(Newswise)–For people who haven’t had chickenpox and are exposed to an ill family member, getting vaccinated within five days can reduce the risk of developing chickenpox—or at least reduce the severity of disease, reports a study in the January issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [...]
New approaches needed to prolong breastfeeding while reducing HIV transmission
January 21, 2010 By
(Newswise)–For African infants with HIV-positive mothers, reducing exposure to breast milk can lower the rate of HIV transmission. But new research suggests that longer periods of breastfeeding—at least 6 months—are critical for reducing the risk of potentially fatal gastroenteritis. The findings are reported in the January 1 issue of JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency [...]
Video: How to prevent and recognize symptoms of swine flu
January 20, 2010 By
Vitro pregnancy rates improve with new device
January 19, 2010 By
(Newswise)–Gently rocking embryos while they grow during in vitro fertilization (IVF) improves pregnancy rates in mice by 22 percent, new University of Michigan research shows. The procedure could one day lead to significantly higher IVF success rates in humans. Researchers built a device that imitates the motion that embryos experience in the body as they [...]
County health reminds parents to vaccinate their children
January 16, 2010 By
SAN DIEGO–The H1N1 vaccine has been receiving a lot of attention these days. While it’s important that everyone gets vaccinated against this new flu virus, it’s imperative for parents to make sure their children also have the other recommended vaccines to protect them from diseases that could endanger their health. January 17-23 is Preteen Vaccination [...]
Adolescents vulnerable to whooping cough and chicken pox
January 15, 2010 By
SAN DIEGO COUNTY–The H1N1 vaccine has been receiving a lot of attention these days. While it’s important that everyone gets vaccinated against this new flu virus, it’s imperative for parents to make sure their children also have the other recommended vaccines to protect them from diseases that could endanger their health. January 17-23 is Preteen [...]
Medicare “Doughnut Hole” causes seniors to skip diabetes meds
January 9, 2010 By
(Newswise)–Medicare recipients with diabetes who have a gap in their Part D prescription drug benefits—known as the “doughnut hole” — have higher out-of-pocket drug costs and are less likely to stick to their medications than those who have supplemental drug benefits, a new study confirms. Surprisingly, generic-only drug plans to cover the gap only modestly [...]
Brain imaging may help diagnose autism
January 9, 2010 By
(Newswise)–Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) process sound and language a fraction of a second slower than children without ASDs, and measuring magnetic signals that mark this delay may become a standardized way to diagnose autism. Researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia report their findings in an online article in the journal Autism Research, [...]
County announces mass H1N1 vaccination events
January 6, 2010 By
SAN DIEGO COUNTY–The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) announces a series of five H1N1 mass vaccination events for San Diego County residents, beginning with a clinic this Friday at Qualcomm Stadium. “We would like to remind County residents that H1N1 is still very active in our communities,” said Dianne Jacob, Chairwoman, [...]
How flu succeeds
January 4, 2010 By
(Newswise)–Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Mount Sinai), the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (Salk) and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) have identified 295 human cell factors that influenza A strains must harness to infect a cell, including the currently circulating swine-origin H1N1. The [...]
