http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Wed, 09 May 2012 09:11:39 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/shingles-herpes.php Immunization and Vaccines Shingles vaccine is safe, according to new study - Kaiser Permanente study found no serious reactions to vaccine. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:21:13 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/shingles-herpes.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/prevnar-13.php Immunization and Vaccines The 42 million people in the U.S. who are between 50 and 65 may soon have a new vaccine to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia – a virulent form of the disease estimated to infect between 5 and 10 million people a year in the United States, and killing between 40,000 to 70,000 annually, according to the Global Healthy Living Foundation. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:16:23 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/prevnar-13.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/chikungunya.php Immunization and Vaccines Researchers create new experimental vaccine against chikungunya virus - NIH awards $3 million to prepare for clinical trials; developers hope vaccine will alleviate suffering caused by mosquito-borne virus in Asia and Africa and limit its spread. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:45:02 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/chikungunya.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/2011-12.php Immunization and Vaccines The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announces it has approved the influenza vaccine formulation for the 2011-2012 vaccine that will be used by the six manufacturers licensed to produce and distribute influenza vaccine for the United States. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:11:28 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/2011-12.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/foundations/vaccine-research.php Foundations - Nonprofits New Foundation will advocate and campaign for increased funding for global vaccine research against infectious diseases, including neglected tropical diseases. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:33:06 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/foundations/vaccine-research.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/requirements.php Immunization and Vaccines Changes to school immunization requirements may affect some students in grades K-12 with additional requirements for students entering 7th grade. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:21:06 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/requirements.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/up-to-date.php Immunization and Vaccines Department of Health Urges Parents to Use Summer Break to Make Sure Students Vaccinations are Up-to-Date. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:58:32 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/up-to-date.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/africa/zimbabwe.php Disability News Africa UF researchers suggest cholera vaccination strategies for Zimbabwe. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:08:52 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/africa/zimbabwe.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/mercury-vaccines.php Immunization and Vaccines CoMeD has continually raised concerns about the persistent presence of mercury, in the form of Thimerosal, in vaccines. Tue, 24 May 2011 15:40:57 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/mercury-vaccines.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/vaccination-week.php Immunization and Vaccines Over the past few decades, vaccines have played a pivotal role in raising the quality of life for millions of people. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:04:02 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/vaccination-week.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/pneumococcal.php Immunization and Vaccines Vaccine inhibits bacteria by mimicking naturally-acquired immunity; collaborators plan to further advance development of the vaccine candidate. Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:39:41 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/pneumococcal.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/urgent-care-network.php Immunization and Vaccines With flu season still at its height, Urgent Cares of America has started offering free flu vaccines at all their locations. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:43:29 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/urgent-care-network.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/plague-vaccine.php Immunization and Vaccines There is an ongoing battle in the “war on terror” that remains mostly unseen to the public - a race between scientists working to develop a vaccine to protect against plague and the terrorists who seek to use plague as a weapon. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:34:29 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/plague-vaccine.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/missouri/seniors-flu-pneumonia.php Missouri The seasonal flu can be very serious for everybody. So serious, in fact, that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended that nearly everyone get a flu vaccine. This is particularly true for seniors (adults 65 and older). Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:35:02 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/missouri/seniors-flu-pneumonia.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/shingles-vaccines.php Immunization and Vaccines Receiving the herpes zoster vaccine was associated with a 55 percent reduced risk of developing shingles, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of 300,000 people that appears in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:55:52 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/shingles-vaccines.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/nc/nc-youth.php North Carolina Urgent Cares of America clinics are now offering free seasonal 2011 flu shots to all children and youth ages 4 years through college students. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:36:00 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/nc/nc-youth.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/flu-vaccination.php Immunization and Vaccines Dr. M. George of the Birmingham Royal Oak Medical Group (BROMG) is well known for providing free flu shots for the past thirteen years to more than 28,000 people in his community at a cost of $300,000 to his clinic. Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:37:52 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/flu-vaccination.php http://www.disabled-world.com/news/africa/meningitis-vaccine.php Disability News Africa The West African nation of Burkina Faso today became the first country to begin a nationwide campaign to introduce a new meningitis vaccine that promises to rid the entire region of the primary cause of epidemic meningitis. Sat, 11 Dec 2010 11:16:25 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/news/africa/meningitis-vaccine.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/ineffective.php Immunization and Vaccines Blame the environment: Why vaccines may be ineffective for some people - New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that the effectiveness of the bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine is compromised by environmental bacteria. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:44:45 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/ineffective.php http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/tumor-vaccine.php Immunization and Vaccines Dendritic cell vaccine induces immune responses in patients. Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:30:31 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/immunization/tumor-vaccine.php