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The 2014 FIFA World Cup: Communicable disease risks and advice for visitors to Brazil – A review from the Latin American Society for Travel Medicine (SLAMVI)
Summary: The next FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil in June–July 2014. Around 600,000 international visitors and participants (as well over 3 million domestic travelers) are expected. This event will take place in twelve cities. This event poses specific challenges, given its size and the diversity of attendees, including the potential for the transmission of imported or endemic communicable diseases, especially those that have an increased transmission rate as a result of close human proximity, eg, seasonal influenza, measles but also tropical endemic diseases. In anticipation of increased travel, a panel of experts...
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - May 12, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Viviana Gallego, Griselda Berberian, Susana Lloveras, Sergio Verbanaz, Tania S.S. Chaves, Tomas Orduna, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales Tags: Reviews Source Type: research

Baylor College of Medicine issues position statement on measles vaccinations
(Baylor College of Medicine) Baylor College of Medicine has issued a response to the measles outbreak, calling on the public to communicate with elected officials, family and friends about the importance of vaccinations and evidence-based vaccine policies that promote public health.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

What to Tell People Who Are Against Measles Vaccination What to Tell People Who Are Against Measles Vaccination
Dr Art Caplan discusses the measles outbreak and how to address new antivaccination arguments.Medscape Business of Medicine
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - May 14, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

What Causes Neck Stiffness?
Discussion The complaint of neck stiffness always makes the clinician a little concerned until he/she understands the whole history because of the potential diagnosis of meningitis/encephalitis. While this potential is always concerning, there are many other causes of neck stiffness or pain to consider that are much more common. Normal wear and tear, injury or overuse that occur in daily activities and work can cause neck stiffness or pain. Often, even in adults, the cause of the pain is not recognized. Good examples are the adolescent above, or an innocent stumble, particularly if carrying something that may cause a perso...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 30, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Expert Q&A: Childhood Vaccine Safety
WebMD Health News By Kathleen Doheny Reviewed by Jennifer Shu, MD For parents, childhood vaccines are a source of reassurance — protecting your child against disease naturally helps you sleep better at night — but also anxiety about side effects and reactions. With misinformation about vaccines and health problems, it can be difficult for a parent to sort it all out. For help, WebMD turned to the CDC’s Frank DeStefano, MD, MPH, director of its immunization safety office. Are there dangerous side effects or reactions to childhood vaccines? Fortunately, dangerous side effects or reactions to vaccines are fe...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news

Growing Number Of Families Opt Out Of Vaccines For Kids
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - December 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Syndicated Local Watch Listen Measles Medicine mumps Paula Ebben Shot Vaccine Whooping Cough Source Type: news

Vaccination in Elite Athletes
Abstract Public health vaccination guidelines cannot be easily transferred to elite athletes. An enhanced benefit from preventing even mild diseases is obvious but stronger interference from otherwise minor side effects has to be considered as well. Thus, special vaccination guidelines for adult elite athletes are required. In most of them, protection should be strived for against tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, influenza, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, measles, mumps and varicella. When living or traveling to endemic areas, the athletes should be immune against tick-borne encephalitis, yellow fever, Japanese encephal...
Source: Sports Medicine - October 1, 2014 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

I-Team: Vaccine Rates Plummeting In Parts Of Mass.
BOSTON (CBS) – Childhood vaccines are credited with virtually wiping out a host of awful diseases, yet many parents are still concerned about the shots. Two and a half year old Collin let out a scream as he got his latest vaccine in the office of his Cape Cod pediatrician, but Dr. Sharon Daley believes that discomfort is a small price to pay for the protection the shot offers. Dr. Daley, who is also the chief of pediatrics at Cape Cod Hospital, explained, “Whooping cough, and diphtheria, measles, bacterial meningitis, even influenza; these diseases used to cause thousands of deaths each year.” Dr. Daley is conc...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health i-Team Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Cape Cod Cape Cod Hospital Dr. Sharon Daley immunization Kim Shea Lauren Leamanczyk Vaccine Source Type: news

