[ad_1] David Edmonston helped establish the medical history while he was only a boy. The doctors created the measles vaccine after rubbing his throat when he was sick and isolated the virus cultures for the first time. They called this new vaccine the Edmonston strain, which eliminated the highly infectious disease transmitted by the United … Read more
[ad_1] ACT is the last jurisdiction to have expanded the availability of vaccination by trained pharmacists The ACT government has announced that trained community pharmacists would now be able to administer flu shots and whooping cough vaccine to people aged 16 and over. Previously, the age limit was 18 years and over. In addition, ACT … Read more
[ad_1] From the measles epidemic in Williamsburg and Rockland County, New York, to a case of whooping cough in the capitals of Texas Capitol and Kentucky, the public opposition to "the plague festivals" by the governor of Kentucky is omnipresent. The stories are indeed alarming, with the upsurge of vaccine-preventable diseases and epidemics, such as … Read more
[ad_1] After the worst week of new infections in one of the deadliest Ebola epidemics in history, there is growing concern that the Ebola vaccine developed Canada continues to distrust many of the most vulnerable people in the crisis area. More than 100 new cases of Ebola have been detected during the past week in … Read more
[ad_1] Last month, an American traveler who raised funds for a charity within the ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn went all night to Detroit – his next step in fundraising. He felt bad on the way and saw a doctor when he arrived. But the doctor, who had never seen measles, misdiagnosed human fever and … Read more
[ad_1] New Will six million free doses of influenza vaccine be enough to control the thousands of deaths expected in 2019? The federal government has announced a national free vaccination program of more than six million doses. The 2017 influenza season in Australia was particularly severe and resulted in 1,555 deaths, the highest number ever … Read more
[ad_1] Ned Kirsch, director of the Franklin West Supervisory Union, died last week. Photo Twitter HHealth officials in Vermont are in contact with their counterparts in Florida, where an outbreak of hepatitis A is underway, following the sudden death of a director from Franklin County School. Ned Kirsch, the director of the Franklin West Supervisory … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain A resting heart rate of 75 beats per minute in mid-life is linked to a doubling of the risk of premature death from all causes, at least among men, according to research published in the online journal Open heart. And the results show that an increase in the rate in … Read more
[ad_1] High blood pressure can lead to serious health complications if left untreated. This condition can cause hardening and thickening of the arteries, which can lead to heart attack and stroke. Although some people may need medication to lower their blood pressure, others can control and prevent hypertension by adopting a balanced diet and low … Read more
[ad_1] An infant is struggling with a rare and aggressive cancer that has left her "pregnant". Cleo Keenan, of Blackpool, suddenly developed an abnormal belly swelling earlier this year, which doctors attributed to a hormonal imbalance she had suffered previously. It was only after severe abdominal pain that a CT scan revealed that the two-year-old … Read more