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Congo-Kinshasa: Immunisation Coverage Sees Dramatic Improvement  -  25 May 2007
AllAfrica.com,Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough rose from 40.51 percent in 2002 to 77.8 percent in 2006, and immunisation against

The raging cancer epidemic that isn't  -  25 May 2007
Ottawa Citizen (subscription),...is that in the years between 1900 and 1958, massive improvements in public health all but wiped out major killers such as diarrhea and diphtheria.

US parents not in favor of HPV vaccine mandates  -  25 May 2007
News-Medical.net,...boys and girls to get the new booster vaccine that protects against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough, or Tdap, before entering ninth grade.

A Life In Words  -  25 May 2007
Baltimore Jewish Times,Mrs. Cord soon contracted both scarlet fever and diphtheria. She was eventually taken to Switzerland, which was accepting female refugees up to the age of

Production of vaccines to resume  -  25 May 2007
New Straits Times,...and Biologicals should begin producing the vaccines against childhood diseases like polio, whooping cough, diphtheria and measles in three years.

Summer 2007 Issue: Latin America Rising  -  25 May 2007
YES! Magazine,Cubans no longer suffer from diphtheria, rubella, polio, or measles and they have the lowest AIDS rate in the Americas, and the highest rate of treatment

Aimee O’Keefe Kinney, WWI veteran  -  25 May 2007
Hudson Star Observer,Family history suggested she may have suffered from diphtheria. The record also shows she took a four-day leave from Feb. 15 to Feb. 19, 1919, from Mesves.

City measles shocker  -  25 May 2007
ic Coventry,Rates for other childhood vaccinations - including diphtheria, tetanus and polio - across the city are in line with national guidelines, with between 90 and

Sanofi Pasteur Launches www.travel-vaccines.com  -  May 21, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Diphtheria: Diphtheria is an acute bacterial disease caused by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae and occasionally C. ulcerans.

Nanoparticles delivery of "Suicide DNA" kills prostate tumors  -  May 22, 2007
Nanowerk LLC,Without this protein, the diphtheria toxin gene remains inactive, which makes it non-toxic to any cells but those in the prostate.

Attention Gardeners!  -  May 16, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),...<< WHO Canadians should receive a Td (tetanus/diphtheria) booster shot every 10 years. Adults more than 60 years of age are at increased risk of tetanus

New Study Confirms Role for Pertussis Immunization of Entire ...  -  May 9, 2007
Hispanic PR Wire (press release),The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC now recommends that adults and adolescents be given a tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis

'No link' between autism and mercury-containing vaccines  -  May 16, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,It was developed into vaccines after 11 children died in 1928 after they were immunized against diphtheria with a vaccine which had become contaminated with

County health department offering free immunizations  -  May 15, 2007
Tallahassee Democrat,Students starting kindergarten in the fall need to have on file five DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) shots, four polio, three hepatitis B,

Frequent Traveler Q & A: Protecting your health while on the road  -  May 24, 2007
International Herald Tribune,According to Dawood, basic vaccinations are against tetanus, diphtheria, polio, typhoid and hepatitis A, yellow fever ("with some caveats, depending on age,

Students told no shots, no school  -  May 3, 2007
Canada.com,The provincial Immunization of Schools Pupils Act also requires students to have diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles and mumps shots up-to-date in order to

All Colorado children deserve immunizations  -  May 10, 2007
Denver Post,Where are diphtheria and tetanus?" Most young parents in this country today have never witnessed or experienced the diseases against which we protect their

DTP Vaccination: Was it the unsuspected killer in the tragic Sally ...  -  May 24, 2007
What Doctors Don't Tell You,The original judge and jury that imprisoned Mrs Clark were never told that just five hours before his death, baby Harry had been given a DTP (diphtheria,

Law requires additional vaccinations for students  -  May 8, 2007
Colorado Springs Gazette,17 to require all sixth- and 10thgrade students to show proof of a Tdap (Tetanus/Diphtheria/Acellular Pertussis) vaccination, said Diane Ashton,

April 2007 – 'SCARY MEDICINE: Exposing the dark side of vaccines'  -  May 23, 2007
WorldNetDaily,For years, the vaccine debate was confined largely to the traditional childhood vaccines like DPT (diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus),

Brown vows people power  -  May 11, 2007
Gulf Daily News,...an education for the 80 million children in the world who do not go to school and to eliminate diseases such as malaria, diphtheria and tuberculosis.

Most parents say no to requiring HPV vax  -  May 23, 2007
United Press InternationalAlthough 85 percent of parents thought vaccines protected their children and 68 percent said they would support mandatory tetanus/diphtheria/whooping cough

Area health service vaccination plan: new policy hits 16000  -  May 23, 2007
The Leader - St. George Sutherland Shire Leader,As part of the program, the first of its kind in Australia, health workers will be vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B,

The Damaged Souls of Michael Ondaatje’s Divisadero  -  May 23, 2007
LA Weekly,...a woman onboard as he glides past her, or symptoms of the diphtheria that knocked off almost as many victims as did the battlefields of the Great War.

