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    Academy issues policy on adolescent pertussis vaccine 29 Jan 2006
    Two tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) products have been licensed by the Food and Drug Administration for use in ...
    - AAP News (subscription)

    Cabarrus Health This Week 29 Jan 2006
    For adults, as specified by NC Department of Health and Human Services, tetanus/diphtheria booster shots for wound management by prescription only. ...
    - Charlotte Observer,

    Parents to register kindergartners at area schools 29 Jan 2006
    Children must be immunized against rubella (German measles), measles, polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, mumps, varicella or chicken pox and hepatitis ...
    - Enterprise-Record,

    Diphtheria Fights Brain Tumors Jan 13, 2006
    Now, doctors are trying a novel way of killing the cancer, using a kind of chemical Trojan horse to sneak diphtheria toxin into the brain. ...
    - WNBC,

    Combined Tetanus, Diphtheria, and 5-Component Pertussis Vaccine ... Dec 29, 2005
    Incorrect Wording and Data: In the Original Contribution entitled "Combined Tetanus, Diphtheria, and 5-Component Pertussis Vaccine for Use in Adolescents and ...
    - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

    Serum Institute launches Td-Vac for adults Jan 24, 2006
    Serum Institute of India, announced the launch of Td-Vac, a Tetanus and Diphtheria vaccine for combating the fatal diseases in adolescents and adults. ...
    - Express Pharma Pulse,

    Haunted Places in Kansas Jan 25, 2006
    ...while. Diphtheria Hill - Clay Center - An old cemetery on a hill near Clay Center where people with diphtheria were buried alive. ...
    - Only Idol,

    This Day in History Jan 27, 2006
    Teddy Roosevelt. • In 1925, the first dog team left Nenana in the relay of serum to combat the diphtheria outbreak in Nome. • In ...
    - Juneau Empire,

    Vaccines: Yes or no? Jan 28, 2006
    A growing amount of controversy surrounds the recommended vaccinations -- MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis), polio ...
    - Norwich Bulletin,

    Haskell Playhouse getting new restroom Jan 28, 2006
    The girl died of diphtheria on March 27, 1890, at the age of 9. Lucy’s mother, Florence Hayner Haskell, bequeathed the 6.4-acre property to the city upon her ...
    - Alton Telegraph,

    He Made A Point Of Painting Jan 27, 2006
    ...involved. Then suddenly in 1891, he contacted a serious illness, probably diphtheria or meningitis. Soon afterward, he died at age 31. ...
    - Investor's Business Daily (subscription)

    Preventative maintenance for the body Jan 22, 2006
    ...years. Get a tetanus-diphtheria booster vaccine every 10 years. ... Islanders. Get a tetanus-diphtheria booster vaccine every 10 years. ...
    - Raleigh Triangle Business Journal,

    Whooping cough on the rise Jan 18, 2006
    The federal agency for immunizations voted last summer to recommend the booster shot, called Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) for adolescents, said ...
    - Springfield News Sun (subscription),

    Babies may be given flu jab to save the lives of adults Jan 22, 2006
    When babies are a few months old, injections against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and Hib are offered. Meningitis C vaccine may also be offered. ...
    - Times Online,

    GlaxosmithKlines new vaccine for school children Jan 14, 2006
    ...(The Economic Times (India) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge): Taking note of the rising cases of pertussis in India, as well as cases of diphtheria and tetanus ...
    - TMCnet

    Cambodia returns remains of 77 soldiers Jan 27, 2006
    The vaccine protects children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, polio and haemophilus influenza type b (Hib). ...
    - Viet Nam News,

    One Community-One Book Activities Get Under Way Jan 27, 2006
    ...dog. When diphtheria strikes the children of Nome, Alaska in 1925, Balto leads a dog team across Alaska to bring back medicine. ...
    - Trenton Republican-Times,

    Experimental treatment for brain tumors tested in Valhalla Jan 23, 2006
    ...later in the neurosurgery intensive care unit at Westchester Medical Center, a pump began pushing an experimental medication made with diphtheria toxin through ...
    - The Journal News.com,

    Doctor sues, says firing was act of retaliation Jan 24, 2006
    The clinic sent out notices in February 2004 recommending that 3,000 children be revaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. ...
    - OregonLive.com,

    DEATH: Family still blame vaccine for tragedy Jan 25, 2006
    ...mother Saroj (53) said her daughter had been a healthy baby until she was given the whooping cough vaccination, along with the jabs for tetanus and diphtheria. ...
    - Peterborough Evening Telegraph,

