Kids May Need Vaccine Boost After Chemo
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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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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News)-- Compounds called growth factors, given to help cancer patients better tolerate chemotherapy and reduce infection, may actually boost their risk for leukemia or a bone marrow disorder later on, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Treating patients who have  glioblastoma multiforme, a lethal type of brain tumor, with an  experimental vaccine seems to sensitize the tumor to subsequent  chemotherapy, according to a study by researchers at  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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A VACCINE for treating lung cancer has shown very promising results in a trial, according to results presented yesterday. More than half the patients, in whom the disease was at an advanced
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MedImmune Inc.'s FluMist vaccine will be included in the federal Vaccines for Children program next year, meaning eligible children can get the nasal spray for free.
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A drug that helps the immune system recognize and attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time among patients with advanced disease.
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Some kids with Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma, may not need to undergo radiation treatment, German doctors have found.
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By Leigh Woosley, Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 19--Mary Bryce Fox didn't ask her daughters. She told them.   The girls would get a controversial vaccine that protects against the sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts and most cervical cancer.
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TUESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- The vast majority of potentially harmful errors in chemotherapy for children with cancer do find their way to these young patients, a new study finds.  And they are more often caused by dispensing or administration mistakes than by prescribing mix-ups, the researchers found.
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NEW YORK  - Children being treated for  acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) seem more able to deal with  their treatment if their levels of antioxidants don't drop too  much, new study findings suggest.
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A once-scarce vaccine that protects against a range of infections including meningitis is back in supply and small children should get
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Most children who undergo cancer treatment will develop one or more chronic health problems later in life due to the illness and complications from its treatment, a study released Tuesday suggested.
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Many children with chronic medical conditions such as cancer and cystic fibrosis may be taking dietary supplements that are not part of their prescribed treatment, a new survey shows.
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Chemotherapy treatments for children with brain tumours reduces long-term damage, say researchers.
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NEW YORK  - The supply issues with Prevnar, a vaccine that protects kids from bacterial infections, have been resolved and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other groups are now recommending that doctors resume giving the
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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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Now that a hard-to-get meningitis vaccine is more plentiful, health experts recommended Wednesday that the shots be given to all children ages 11-18.