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bcg vaccine dose :: Article Creator Saint Louis University Researchers Develop New Model By Leveraging An Old Vaccine Each year, tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other infectious disease, and Saint Louis University researchers are working to reduce the disease's impact via vaccine development.  Director of the Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., works with colleagues in the lab. SLU File Photo. Despite TB's wide reach and some lost progress during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers believe it is possible to eradicate TB through advances in vaccine development and public health. To cross the finish line, scientists must find ways to test new vaccines rapidly to prevent TB infections more effectively.   In a paper published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development, and colleagues ...

normal fever :: Article Creator Why 'normal' Body Temperature, Isn't The Norm Clinicians have long adhered to 98.6 degrees as the standard, healthy human temperature, but recent research suggests it's more commonly between 97.3 and 98.2 degrees Fahrenheit. As such, health professionals should move away from the traditional temperature benchmark to provide optimal care for patients, The Washington Post reported Dec. 25. The debate over this specific benchmark has been ongoing since it was introduced as metric in the 19th century. Several studies throughout the years have found the same, that 98.6 often is not the average temperature for many healthy individuals.  Since medical diagnoses and metrics like temperature can vary from person to person, some have suggested the metric be personalized and measured as an average on an individual basis, like blood pressure.  "There is no reason why doctors can't do this routinely,...

99.4 fever :: Article Creator Three Arrested Following Robbery Incident Incident Number: 50-23-41133 Date/Time:  Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 7:32 p.M. Location: Whiteoak Condos, 1001 Whiteoak Road, Dover, DE Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information OfficerMaster Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: [email protected] Narrative: The Dover Police Department has arrested Abdul-Lateef Fadipe, 25, of New Castle, Jasona Haith, 21, of Dover, and Joshua Harris, 28,of Dover on Robbery charges following an incident that occurred Wednesday night. The investigation began at 7:32 p.M., when Officers were called to White Oak Condos for a Robbery. Upon arrival, Officers contacted the victim, a 24-year-old female of Dover. The ensuing investigation revealed that as the victim was walking to her building with her children she was approached by Fadipe, Haith, Harris and a fourth suspect(currently unidentified). The victim was then assaulted by...

outbreak epidemiology :: Article Creator How Common Are Unexplained Outbreaks Of Disease? By Zaria GorvettFeatures correspondent@ZariaGorvett Outbreaks of the Sin Nombre hantavirus are now known to be linked to El Niño, which increases rainfall in the Southwestern US and boosts the rodent population (Credit: Alamy) Amid reports of a mysterious respiratory illness spreading among children in China, an expert explains how regularly unexplained outbreaks turn up. It began one spring morning in 1993, when a Navajo family pulled into a service station in New Mexico and dialled 911. Their son, a 19-year-old marathon runner, had suddenly developed breathing problems. He was rushed to the local hospital by ambulance, where he died. The doctors were stumped – what could have killed someone so young and healthy?   It soon transpired that the marathon runner's death was not an isolated incident. He had been on the way to his fiancée's f...

vaccine production :: Article Creator Dear Doctor: Older Person Wonders If It's Possible To Receive Too Many Vaccines DEAR DR. ROACH: It seems as if the number of recommended vaccines increases every year, especially for us in the "over 65″ crowd. It's hard to imagine how the immune system can keep up! Is it possible to receive too many vaccines, or at least too many within a given time-frame? Thanks. -- M.T. ANSWER: Don't underestimate the work that your immune system does for you every day. You are always exposed to millions of antigens, which are specific parts of foreign material such as bacteria, virus, food, dust and pollen. We get exposed to tens of thousands of new antigens daily. Our immune systems work to fight off potential invaders and almost flawlessly ignores what it recognizes to be parts of ourselves. Because vaccines only use a tiny part of the relevant bacteria or virus, the antigens that your body le...

rickettsia prowazekii epidemic typhus :: Article Creator Americans Are Lonely And It's Killing Them. How The US Can Combat This New Epidemic. Your browser is not supportedusatoday.Com usatoday.Com wants to ensure the best experience for all of our readers, so we built our site to take advantage of the latest technology, making it faster and easier to use. Unfortunately, your browser is not supported. Please download one of these browsers for the best experience on usatoday.Com Is Candida The New Epidemic? by NAOMI COLEMAN, femail.Co.Uk Most people associate candida with thrush or an itchy rash. But according to alternative experts, a growing number of women are being diagnosed with candida - a condition where sufferers complain of a variety of symptoms including constant tiredness, a bloated stomach and aching joints. However, if you visit your GP with the same complaints, the chances are your doctor won't recognise your symptoms ...

pandemic in 1918 spanish flu :: Article Creator Coronavirus: How They Tried To Curb Spanish Flu Pandemic In 1918 A woman wears a flu mask during the Spanish flu epidemic It is dangerous to draw too many parallels between coronavirus and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, that killed at least 50 million people around the world. Covid-19 is an entirely new disease, which disproportionately affects older people. The deadly strain of influenza that swept the globe in 1918 tended to strike those aged between 20 and 30, with strong immune systems. But the actions taken by governments and individuals to prevent the spread of infection have a familiar ring to them. Public Health England studied the Spanish flu outbreak to draw up its initial contingency plan for coronavirus, the key lesson being that the second wave of the disease, in the autumn of 1918, proved to be far more deadly than the first. Women from the Department of War take 15-mi...