    ASK THE DOCTOR: NC requires preschoolers to have 11 vaccines; flu ... Jan 23, 2006
    In North Carolina, every child should receive the following vaccines prior to age 5: Hepatitis B; diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis; hib (H. Flu); polio; measles ...
    - Asheville Citizen-Times,

    Families concerned over five-in-one baby jab Jan 23, 2006
    The jab, which is expected to be introduced in September, will vaccinate babies against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Hib and polio at two months. ...
    - Daily Mail - UK,

    Community notes Jan 25, 2006
    ...from 10 am to 2 pm Documents needed for registration include proof of residency, birth certificate, and proof of immunization for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis ...
    - Providence Journal (subscription),

    The cough that won't go away Jan 18, 2006
    This vaccine covered us against pertussis (whooping cough), as well as diphtheria and tetanus. As adolescents, we were boostered ...
    - Needham Times,

    Boostrix...GSK to introduce pertussis boosting vaccine in India Jan 6, 2006
    GlaxoSmithKline announced the forthcoming launch of the vaccine Boostrix comprising Acellular Pertussis reduced, Diphtheria Toxoid reduced and Tetanus Toxoid ...
    - India Infoline.com,

    Indonesia devolution seen hurting bird flu fight Jan 24, 2006
    Recent outbreaks of polio and diphtheria had highlighted deficiencies in the surveillance, reporting and analysis of infectious diseases, he said. ...
    - Reuters AlertNet,

    Babies may get flu jabs to cut epidemics Jan 21, 2006
    Children already receive injections for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and bacterial meningitis in their first four months. ...
    - Times Online,

    New options in low-cost health care Jan 22, 2006
    Take Care plans to begin offering vaccinations for flu, meningitis, pneumonia and tetanus/diphtheria in the first half of this year. ...
    - Kansas City Star,

    Ciroma promises to tackle children’s problems Jan 22, 2006
    ...ministries, international and national agencies to reduce the incidence and effects of diseases such as malaria, HIV/ AIDS, polio, diphtheria, whooping cough ...
    - The Tide,

    Vaccine exemption outrages mercury foes Jan 23, 2006
    Whitaker has said the phase-out could cause shortages of this season’s flu shot and vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus, meningitis and Japanese encephalitis. ...
    - Alton Telegraph,

    Fertility center pushes adult vaccination services Jan 22, 2006
    ...preventable diseases such as hepatitis A, influenza, measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, meningococcal meningitis, whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus, polio ...
    - Sun.Star,

    Whooping cough boosters available for adults Jan 24, 2006
    These are given with the DPT (diphtheria and tetanus vaccines.) These shots are required for attendance in day care and school. ...
    - MyWebTimes.com,

    CDC Updates Kids' Vaccine Schedule to Include New Shots Jan 5, 2006
    ...teens. --All 11- and 12-year-olds who completed earlier vaccinations and haven’t gotten a tetanus-diphtheria booster shot. --All ...
    - FOX News

    - George Müller and Thomas Barnardo Jan 23, 2006
    He was born in Dublin in 1845 and almost died at birth and again came close to death when he contracted diphtheria at the age of two. ...
    - Evangelical Times,

    HEALTH & FITNESS CALENDAR Jan 23, 2006
    Immunizations offered include diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP), polio, haemophilus influenzae B (Hib), measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and hepatitis B ...
    - TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),

    How to find eternal rest on own terms Jan 24, 2006
    I don't know. It would be helpful if you could arrange not to die of any nasty infectious diseases, such as smallpox or diphtheria or something like that. ...
    - Arizona Republic,

    Bolitas, tuli, manicures could kill Jan 14, 2006
    Tetanus vaccine is usually given to children as part of the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis (DTP) shot. This shot provides ...
    - Journal Online,

    Many protective vaccinations are already given from two months ... Jan 23, 2006
    At two months old, parents are offered a combined vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Hib (bacteria haemophilus ...
    - ic Wales,

    Jet set health Jan 24, 2006
    Make sure your current immunizations are up to date. Adults should have a record of a polio vaccination and a recent tetanus/diphtheria booster. ...
    - CiN Weekly,

    Disease thought gone comes back in adults Jan 25, 2006
    Children younger than 6 are typically immunized in stages for pertussis as part of a vaccine that wards off diphtheria and tetanus as well. ...
    - Roanoke Times,

