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One of the keys to improving the health of youngsters is moving their immunization histories from paper-based formats to secure online systems accessible to doctors anywhere. To help maintain momentum in this effort, the State of California has renewed a grant allowing Health Net of California, Inc. to continue strengthening one of the nation's largest online immunization registries. "Our goal is to ensure that no child ever suffers from a disease or condition that's preventable by a...

LEAWOOD, Kan., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Family Physicians/Foundation (AAFP/F) today applauds the residency program winners of the 2008 AAFP/F Wyeth Immunization Awards. Eleven monetary awards, along with educational scholarships, were presented to winning family medicine residency programs for creating programs that identified and overcame immunization barriers in their communities preventing children from receiving important vaccines against childhood diseases. The...

CHICAGO, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Immunization Alliance, which comprises the groups listed below, sets forth the following Call to Action for public health organizations, government, health care professionals, the media and the public. What the Alliance commits to: -- We commit to continued partnerships with policy makers to ensure that: -- children receive recommended immunizations on time (according to the schedule of the Centers for Disease Control...

CHICAGO, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Concerns about keeping immunization rates at adequate levels have prompted the nation's leading medical and advocacy groups to join together to raise the public's confidence in vaccines. The Immunization Alliance calls on policymakers, public health agencies, physicians, and the public to work together to preserve the health of the nation's children through immunization. The Alliance, which is made up of medical, public health and parent...

THE inoculation of 14,000 girls across the Lothians against a common type of cancer has begun. Schoolgirls aged between 12 and 17 have started receiving the first instalment of the HPV jag, which immunises them against a virus which causes 70 per cent of cervical cancer cases. The high-profile initiative should save thousands of lives across the country, and it is expected take-up of the three-stage injection will be extremely high. Dr Lorna Willocks, NHS Lothian's immunisation...

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth , today announced that South Africa has initiated an immunization program against pneumococcal disease with PREVENAR(R) (Pneumococcal Saccharide Conjugated Vaccine, Adsorbed), a vaccine which helps protect infants and young children against the seven vaccine serotypes causing the majority of pneumococcal disease worldwide. The South African government launched the pneumococcal disease...

BETHEL - "What You Need to Know About Meningitis" will be presented by Jeri Brooks Greenwell from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the West Parish Congregational Church Hall, Church Street. The free program is appropriate for parents, grandparents and caregivers of adolescents. In addition to showing a video, Greenwell will bring the latest information and pamphlets to her workshop. For the past five years since losing her son to meningitis, Greenwell has made it her goal to...

MAIDENHEAD, England, September 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Prevenar Vaccine to Help Protect Children Against the Leading Vaccine-Preventable Cause of Death in Young Children Worldwide Wyeth today announced that Cyprus and the Republic of Ireland have initiated national immunisation programmes (NIPs) for infants and young children against pneumococcal disease by adding Prevenar(TM) (Pneumococcal Saccharide Conjugated Vaccine, Adsorbed), also called PCV7, to their national immunization...

By Sauer, Mary E GUEST COLUMN We've all heard the terrible stories about trips abroad that were com- plete disasters. People getting sick or hurt, pass- ports getting lost or stolen, eating bad food... Listen- ing to someone recap one of these horror stories is enough to make the wary traveler cancel a flight and drive to the near- est beach instead. Don't give up. With these tips, the educated traveler can avoid many problems and stay healthy during the trip. Planning Start by checking...

UST Global(SM) (UST), a leading provider of IT services and solutions for Global 2000 enterprises, announced that it has made a commitment to provide both funding and volunteers for several immunization projects that will be launched and managed by PATH, an international nonprofit organization that works in more than 70 countries to improve global health. PATH's mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems and encouraging healthy...