Category Archives: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Immunogenicity of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in infants after two or three primaryvaccinations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

AVC | Artículo valorado críticamente:Rückinger S, Dagan R, Albers L, Schönberger K, von Kries R. Immunogenicity of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in infants after two or three primaryvaccinations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vaccine. 2011;29:9600-6. D.O.I.: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.09.011. Revisores: Fernández Rodríguez M1, Orejón de … Continue reading →

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Four Drugs Cause Most Hospitalizations in Older Adults

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

Image via CrunchBase Via: New York Times – November 23, 2011, 5:00 PM Four Drugs Cause Most Hospitalizations in Older Adults By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Tony Cenicola/The New York TimesSome medications may cause dangerous reactions. Blood thinners and diabetes drugs cause most emergency … Continue reading →

Posted in Adverse drug reaction, Antiplatelet drug, Budnitz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New England Journal of Medicine, New York Times, Old age, United States | Leave a comment

Pediatric deaths due to varicella are becoming a thing of the past

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

                       Image via Wikipedia Source: MD Consult ST LOUIS (MD Consult) – With implementation of the varicella vaccination program in the United States, deaths due to the disease among children and adolescents have virtually ceased, finds a study reported in … Continue reading →

Posted in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chickenpox, Child, Death, Mortality rate, Pediatrics, United States, Vaccination schedule | Leave a comment
Posted on December 12, 2009 by

Image via Wikipedia H1N1 less lethal than feared: U.K. study Last Updated: Thursday, December 10, 2009 | 3:34 PM ET Comments285Recommend89 CBC News Medical advances such as ventilators and intensive care were not available during previous pandemics. (CBC)The strain of … Continue reading →

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