    AAP Recommends Universal Pertussis Vaccination for Adolescents Dec 29, 2005
    To boost protection across the board, the AAP has suggested that the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) replace ...
    - MedPage Today,

    2006 Childhood & Adolescent Immunization Schedule Jan 6, 2006
    A new tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine recommended by ACIP for adolescents (Tdap adolescent preparation) was approved ...
    - Community Dispatch (press release)

    CDC Updates Kids' Vaccine Schedule Jan 5, 2006
    ...and teens. All 11- and 12-year-olds who completed earlier vaccinations and haven't gotten a tetanus-diphtheria booster shot. All ...
    - WebMD

    Broader boosters Jan 1, 2006
    ...vaccines. With one injection, adolescents and adults can now get prolonged protection against whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria. ...
    - Los Angeles Times,

    New Pertussis Policy Announced Dec 28, 2005
    The policy also states that the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) will replace the tetanus and reduced ...
    - Forbes

    IN THE NEWS Jan 5, 2006
    A single dose of an adolescent preparation of tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acelluar petussis (Tdap) vaccine is recommended for 11- to 12-year-olds ...
    - Parents.com

    Cuban National Vaccination Program Successful Jan 6, 2006
    Galindo said there was not one single case of diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, German measles and Tb meningitis in children under one year. ...
    - Prensa Latina,

    Whooping Cough Cases Continue Alarming Rise Jan 14, 2006
    ...fully effective over time, adolescents and adults are encouraged to consult with their doctor about a new booster vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and ...
    - Bremerton Sun (subscription),

    Emergency care grades good reminder COMMENTARY TODD HOLMES Jan 19, 2006
    Adults should also ask their doctor about a tetanus-diphtheria booster. The suggested recommendation for that booster is once every 10 years. ...
    - Centre Daily Times,

    Ask Dr. H | Old-timey ailments with quaint names Jan 16, 2006
    4) tonsillitis; (5) edema (swelling) associated with congestive heart failure; (6) skin disease caused by mites in sugar and flour; (7) diphtheria; 8) flu; (9 ...
    - Philadelphia Inquirer,

    Ask the doctor Jan 18, 2006
    ...dirty cut. Always ask your doctor to have the combination "diphtheria/tetanus" immunization to prevent that disease as well. You ...
    - SunHerald.com,

    PAKISTAN: Year in Brief 2005: Chronology of key events Jan-Jun Jan 13, 2006
    14 April - Several cases of diphtheria and measles among children have been reported in the Pakistani capital Islamabad and the adjacent city of Rawalpindi ...
    - IRINnews.org,

    CDC Proposes Quarantine Regulations Jan 18, 2006
    These diseases include Pandemic influenza, Cholera, diphtheria, infectious tuberculosis, plague, smallpox, yellow fever, viral hemorrhagic fevers and SARS.
    - U.S. Medicine,

    LA VIDA NEGRENSE Jan 13, 2006
    Before to the birth of Remache, his three older siblings died at infancy. Remache got diphtheria and was pronounced clinically dead. ...
    - Visayan Daily Star,

    Immigration Implies Higher Health Care Costs Jan 17, 2006
    Immunizations: Foreign-born children are estimated to be almost 45 percent less likely to be immunized for diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, influenza and ...
    - VDARE.com,

    Take Care Health Centers offer alternatives Jan 17, 2006
    The State Avenue Take Care Health Center location will soon offer vaccinations for tetanus, diphtheria, influenza and meningitis as well as cholesterol and ...
    - Kansas City Kansan,

    Whooping cough makes comeback Jan 20, 2006
    As a result, for the first time, Stratford will replace the usual tetanus diphtheria booster vaccine during its annual winter clinics for adolescents with a ...
    - Connecticut Post,

    David Mixner and James McGreevey: The Amazing Marsha Timpson ... Jan 14, 2006
    ...bedtime. By morning, all of them were covered with little red blisters. At first, Marsha feared it was diphtheria. Finally summoning ...
    - Yahoo! News

    Medical Tests Recommended by Doctors Jan 13, 2006
    Next, immunizations. Physicians say they aren't just for babies. It is recommended that adults get immunized against tetanus and diphtheria every 10 years. ...
    - KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG,

    Another ranch bites the dust Jan 14, 2006
    I'll never forget the two "dinks," a couple of wasted two-year-olds who had lived through diphtheria, pneumonia, harsh winters and should have died or been put ...
    - Aspen Times,