New combo vaccine for kids  -  May 8, 2007
Health24.com,An investigational combination vaccine to protect children against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio was effective and well-tolerated in children

The Day in History with Loren Else  -  May 8, 2007
Post-Bulletin,...in all places where food is served to the public. They said improperly washed utensils can spread of tuberculosis, diphtheria, influenza and scarlet fever.

One in eight:  -  May 23, 2007
Think Progress,To date, 22.3 million doses of measles, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and polio vaccines have been provided,

Massachusetts Briefings  -  May 1, 2007
Providence Journal (subscription),Tetanus diphtheria (Td) and pneumococcal vaccine are also offered. Other visits scheduled this month include a blood drive Friday from 8 am to 2:30 pm at

UNL plant scientists uncover immune system clues  -  May 19, 2007
High Plains Journal,This type of protein is also found in organisms that cause human diseases such as cholera and diphtheria. After identifying HopU1 as one of the injected

Short Term Pain; Long Term Gain  -  Apr 28, 2007
Discover Moose Jaw,The measles, polio, and diphtheria have almost disappeared worldwide as a direct result of immunization programs. Five Hills Health Region Medical Health

Quick Hits  -  Apr 26, 2007
Clarke Times Courier,The health department will be offering free tetanus and Diphtheria booster shots at the same time. Forms are available at Clarke County High School and

Colorado gets top award for improvement in vaccination rate  -  Apr 25, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,When Colorado was 50th in the nation, health officials pointed to a scarcity of a diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus vaccine, and the legislature’s unwillingness

Seven structures are endangered  -  May 23, 2007
Worcester Telegram,...when vaccines and immunological practices were developed to combat organisms that caused tuberculosis, leprosy, malaria, diphtheria and other diseases.

HPV vaccine available in Searcy  -  May 22, 2007
Searcy Daily Citizen,The T-dap vaccine is given to anyone ages 11 to 64, and fights tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

There are many ways to honor veterans  -  May 22, 2007
Enid News & Eagle,We talked of infants who had died and children who had died of diphtheria or croup. We talked about those who had died of cancer or from accidents on

Akorn Reports First Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  May 7, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Clearly, our announcement to exclusively market and distribute tetanus diphtheria vaccine is vital to our short and long-term financial success.

Colorado gets top award for improvement in vaccination rate  -  26 Apr 2007
Rocky Mountain News,When Colorado was 50th in the nation, health officials pointed to a scarcity of a diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus vaccine, and the legislature’s unwillingness

'This coming year you-know-who will disappear'  -  26 Apr 2007
Ha'aretz,I also fell ill with diphtheria, which was then fatal. Everyone who had diphtheria was placed in isolation in the hospital, but this was out of the question

An Innovation in Health Care Opens at CVS/pharmacy Stores in ...  -  26 Apr 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...vaccines generally have a $0 co-pay for most insurance plans) - DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) $65 - Flu (seasonal) $30 - Hepatitis A (adult)

South Africa: Expansion of Vaccine Regime 'A Problem'  -  26 Apr 2007
AllAfrica.com,These protect against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and tuberculosis.

Product news in brief  -  26 Apr 2007
LabTechnologist.com,It can be used as a constituent in the fermentation to produce antibiotics, extra -cellular protein, vaccines, interferon and diphtheria toxoid as well as

Iditarod musher, lead dog impress Quail Run students  -  26 Apr 2007
Lawrence Journal World,He explained that the race is done each year, in part, to commemorate a 674-mile run done in 1925 by sled dogs to bring medicine to fight a diphtheria

Iditarod expecting dog abuse report Friday  -  26 Apr 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),1925 using the mail route from Nenana to deliver diphtheria serum to Nome after an outbreak of the disease threatened the lives of Eskimos living there.

HEALTH BRIEFS  -  26 Apr 2007
SunHerald.com,Children are recommended to be age-appropriately vaccinated with the following: Hepatitis B (Hep B); Inactivated Polio (IPV); Diphtheria, Tetanus,

Immunization clinic Friday at Pope County Health Unit  -  26 Apr 2007
Russellville Courier,...and diseases and death from diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps, hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae Type B are at or near record lows.

Health department issues warning on consuming raw milk  -  26 Apr 2007
Asheville Citizen-Times,...kills bacteria responsible for diseases such as listeriosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria and brucellosis.

Tetanus booster often overlooked  -  Apr 25, 2007
London Free Press,But health experts say that like a well-tended garden, adults need to maintain their immunity to diseases like tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough.

Immunization - A public health success story  -  Apr 23, 2007
Brampton Guardian,Since vaccines were introduced around the world, the number of cases each year of some childhood illnesses, such as polio and diphtheria, has decreased

Guest essay: Protect your children's health with vaccinations  -  Apr 22, 2007
Chambersburg Public Opinion,Diseases that were once commonplace, such as polio, measles, mumps, whooping cough, diphtheria and rubella, are now only distant memories for most Americans

New Study Confirms Role for Pertussis Immunization of Entire ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
HispanicBusiness.com (press release),The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC now recommends that adults and adolescents be given a tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis

Getting Immunized Might Be a Good Idea  -  Apr 22, 2007
Discover Moose Jaw,Diseases such as the measles, polio, and diphtheria have almost disappeared in Canada and throughout the world as a direct result of immunization programs.

