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Close to half of kids late receiving vaccines: study
• Children's Health • • Infections • Jan 22 13

More and more babies and toddlers aren’t getting their recommended vaccines on time, a new study suggests.

Of more than 300,000 U.S. kids born… Close to half of kids late receiving vaccines: study   

 
 

Nearly half of children under 2 years of age receive some vaccinations late
• Immunology • • Infections • Jan 22 13

In a new study published today in JAMA Pediatrics (formerly Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine), Kaiser Permanente researchers found that 49 percent… Nearly half of children under 2 years of age receive some vaccinations late   

 
 

Vaccine timetable for children is safe, experts say
• Drug News • • Infections • • Public Health • Jan 17 13

The current guideline for immunizing children against polio, whooping cough, measles and other infectious diseases is safe, but should still be monitored, federal health… Vaccine timetable for children is safe, experts say   

 
 

Vaccination responsible for dramatic fall in salmonella infections
• Infections • • Public Health • Jan 16 13

Mass poultry vaccination programmes introduced to combat Salmonella infections have led to a dramatic fall in the number of cases since the late 1990s,… Vaccination responsible for dramatic fall in salmonella infections   

 
 

Surgical-site infections may increase risk of deadly blood clots after colorectal surgery
• Infections • • Surgery • Jan 16 13

Despite receiving blood thinners and other clot prevention treatment, some patients still develop potentially lethal blood clots in the first month after their operations… Surgical-site infections may increase risk of deadly blood clots after colorectal surgery   

 
 

Unnecessary antimicrobial use increases risk of recurrent infectious diarrhea
• Infections • Jan 10 13

The impact of antibiotic misuse has far-reaching consequences in healthcare, including reduced efficacy of the drugs, increased prevalence of drug-resistant organisms, and increased risk… Unnecessary antimicrobial use increases risk of recurrent infectious diarrhea   

 
 

2012 was worst year for whooping cough since 1955
• Infections • • Public Health • Jan 06 13

The United States just suffered its worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Centers… 2012 was worst year for whooping cough since 1955   

 
 

Antibiotics based on a new principle may defeat MRSA
• Drug News • • Infections • Dec 18 12

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have presented a new principle for fighting bacterial infections, in other words, a new type of antibiotic, in the FASEB… Antibiotics based on a new principle may defeat MRSA   

 
 

Global malaria battle stalls as financing gets tight
• Infections • • Public Health • Dec 17 12

Global funding for the fight against malaria has stalled in the past two years, threatening to reverse what the World Health Organisation (WHO) says… Global malaria battle stalls as financing gets tight   

 
 

Second-hand smoke increases risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 12

The dangers of second-hand smoke (passive smoking) on children continue to become ever more apparent. A new study published in BioMed Central’s open access… Second-hand smoke increases risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children   

 
 

Doctors should consider hepatitis C testing: panel
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Infections • Nov 27 12

A government-backed panel advises doctors to “consider offering screening” for hepatitis C to adults born between 1945 and 1965, in a draft statement released… Doctors should consider hepatitis C testing: panel   

 
 

Hepatitis C Treatment’s Side Effects Can Now Be Studied in the Lab
• Infections • Nov 19 12

The adverse side effects of certain hepatitis C medications can now be replicated and observed in Petri dishes and test tubes, thanks to a… Hepatitis C Treatment’s Side Effects Can Now Be Studied in the Lab   

 
 

Gilead posts positive results in mid-stage Hepatitis C study
• Infections • Nov 12 12

Gilead Sciences Inc on Saturday reported a 100 percent cure rate using a combination of drugs in a small number of patients with the… Gilead posts positive results in mid-stage Hepatitis C study   

 
 

Migratory birds’ ticks can spread viral haemorrhagic fever
• Infections • Oct 23 12

A type of haemorrhagic fever (Crimean-Congo) that is prevalent in Africa, Asia, and the Balkans has begun to spread to new areas in southern… Migratory birds’ ticks can spread viral haemorrhagic fever   

 
 

Low adoption by large hospital ICUs of catheter-associated urinary tract infection precautions
• Infections • • Urine Problems • Oct 23 12

Hospital size matters when it comes to intensive care units (ICUs) adopting even the most routine prevention policies for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI),… Low adoption by large hospital ICUs of catheter-associated urinary tract infection precautions   

 
 

Killer disease reaches Uganda capital, five dead
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 22 12

An outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Uganda has spread to the capital Kampala after an infected woman travelled to the city and… Killer disease reaches Uganda capital, five dead   

 
 

Canada beef plant samples test negative for E. coli
• Infections • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Oct 20 12

Test samples from the XL Foods meat plant in Alberta have come back negative for E. coli bacteria, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)… Canada beef plant samples test negative for E. coli   

 
 

FDA finds fungus in steroid shots, meningitis toll rises
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 19 12

U.S. health officials made their first confirmation of the presence of a deadly fungus in one of three lots of steroids tied to a… FDA finds fungus in steroid shots, meningitis toll rises   

 
 

Fungal meningitis death toll may rise
• Infections • Oct 19 12

Health officials have traced an outbreak of rare fungal meningitis to a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy that distributes a steroid injection commonly used to treat… Fungal meningitis death toll may rise   

 
 

What we know and don’t know about fungal meningitis outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 19 12

In a new perspective piece being published Online First tonight in Annals of Internal Medicine, a physician recalls lessons learned from treating patients affected… What we know and don’t know about fungal meningitis outbreak   

 
 

Preventing infection on long flights
• Infections • Oct 18 12

The cabin of a spacecraft halfway to Mars would be the least convenient place - one cannot say “on earth” - for a Salmonella… Preventing infection on long flights   

 
 

Drug showed promise in clearing drug-resistant tuberculosis
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Oct 18 12

An antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections showed promise at treating a highly drug-resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis, U.S. government and South… Drug showed promise in clearing drug-resistant tuberculosis   

 
 

Meningitis deaths rise, FDA faces new questions
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 18 12

The death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroids jumped to 19 on Wednesday, while U.S. lawmakers pressed federal health regulators… Meningitis deaths rise, FDA faces new questions   

 
 

CDC says nine more cases of meningitis confirmed in U.S. outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 16 12

Nine more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control… CDC says nine more cases of meningitis confirmed in U.S. outbreak   

 
 

Washing hands will keep the doctor away
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 16 12

The World Bank’s Strategic Environmental Assessment report, stated that Pakistan is losing around Rs112 billion annually due to unsafe delivery and disposal of water… Washing hands will keep the doctor away   

 
 
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