    Health department offering free shots while supplies last Jan 11, 2006
    The Warrick County Health Department was able to give more than 700 tetanus/diphtheria vaccinations in the immediate aftermath of the Nov. ...
    - Warrick Publishing,

    Indian govt plans series of national ‘immunisation weeks’ Jan 16, 2006
    Besides polio, the diseases that will be targeted under the new immunisation drive include diphtheria, tuberculosis, whooping cough, measles and tetanus. ...
    - OneWorld.net,

    New vaccines for diarrhoea virus work - study Jan 5, 2006
    Both are designed to be administered to infants at the same time they are being immunised for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. ...
    - Independent Online,

    Rotavirus Vaccines Emerge Jan 5, 2006
    Both are live versions of the virus designed to be taken orally when children receive diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus vaccinations. ...
    - Red Herring,

    New anti-diarrhoea vaccines found effective Jan 6, 2006
    ...developed Rotateq and Rotarix - two vaccines designed to be administered to infants at the same time as they are being immunised for diphtheria, pertussis and ...
    - Times of India,

    State extends deadline for mercury in vaccines Jan 10, 2006
    Whitaker determined the phase-out could cause shortages of this season's flu shot and lesser-used vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus, meningitis and Japanese ...
    - Chicago Sun-Times,

    The latest idea in vaccine funding won't cure AIDS Dec 29, 2005
    Only half the children in sub-Saharan Africa get basic vaccination for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and measles; rates for those vaccines in some countries ...
    - Slate

    Babies to get fourth booster jab promptly Jan 12, 2006
    Infants already receive nine shots for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, haemophilus, hepatitis B and meningococcal B. ...
    - New Zealand Herald,

    Kids', teens' immunization schedule updated Jan 5, 2006
    To protect adolescents against whooping cough, a new vaccine containing tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap adolescent ...
    - Reuters

    Infectious diseases kill over 3,000 people in China last quarter Jan 11, 2006
    Of all the infectious diseases, only poliomyelitis, diphtheria and contagious severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) did not cause any infections or deaths. ...
    - People's Daily Online,

    Legendary explorer dies at 100, leaves behind volumes of ... Jan 4, 2006
    Later, Vaughan led snowmachine crossings of Alaska, bringing the story of the 1925 diphtheria serum run to native village schoolchildren. ...
    - San Jose Mercury News,

    Immunising the child: Govt to start going from door to door ... Jan 4, 2006
    ...diseases before they turn one. These include diphtheria, tuberculosis, whooping cough, measles, polio and tetanus. UP and Bihar, the ...
    - Indian Express,

    Beat the heat and crowds: Visit Rushmore in fall Jan 1, 2006
    ...that all adults and children regardless of travel plans be up to date on what are considered routine shots, and that includes tetanus-diphtheria and measles ...
    - Indianapolis Star,

    An architect of global health project retires Dec 30, 2005
    Gates Foundation's commitment to getting children around the world immunized against many diseases -- such as measles, pertussis, diphtheria, diarrhea, tetanus ...
    - Seattle Post Intelligencer

    Infectious diseases no longer top killer of Chinese Jan 2, 2006
    ...of various infectious diseases, including the eradication of poliomyelitis in 2000, a drastic drop in the cases of measles, diphtheria, pertussis, encephalitis ...
    - People's Daily Online,

    2008 vehicles likely to have lower fuel economy ratings Jan 11, 2006
    ...such as diabetes. Vaccinations to be offered in 2006 include those for tetanus, diphtheria, influenza and meningitis. The Take Care ...
    - Kansas City Star,

    ACCP: No evidence shows cough syrups work for coughs Jan 10, 2006
    The ACCP guidelines also suggest that those aged 64 or younger should get the booster pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria vaccine every 10 years. ...
    - Food Consumer,

    New diarrhoea vaccines can save millions of young lives Jan 7, 2006
    ...vaccines, which are swallowed rather than injected, will become a routine part of the immunization repertoire given to babies alongside diphtheria and tetanus. ...
    - Webindia123,

    Bird flu threat in check as farmers urged to stay alert Dec 29, 2005
    The company would initially produce a "four-in-one" vaccine for preventing diphtheria, whooping-cough, tetanus and encephalitis B, and later a "six-in-one ...
    - VietNamNet Bridge,

    THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN Jan 6, 2006
    Those with open sores who come into contact with Fountain Creek water should seek medical attention and advice on tetanus and diphtheria shots.
    - Pueblo Chieftain,

    New diarrhoea vaccine could save lives Jan 5, 2006
    ...the US. Both drugs are designed to be given to children when they are immunised for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. Rotarix was ...
    - DeHavilland,

    Haunted Places in California Dec 29, 2005
    ...and midnight. This Mennonite ghost lays flowers on the grave on one of her children that died in the Diphtheria epidemic. She may ...
    - juiceenewsdaily,

    Whooping cough shots urged for teens Dec 31, 2005
    ...vaccine before their sixth birthday. The shot includes protection against tetanus and diphtheria. The American Academy of Pediatrics ...
    - WTOP,

    Passaic County briefs Dec 29, 2005
    ...before school begins: birth or baptismal certificate, proof of residency, and physical examination records showing immunizations for diphtheria, pertussis and ...
    - NorthJersey.com,

    Health & Counseling Jan 5, 2006
    ...seeking post-secondary school students born after 1956 to show proof of immunization against measles, mumps, rubella, and a tetanus and diphtheria shot within ...
    - Husson College Athletics,

    1918 ...All schools, churches closed here; meetings, funerals ... Dec 29, 2005
    The same source notes that in 1920, schools were closed countywide because of flu and diphtheria. In the 1918 epidemic, it was the week of Nov. ...
    - Decatur Daily Democrat,

    Don’t Let Politics Interfere in the Fight against Cervical ... Jan 6, 2006
    ...that public schools add the HPV vaccines to the list of required vaccinations, which already includes vaccines for diseases like diphtheria, measles, rubella ...
    - Center For American Progress,

    Studies find rotavirus vaccines safe, effective Jan 7, 2006
    Both vaccines are live versions of the virus designed to be taken orally when children receive diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus vaccinations.
    - myDNA.com,

    Prevention of Communicable Disease in Childhood Jan 11, 2006
    ...[8,9] All states require diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, and rubella; all but 6 states require pertussis and all but 5 require hepatitis B immunization. ...
    - Medscape (subscription)

    Iditarod Race Start Package Jan 8, 2006
    Iditarod administrators promote the race as a commemoration of sled dogs saving the children of Nome by bringing diphtheria serum from Anchorage in 1925. ...
    - Luxist,

    Cuban Vaccination Extolled Dec 29, 2005
    ...the island´s progress in genetic engineering is the recent development of a tetravalent antigen that protects children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping ...
    - Prensa Latina,

    Disease data system hit by fund, staff shortage Jan 8, 2006
    ...there were about 3.5 million cases of diarrhoea, dysentery, acute respiratory infection, malaria, cough, suspected cholera, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough ...
    - Pakistan Dawn,

    Pakistan: Immunization campaign protects half a million children ... 23 Nov 2005
    Organization, UNICEF has sent out 600 teams all over the affected region, immunizing children against not only measles, but also polio, diphtheria and tetanus. ...
    - ReliefWeb (press release),

    Ghost tales put to music 23 Nov 2005
    Cemetery. A nurse by the name of Mary Dunphy was caring for the two children of RT Kuehn when all three died of diphtheria. The ...
    - Billings Outpost,

    More children will be vaccinated in Haiti thanks to a donation ... 23 Nov 2005
    Insalubrity, contaminated water and malnutrition make children even more vulnerable to diseases such as polio, measles, diphtheria and tetanus. ...
    - ReliefWeb (press release),

    EarthTalk ‘Lorax,' ‘Nemo' good for teaching kids about ... 23 Nov 2005
    ...on a true story but rendered in stunning animation — tells the heart-warming tale of how an Alaskan sled dog helps save the village of Nome from diphtheria. ...
    - Ithaca Journal,

    Massachusetts Briefings 23 Nov 2005
    ...vision evaluations, pregnancy testing, colorectal screening kits and medical referrals will be offered, as well as pneumonia and tetanus diphtheria vaccines. ...
    - Providence Journal (subscription),

    Diphtheria fear in quake area Nov 11, 2005
    Doctors raced to examine anyone who had contact with a six-month-old boy suspected to have diphtheria, a highly infectious respiratory illness that could ...
    - Scotsman,

    Pakistani villagers injected into modern health care with ... Nov 8, 2005
    ...in quake-struck Pakistan were either alarmed or amused as a thin silver needle was administered to some who may have come in contact with a diphtheria patient. ...
    - CBC News,

