News tagged with vaccination recommendations

Scientists develope optimal flu vaccine priorities, question federal guidelines

(PhysOrg.com) -- Optimal control of the spread of the seasonal flu and H1N1 is achieved by prioritizing vaccinations for schoolchildren and for adults aged 30 to 39 in the United States. Those are the findings of a new study ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 9




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Panel backs sharing studies of lab-made bird flu

(AP) -- The U.S. government's biosecurity advisers said Friday they support publishing research studies showing how scientists made new easy-to-spread forms of bird flu because the studies, now revised, don't reveal details ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

Be selective when choosing herd bulls for cattle operation

Beef producers don’t want to miss out on profit potential when it comes to selection and performance of breeding bulls, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialist.

Biology / Other

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Opinion: H5N1 flu is just as dangerous as feared, now requires action

The debate about the potential severity of an outbreak of airborne H5N1 influenza in humans needs to move on from speculation and focus instead on how we can safely continue H5N1 research and share the results among researchers, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers examine consequences of non-intervention for infectious disease in African great apes

Infectious disease has joined poaching and habitat loss as a major threat to the survival of African great apes as they have become restricted to ever-smaller populations. Despite the work of dedicated conservationists, efforts ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Controversial 'bird flu' edits move ahead

Top US scientists on Wednesday defended their bid to stop details of a mutant bird flu virus from being published and called for global cooperation to ward off an uncontrollable pandemic.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Details of lab-made bird flu won't be revealed (Update)

The U.S. government paid scientists to figure out how the deadly bird flu virus might mutate to become a bigger threat to people - and two labs succeeded in creating new strains that are easier to spread.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 20

Group urges gov't to strictly limit chimp research

Chimpanzees should hardly ever be used for medical research, a prestigious scientific group told the government Thursday - advice that means days in the laboratory may be numbered for humans' closest relatives.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gov't to adopt strict new limits on chimp research

(AP) -- Days in the laboratory are numbered for chimpanzees, humans' closest relative.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fears for koalas as study reveals 'marked decline'

Australia's much-loved koala is under increasing threat and should be considered a vulnerable species, an official report found Thursday, with habitat loss seeing their numbers plunge.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

UN investigator says medical waste risks ignored

(AP) -- A human rights investigator for the United Nations says up to a quarter of the world's trash from hospitals, clinics, labs, blood banks and mortuaries is hazardous and much more needs to be done to ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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