75-year-old woman learns to talk after windpipe repaired  -  Apr 10, 2007
Sherman Denison Herald Democrat,When she was 11 months old, she came down with diphtheria, a disease common at the time that has nearly been wiped out today because of immunizations.

75-year-old woman learning to talk after windpipe repaired  -  Apr 11, 2007
Austin American-Statesman (subscription),She was born Billie Evasue in 1931 in Peacock in Stonewall County, and when she was 11 months old, she had diphtheria, a disease common at the time that has

Discovery on Plant Immune System Gives Clues on Disease Defense  -  Apr 23, 2007
CCN Magazine,This type of protein is also found in organisms that cause human diseases such as cholera and diphtheria. After identifying HopU1 as one of the injected

Vaccination Week in the Americas  -  Apr 23, 2007
Cayman Net News,Vaccines have been proven to be the key factor in preventing childhood diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria pertusis (whooping cough)

More shots for school-age children  -  Apr 3, 2007
Montrose Daily Press,These three additional vaccine requirements are for pneumococcal disease, a second dose for chicken pox and tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Tdap) — which is

Column - Matt Richardson: What disastrous thing hasn't happened ...  -  Apr 1, 2007
Amarillo.com (subscription),Diphtheria is a serious bacterial disease from an organism producing a poisonous toxin which frequently causes heart and nerve problems.

State requiring new shots  -  Apr 5, 2007
KOAA,And that's why they easily spread diseases like chicken pox, diphtheria and pertussis or whooping cough. And its why the Colorado Department of Public

The Day in History with Loren Else  -  Apr 2, 2007
Post-Bulletin,Rochester is entirely free of diphtheria and smallpox cases this spring, according to the city health officer. It has been three years since there has been

Fear diseases, not vaccines, doctors urge  -  Apr 11, 2007
Saanich News,...strategy called Immunize BC, Kendall said BC is beginning to be a victim of its own success, as illnesses such as diphtheria and polio fade from memory.

No go for pneumococcal vaccine: MOH  -  Apr 24, 2007
Channel News Asia,In Singapore, it is compulsory for children to be vaccinated against nine conditions, including diphtheria, measles and tuberculosis.

Akorn shares peak on vaccine pact  -  Mar 27, 2007
BusinessWeekShares of Akorn Inc. climbed to an all-time high Tuesday as the pharmaceutical company signed a deal to distribute a tetanus diphtheria vaccine.

Mass. Biologic Labs partners with Akorn  -  Mar 28, 2007
San Antonio Business Journal,Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories has inked a deal with an Illinois company that will distribute its Tetanus Diphtheria vaccine.

Akorn stock jumps on vaccine distribution deal  -  Mar 27, 2007
Crain's Chicago Business,...(Reuters) — Akorn Inc. said on Tuesday that it signed a three-year agreement to distribute tetanus diphtheria vaccine with a government-operated

Vaccine distribution deal lifts Akorn shares  -  Mar 27, 2007
Chicago Tribune,Under the agreement, which is to take effect in September, Akorn will be exclusive distributor for tetanus diphtheria vaccine made by Massachusetts Biologic

Iditarod misconceptions  -  Mar 29, 2007
Barre Montpelier Times Argus,The diphtheria serum was brought to Nome in 1925 to save the town. That's where the Iditarod is based from. If it were banned then would it have been OK to

The Biggest Changes Parenthood in the Past 20 Years  -  Apr 24, 2007
Parenting MagazineBy the age of 16 months, babies in 1987 typically received vaccines for seven illnesses (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps,

World set to break its promises to the poor  -  Apr 23, 2007
The Canberra Times,Mozambique has vaccinated a million children against tetanus, whooping cough and diphtheria. Nigeria will get 3.5million more kids in school.

Vaccination week in the Americas  -  Apr 18, 2007
News-Medical.net,In order to control neonatal tetanus and diphtheria, Paraguay will vaccinate 1 million men and women aged 20-29 years. Nicaragua will also reach half a

Polio immunization drive reaches children in Koranic schools of ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
ReliefWeb (press release),...“I allow my children to be immunized because it prevents them from getting killer diseases such as measles, polio and diphtheria,� said Asiya’s mother,

Sanofi taps vaccine demand  -  Apr 17, 2007
Bangkok Post,It plans to add DTP-HB (combined diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis and hepatitis B) this year to its product line, and is working on developing a Japanese

Historic sled dog race to be revived in '08  -  Apr 23, 2007
Juneau Empire (subscription),An outbreak of diphtheria struck Nome, and 20 dog drivers volunteered to haul a vial of serum more than 650 miles from Nenana to Nome.

News in brief for April 23  -  Apr 23, 2007
phillyBurbs.com,A school immunization clinic to provide free vaccines for tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough and meningitis will be held for Pennridge High School freshmen

Azerbaijan’s healthcare in figures  -  Apr 23, 2007
Azeri Press Agency,Poliomyelitis and diphtheria were not registered at all. Whooping cough, hepatitis, syphilis and intestinal infections increased and HIV carrying persons

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