    Doctors in Pakistan quake zone monitor deadly diphtheria Nov 10, 2005
    ...respiratory illness. A six-month old baby at an earthquake survivors' tent camp in Kashmir is suspected of having diphtheria. Doctors ...
    - WXXA,

    Doctors in Pakistan quake zone monitor deadly diphtheria Nov 10, 2005
    Doctors rushed Thursday to retrace the journey of a suspected diphtheria sufferer to a tent camp for earthquake survivors in Kashmir, hoping to stave off a ...
    - China Post,

    Advice from the expert Nov 22, 2005
    ...end up spending a staggering £350 on cover against diseases such as polio, hepatitis A and B, typhoid fever, tetanus, rabies, diphtheria, meningitis, yellow ...
    - Telegraph.co.uk,

    Plea for flu vaccine as stocks run low Nov 22, 2005
    ...there may be a case for centralised purchasing and distribution of vaccines, which already takes place for childhood diseases such as diphtheria and polio. ...
    - Financial Times,

    Myanmar continues to make efforts in disease eradication Nov 21, 2005
    Extended vaccination is also being constantly given to young children against diseases such as diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, measles and TB, the ...
    - People's Daily Online,

    Davis County pertussis rate is four times the national average Nov 20, 2005
    Beginning in the 2006 school year, children will have to have a tetanus/diphtheria booster shot before starting seventh grade, said Chris Williams, a spokesman ...
    - The Casper Star Tribune,

    A century ago Nov 22, 2005
    Tickets 50 cents. A dance will be held in the town hall this evening for the benefit of Messrs. Murray and Fitts in whose families diphtheria has raged. ...
    - Scituate Mariner,

    An Innovation in Health Care Opens at CVS/pharmacy Stores in ... Nov 21, 2005
    ...$59 Swimmer's Itch $59 Wart Removal $69 Vaccines: (Prices vary; vaccines generally have a $0 co-pay for most insurance plans) - DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Medical International Technology, Inc. Announces Business ... Nov 22, 2005
    ...agents have been transmitted through needlesticks, including hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis, syphilis, malaria, herpes, diphtheria, gonorrhea, typhus and ...
    - PrimeZone (press release),

    Whooping cough tapers off at school Nov 21, 2005
    Area doctors have begun offering that vaccine, which also contains boosters for tetanus and diphtheria and is approved for children 11 to 18 years old. ...
    - Quad City Times,

    Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice Recommends Adult ... Nov 14, 2005
    27) in Atlanta, voted to recommend that adults from 19 to 64 years of age be vaccinated with a newly licensed adult booster tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis ...
    - Infection Control Today,

    Pakistan victims face diptheria threat Nov 10, 2005
    Muzaffarabad, Pakistan - Doctors raced on Thursday to examine anyone who had contact with a 6-month-old boy suspected to have diphtheria, a highly infectious ...
    - Independent Online,

    Pakistan - Earthquake: OCHA Situation Report No. 21 Nov 8, 2005
    32. In Muzaffarabad, several suspected diphtheria cases have been reported and some have been transferred to other locations for follow up. ...
    - ReliefWeb (press release),

    DFID CHAD OT Situation Report No. 28 - South Asia earthquake Nov 21, 2005
    ...(OCHA). Over 300,000 children have received vaccinations, including measles, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and vitamin A. (OCHA). Government ...
    - ReliefWeb (press release),

    Cabarrus Health This Week Nov 20, 2005
    For adults, as specified by NC Department of Health and Human Services, tetanus/diphtheria booster shots for wound management by prescription only. ...
    - Charlotte Observer,

    Pakistan - Earthquake: OCHA Situation Report No. 24 Nov 20, 2005
    ...three months. Over 300,000 children have received vaccinations, including measles, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and vitamin A. 24. In ...
    - ReliefWeb (press release),

    A shot in the dark? Nov 21, 2005
    ...serious illness associated with anthrax injections is lower than that for other common vaccines such as influenza, smallpox, tetanus, diphtheria and hepatitis. ...
    - Health Sentinel

    BioVeris Completes Agreement with Jewish General Hospital Nov 21, 2005
    The sponsored research is expected to focus on Hepatitis B and C, diphtheria and tetanus to enhance the database and developing diagnostic panels for different ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Couple marks 79 years of married life Nov 20, 2005
    Originally from Tennessee, they endured the Great Depression and the death of one of their sons to diphtheria when he was only 21 months old. ...
    - Sun-Sentinel.com,

