Recent news on Intussusception

Postmarketing Monitoring of Intussusception After RotaTeq TM ...  -  May 8, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),3 In this controlled trial, no statistically significant elevated risk for intussusception was observed within a 42-day period after RotaTeq vaccination.

Texas governor defeated on controversial vaccine mandate  -  May 10, 2007
Facing South,But by 1999, the agency was forced to withdraw RotaShield after doctors found it put babies at a higher risk of intussusception, a potentially

Ignoring symptoms is not good  -  May 15, 2007
Hattiesburg American,On their daughter's first birthday, she lay recovering in a hospital after having emergency surgery for an intussusception, a twisting of a portion of the

Protect your child against 'running belly'  -  May 1, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,The first rotavirus vaccine was released in 1998 but, within a year, an association with intussusception (a type of intestinal blockage) was noted.

Importance of Sonographic Detection of Enlarged Abdominal Lymph ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)1 The main clinical concerns are acute appendicitis, intussusception, and torsion of the ovary. With the routine use of high-frequency transducers,

Two Major European Paediatric Societies Support Rotavirus ...  -  May 5, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),No difference between RotaTeq® and placebo has been shown concerning serious adverse events, such as intussusception.6. RotaTeq® obtained its marketing

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