MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'booster'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:32 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501583&cid=t_119123_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftheres-still-time-for-a-flu-shot%2F2011.02.21 It’s not too late to protect yourself and your family from the flu. Influenza is about to enter its peak season in the United States. Now is the time to be vigilant in protecting against and preventing the spread of flu. Washing your hands, staying home from work or school, and covering your cough can be incredible steps. But the most effective way to prevent influenza is to get vaccinated. If you haven’t had a flu shot, get one this week. Your child can be immunized if over six months of age, and remember that many children under age nine will need a second dose (booster shot). Find out how to determine if your child needs a second dose. 1o Things To Know About Influenza 1. Influenza peaks in February and March in the United States. Look at the CDC data that reflects ongoing in... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501583 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:00:38 +0100 4501583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714187&cid=t_119123_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpreventive-health-tip-get-vaccinated-for-whooping-cough%2F2010.06.30 California recently declared an epidemic of whooping cough (pertussis) which resulted in the death of five infants under the age of 3 months. The pertussis vaccine, which is already given routinely to infants, is first given at 2 months of age, then 4 months and 6 months of age, with an additional booster at 15 to 18 months of age, and then again at 4 to 6 years old. The vaccines for Bortella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough, does not confer lifelong immunity. In other words, fully-vaccinated children who then become teenagers and then adults lose immunity, can acquire the infection and then spread it. Should babies acquire pertussis, as the public has discovered, it can be deadly. The persistent cough tires the baby, causes difficulty breathing, and can make them turn blue ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714187 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0100 3714187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056699&cid=t_119123_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F03%2Fmental-health-parity-loopholes%2F While the national mental health parity law takes effect on January 1, 2010, it does not trump existing state laws that mandate that mental disorder diagnoses are treated and covered equally as their physical health brethren. If you are covered by health insurance, come January 1, your mental health treatment cannot be any more limited than your physical health coverage. California is one such state that has had such a mental health parity law on the books since 2000, so we have nine years of lessons from that state. Recently, a study was released that examined how the law affected people who sought out mental health treatment. Shari Roan with the Los Angeles Times has the coverage. The study, conducted by Mathematica Policy Research and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056699 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:45:38 +0100 3056699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1218317&cid=t_119123_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F231509690%2F That may not be unheard of according to a clinical study of a team headed by the international Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR): What if we could prevent cancer recurrence for years after surgery by giving simple recall injections every two or three years? …has shown that a vaccine against a protein found in cancer cells produces an immune response that can be boosted and strengthened with additional vaccine shots. Patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were treated with this investigational agent, also known as an Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapeutic (ASCI), in another clinical study conducted by GlaxoSmithKline. The results showed a reduction in risk of cancer recurrence in these patients, a finding that prompted GlaxoSmithKline to initiate the larges... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1218317 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:08:26 +0100 1218317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1013514&cid=t_119123_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F181643264%2F A new study questions the need for boosters as the current rate. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University report finding high levels of antibodies in the blood of patients who were vaccinated years ago, and their presence suggests that current recommendations for boosters for such conditions as measles, mumps and tetanus could be revised. The persistence of the antibodies suggests that current recommendations for booster shots for some common conditions could be revised, because protection may last for life, according to the study, which was published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine (subscription may be required). Tetanus shots, for instance, could be given once approximately every 30 years instead of once every 10 years, which is the current recommendation. ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1013514 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:57:24 +0100 1013514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=654381&cid=t_119123_85_f&fid=34692&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitedissent.com%2Farchives%2F1667 A couple of firsts in this week’s Psychic Nosebleed Zen post. This is the first time I’ve ever posted a cover that shows a psychic nosebleed. It’s also the first time I’ve posted an image before the comic is actually available. This is the cover for the upcoming Booster Gold #1 comic set to go on sale in August. (It looks like it’s a good thing I posted it now, because Maxwell Lord’s face will likely be obscured by the logo in the final product.) It’s also interesting to note that the psychic nosebleed has now apparently become Max’s defining characteristic — or so one would gather from this cover. The cover is by Dan Jurgens. I’ve blown up the Maxwell Lord aspect so it’s easier to see (and in the process obscured images of ... Polite Dissent blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=654381 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:38:59 +0100 654381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=612176&cid=t_119123_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D2138 This may be old news to some but it is a recurrent topic in the clinic. Patients will often come with some lab tests (often some “screening profile” done by a lab before any consultation with a doctor) with results showing “low titre of Hepatitis B antibodies” and a recommendation (by the lab) for a booster vaccination. This is an example of bad medical practice and bad advice so prevalent in Malaysia. So is this booster really necessary you ask?For the majority of people with normal immune systems (the immunocompetent individual), a booster vaccination after completing the course of vaccination is not necessary. In fact the routine testing of antibody levels after vaccination is also not recommended. The reason is your immune system has “memory cells” w... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=612176 Mon, 14 May 2007 22:16:37 +0100 612176