    Whooping cough cases reach a 45-year high Nov 21, 2005
    ...adults. The vaccine is being added to the tetanus-diphtheria booster shot for adults and already has been recommended for adolescents. ...
    - Fort Worth Star Telegram,

    BioVeris signs agreement with Canadian hospital Nov 21, 2005
    The sponsored research is expected to focus on hepatitis B and C, diphtheria and tetanus -- to complement the hospital's existing database. ...
    - Washington Business Journal,

    Companies focus on developing fewer dose vaccines for children Nov 21, 2005
    Shantha Biotechnics has launched Shantetra, a four-in-one vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and Hepatitis-B. ‘‘The combination vaccine will reduce ...
    - Newindpress,

    Rain compounds miseries of victims Nov 11, 2005
    ...ruined northern village of Batagram said they had dozens of pneumonia cases, while the United Nations said it was investigating possible diphtheria cases in a ...
    - Ispoline,

    Police break up protest by quake refugees Nov 11, 2005
    ...week campaign starting on Saturday to immunise 800 000 children in the quake zone up to age 15 from diseases including measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus. ...
    - Mail & Guardian Online,

    PAKISTAN: UNICEF launches measles vaccination campaign in quake ... Nov 14, 2005
    Children will also be vaccinated against polio, diphtheria and tetanus. There have been some 40 cases of measles in the region so ...
    - Reuters AlertNet,

    'Hong Kong' Johnny: A Canadian soldier's story Nov 11, 2005
    Beatings were frequent and diseases like malaria, dysentery and diphtheria were common place. ... Stroud was almost one of them when he was struck with diphtheria. ...
    - Canoe.ca,

    Panel Recommends Whooping Cough Vaccine Oct 26, 2005
    In an attempt to prevent such deaths, a national panel on Wednesday recommended that pertussis vaccine be added to the tetanus-diphtheria booster shot for ...
    - Washington Post,

    Immunisation race starts in quake-hit Pakistan Nov 13, 2005
    ...bitter Himalayan winter. Immunisation will be against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria and polio. Children living in ...
    - Reuters AlertNet,

    Police break up protest by refugees in quake-shattered Pakistani ... Nov 11, 2005
    ...a two-week campaign starting Saturday to immunize 800,000 children in the quake zone up to age 15 from diseases including measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus ...
    - San Diego Union Tribune,

    ADF team treating quake-hit Pakistanis Nov 17, 2005
    ...the cold. It's the kind of environment where tetanus, mumps, measles, diphtheria and respiratory diseases thrive. The Australian ...
    - Ninemsn,

    city wants to boost registry for immunizations Nov 18, 2005
    ...about vaccines during their child's first 12 months of life tend to slack off just as one of the last shots, the final dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    Massive immunization drive in Pakistan quake-hit areas Nov 12, 2005
    Fund (UNICEF) and Pakistani officials said they are hopeful that the vaccination campaign will help check the possible outbreak of polio and diphtheria diseases ...
    - Islamic Republic News Agency,

    Vaccination drive targets 800,000 Nov 13, 2005
    ...to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children in quake-hit areas of Pakistan against the potentially deadly diseases measles and diphtheria, officials said. ...
    - Gulf Daily News,

    NFID Telebriefing This Wednesday: CDC Committee Recommends Adult ... Nov 8, 2005
    Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) call for routine vaccination of all adults with a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis ...
    - PharmaLive.com (press release),

    New Oregon Public Service Ads Raise Awareness About Pertussis ... Nov 16, 2005
    Elliott says. Elliott says five diphtheria/tetanus/acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccinations are needed to provide full protection. They ...
    - NewsAshland.com,

    Mobile infant infected with whooping cough Nov 17, 2005
    Vaccinations against the disease, administered in a shot that also includes vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus, are given beginning at 2 months of age and ...
    - Mobile Register,

    Survivors get 1st shot at help Nov 8, 2005
    ...mountain community in quake-struck Pakistan were alarmed or amused as a needle was administered to some who may have come in contact with a diphtheria patient. ...
    - Ottawa Sun,

    UN begins quake vaccination drive Nov 12, 2005
    ...administered Kashmir. UNICEF hopes to vaccinate the children against various fatal diseases, such as polio and diphtheria, in two weeks. It ...
    - Radio New Zealand,

