News tagged with rotavirus vaccine
Related topics: vaccine
Rotavirus vaccine cuts hospital visits for kids: study
Rotavirus vaccines have helped drastically reduce hospital visits around the world, said a study out Thursday that urged more countries to administer the potentially life-saving shots to children.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 20, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
New low-cost method to deliver vaccine shows promise
Researchers have developed a promising new approach to vaccination for rotavirus, a common cause of severe diarrheal disease that is responsible for approximately 500,000 deaths among children in the developing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Rotavirus vaccine trials successful in Asia and Africa
Studies in Asia and Africa have shown that a rotavirus vaccine is safe and effective in preventing severe rotavirus gastroenteritis (severe RVG), which is responsible for more than half a million child deaths worldwide. The ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 05, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Study finds rotavirus vaccine greatly reduces hospitalizations for acute gastroenteritis in children
Vaccinating infants against rotavirus, a leading cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration among babies and young children, was associated with a dramatic decline in U.S. hospitalization rates for acute gastroenteritis. The ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 13, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Vaccination reduces burden of childhood rotavirus disease
Vaccination of infants with Rotarix or RotaTeq significantly reduces the rate of severe rotavirus diarrhoea, hospitalizations, medical attention due to rotavirus and severe diarrhoea from all causes. The vaccines are not ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 11, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
New data on rotavirus vaccine from Mexico and Africa show lifesaving impact in the developing world
For the first time ever, studies in Mexico and Africa, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrate a reduction in diarrheal disease deaths following rotavirus vaccine introduction in Mexico and va ...
Jan 27, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Journal special edition outlines rotavirus burden and need for vaccines
The Journal of Infectious Diseases has released a special edition, Global Rotavirus Surveillance: Preparing for the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccines. This special edition provides a significant contribution to the unders ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 05, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