US Measles Cases At Second Highest Since Disease Was Eliminated In 2000
(CNN) — A total of 387 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 15 states from January 1 to March 28, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the second-greatest number of cases reported in the United States since measles was declared eliminated in 2000. The highest number of reported cases since elimination was 667 in 2014. Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus that can spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or if a person comes into direct contact or shares germs by touching the same objects or surfaces. The states reporting cas...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Measles Source Type: news

Infektionskrankheiten im Leistungssport. Präventionsmöglichkeiten durch Impfung
Publication date: Available online 23 October 2014 Source:Sport-Orthopädie - Sport-Traumatologie - Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology Author(s): Barbara C. Gärtner , Tim Meyer Nutzen und Risiken von Impfungen unterscheiden sich bei Leistungssportlern und der Allgemeinbevölkerung, deswegen muss für Sportler eine separate Nutzen-Risiko-Bewertung durchgeführt werden, die in spezielle Impfempfehlungen mündet. Generell empfohlen sind Impfungen gegen Tetanus, Diphtherie, Pertussis, Influenza, Hepatitis A (HAV), Hepatitis B (HBV), FSME, Masern, Mumps und Varizella. Unter besonderen Bedingungen können Impfungen gegen Ge...
Source: Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology - December 2, 2014 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research

Dean of UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine discusses her top priorities
Dr. Kelsey Martin, the new dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, didn ’t set out to become a physician. Driven by her interest in human behavior, she studied English and American language and literature as an undergraduate at Harvard. It wasn’t until she wasa Peace Corps volunteer in Central Africathat her passion for medicine was ignited. There, she organized an outreach program and wrote grants to fund measles vaccinations, which led to a dramatic reduction in the number of those sickened in the village where she worked. It was a profound turning point, one that led her to medical school, in a joint M....
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 2, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Dean of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA discusses her top priorities
Dr. Kelsey Martin, the new dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, didn ’t set out to become a physician. Driven by her interest in human behavior, she studied English and American language and literature as an undergraduate at Harvard. It wasn’t until she wasa Peace Corps volunteer in Central Africathat her passion for medicine was ignited. There, she organized an outreach program and wrote grants to fund measles vaccinations, which led to a dramatic reduction in the number of those sickened in the village where she worked. It was a profound turning point, one that led her to medical school, in a joint M....
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 2, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Current views and advances on Paediatric Virology: An update for paediatric trainees.
Authors: Mammas IN, Greenough A, Theodoridou M, Kramvis A, Christaki I, Koutsaftiki C, Koutsaki M, Portaliou DM, Kostagianni G, Panagopoulou P, Sourvinos G, Spandidos DA Abstract Paediatric Virology is a bold new scientific field, which combines Paediatrics with Virology, Epidemiology, Molecular Medicine, Evidence-based Medicine, Clinical Governance, Quality Improvement, Pharmacology and Immunology. The Workshop on Paediatric Virology, which took place on Saturday October 10, 2015 in Athens, Greece, provided an overview of recent views and advances on viral infections occurring in neonates and children. It was incl...
Source: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine - February 20, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Exp Ther Med Source Type: research

Neuroscientist named dean of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Kelsey Martin, a neuroscientist and senior administrator, has been named dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Martin, who was inspired to pursue a medical career by her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer, joined the medical school’s faculty in 1999, and has served in various leadership roles including as interim dean since September 2015. In an announcement to the campus community, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh said Martin, who was chosen after a national search, “has demonstrated outstanding leadership, inspired and impactful scholarship, and keen knowledge of the intricacies...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 29, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Stop measles in Switzerland - The importance of travel medicine.
CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we highlight the importance of travel medicine consultations to enhance the measles vaccination coverage in the adult Swiss population. PMID: 28566252 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Vaccine - May 29, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Bühler S, Lang P, Bally B, Hatz C, Jaeger VK Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research