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Vaccinating Children For Flu May Help Prevent Transmission, Protect Those Who Are Not Vaccinated
Immunizing children and adolescents with inactivated influenza vaccine resulted in reduced rates of influenza in their community compared to a similar community in which children did not receive the vaccine, suggesting that vaccinating children may help prevent transmission of the virus and offer protection for unimmunized community residents, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA…
Protect The Head And Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury
One of the most common questions I am asked after someone hits their head is, “How serious is this bump on my head and should I make an appointment?” Head injuries are the result of trauma to the scalp, skull or brain. Concussion, the most common type of traumatic brain injury (TBI), is an injury that occurs after a blow to the head and results in a temporary loss of consciousness…
California Physicians Mobilize To Protect Medicare
As part of a campaign launched this week to protect patients’ access to care, the California Medical Association joined a broad coalition of physician, provider and patient groups opposing a plan to delegate congressional authority over Medicare to a non-elected board that could make deep cuts to the program with little input or consequences…
Lyme disease vaccine? Tick saliva found to protect mice from Lyme disease
A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, researchers have discovered. The findings may spur development of a new vaccine against infection from Lyme disease, which is spread through tick bites.
California Physicians Applaud The U.S. House Of Representatives Vote To Protect Seniors’ Access To Care
The California Medical Association praised the U.S. House of Representatives today for passing HR 3961, legislation that will ease the difficulty seniors face in finding a physician who accepts Medicare. The bill repeals Medicare’s flawed payment structure, known as the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), and replaces it with a stable foundation that would encourage physician participation.
California’s Physicians And Seniors Urge Congress To Protect Access To Care By Strengthening Medicare
The California Medical Association (CMA) and AARP are calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3961, which would ease the difficulty seniors now face in finding a physician who accepts Medicare. The legislation would repeal Medicare’s flawed payment structure, known as the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), and replace it with a stable foundation that would encourage physician participation.
New Articles To Protect Vulnerable Populations During An Influenza Pandemic Published In Special Issue Of American Journal Of Public Health
New articles released outline the needs of vulnerable populations during an influenza pandemic, including children, people with disabilities and low-income communities. These articles, which were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, appear in a special influenza preparedness issue of the American Journal of Public Health, published by the American Public Health Association.
Global Effort Needed To Protect People From Species-Crossing Diseases, Report Finds
A team of health experts on Tuesday called for the U.S. “to lead a global effort to protect people from new outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases that originate in animals, such as swine flu, AIDS and SARS,” Reuters writes (Morgan, 9/22). The appeal comes as a U.S.
Common Pain Cream Could Protect Heart During Attack
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that a common, over-the-counter pain salve rubbed on the skin during a heart attack could serve as a cardiac-protectant, preventing or reducing damage to the heart while interventions are administered. These findings are published in the Sept. 14 edition of the journal Circulation.
New Online Learning Tool Launched To Help Kids Protect Themselves From Infections
School children across England and Europe can now learn about protecting themselves from swine flu and other infections, following today’s launch of an education programme and interactive website by the Health Protection Agency (HPA). e-Bug is made up of educational activities for primary and secondary school-age children, complemented by online games, on microbes, hygiene, antibiotic use and vaccines.
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