vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella does not cause autism, according to the largest study yet showing there is no evidence linking the childhood shot to the development disorder.
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Standard flu shots are scarce these days, but finding vaccines that don&#39;t contain a controversial mercury-based ingredient are also in short supply.
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By Emily Ramshaw, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 18--AUSTIN -- Advocates of mandatory HPV vaccines for Texas schoolgirls rest their case on sound science -- medical evidence that a few shots could nearly eradicate the sexually transmitted disease and the cancer it can cause.
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By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 14--Maryland will offer 250,000 free doses of FluMist to elementary school kids ages 5 through 11 this year, giving a public relations boost to MedImmune Inc., which makes the needle-free vaccine, as well as helping parents of shot-wary children.
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BETHESDA, US: A new Sanofi-Aventis meningitis vaccine aimed at protecting adolescents throughout their college years is safe and effective but should undergo longer-term studies if approved, a panel of US experts concluded.
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Shortly before Christmas 2002, our practice nurse asked me to have a look at a 14-year old boy with a rash: &#39;I think he might have measles.
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NEW YORK  - Children who have undergone  chemotherapy for cancer are likely to lose immunity to common  infections provided by previous vaccinations, Italian  researchers report.
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Vaccinating children against chickenpox saves the U.S. health care system nearly &#36;100 million a year in reduced hospitalizations for severe cases of the itchy disease, a study found.
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Recent measles outbreaks in the U.S. are revealing the vulnerability of two groups, experts say: those given ineffective vaccines in the mid-1960s, and those refusing to get vaccinated today.(Part One of a three-part series on the resurgence of diseases once thought wiped out)
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A once-scarce vaccine against a range of infections including meningitis is back in supply and small children should get four doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
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A new Canadian study adds weight to recent findings that there&#39;s no link between the childhood vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and the mysterious neurological condition autism.
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Preliminary results from an early clinical trial of a vaccine for pandemic bird flu suggest the vaccine is safe and well tolerated and may prove effective against divergent strains of the disease, Baxter International Inc. said on Wednesday .
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with good reason, health officials say. More vaccine is available. And after a few early cases of flu in Missoula
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A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents about the safety of shots their kids received a decade or more ago.