    Cases of whooping cough risePublished: Friday, November 18, 2005 ... Nov 17, 2005
    ...cases. Parents can check their children's immunizations record for DTaP vaccine, which also protects against tetanus and diphtheria. ...
    - Elkhart Truth,

    Schools issue whooping cough warning Nov 9, 2005
    A recently approved vaccine that protects adolescents and adults against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis now is available. Known ...
    - Bainbridge Island Review,

    Historical society classic New Hampshire Nov 18, 2005
    ...as to whether this could happen today, she responded by saying that almost all children today are inoculated for this ailment, also known as diphtheria. ...
    - Exeter News-Letter,

    Doctors recommend hepatitis shot for kids Oct 26, 2005
    Also on Wednesday, the panel unanimously recommended that pertussis vaccine be added to the tetanus-diphtheria booster shot for adults. ...
    - Seattle Post Intelligencer

    An Essential Regulator Of Body Weight Revealed Oct 31, 2005
    To do this, the team took advantage of the fact that, unlike humans, mice are not susceptible to the toxin produced by diphtheria bacteria. ...
    - Science Daily (press release)

    The Good, the bad and the old By Joy Stephenson Nov 16, 2005
    ...diarrhea. Diptheria was a major cause as well. Today, babies are inoculated against diphtheria at around three months of age. In ...
    - The Navasota Examiner,

    To: National Desk Nov 17, 2005
    The incidence of diarrhea, cholera, diphtheria, and dysentery increased four-fold after toilets were moved indoors, due primarily to the unsanitary conditions ...
    - U.S. Newswire (press release),

    Blast from the Past Nov 16, 2005
    ...serum is a proven preventive of infantile paralysis, this newspaper has learned that the immunization serums for polio, scarlet fever and diphtheria will soon ...
    - Hagerstown Morning Herald,

    Environmental message for kids Nov 18, 2005
    ...based on a true story but rendered in stunning animation, tells the heart-warming tale of how an Alaskan sled dog helps save the village of Nome from diphtheria ...
    - Arizona Republic,

    National Partnership for Immunization Supports Recommendations for ... Oct 26, 2005
    Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommending that the Tdap (tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    US panel urges whooping cough vaccine for adults Oct 26, 2005
    Health experts advise that infants receive three shots of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine at two-month intervals after birth, followed by a ...
    - Reuters

    ‘Unhygienic medical camps’: Health Ministry asks NGOs to leave ... Nov 6, 2005
    The meeting decided to provide tracheotomy instruments to all major hospitals to deal with cases of diphtheria. The meeting was ...
    - Daily Times,

    Doctors recommend hepatitis vaccine for all children, whooping ... Oct 27, 2005
    ...million. The panel also unanimously recommended that a pertussis vaccine be added to the tetanus-diphtheria booster shot for adults. ...
    - U.S. News & World Report

    PKIDs (Parents of Kids With Infectious Diseases) Commends New ... Oct 26, 2005
    Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends vaccination to protect against pertussis in adults, including immunization with tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    New Guidance on Adult Whooping Cough Vaccination Endorsed by ... Oct 26, 2005
    The recommendations call for the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) booster to be routinely given to adults instead of the previously recommended ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Mice brain cells yield food for thought on eating disorders Oct 27, 2005
    Unlike humans, mice are not susceptible to the toxin produced by diphtheria bacteria. The researchers genetically engineered the ...
    - EducationGuardian.co.uk,

    Sled dogs remembered for heroic trek Oct 27, 2005
    ...of Siberian huskies who in 1925 completed the "great race for mercy," a 674-mile trek in blizzard conditions to deliver serum to diphtheria-stricken, snowbound ...
    - Topeka Capital Journal (subscription),

    Quake disaster: 800,000 children to be immunised Nov 12, 2005
    ...s Health Ministry targets 800,000 children up to age 15 in Pakistani Kashmir with vaccines for diseases including measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus, said ...
    - Ireland Online,

    UN launches campaign to immunize children in Pakistan's quake zone Nov 12, 2005
    ...weeks.". The campaign aims to vaccinate children up to age 15 against diseases including measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus. ...
    - San Diego Union Tribune,

    UN ups airlift for quake survivors Nov 14, 2005
    Doctors in Kashmir have begun a campaign to immunise 800,000 children against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria and polio before the winter bites ...
    - Reuters.uk,

    UN launches Pakistan quake vaccinations Nov 12, 2005
    ...is dispatching about 600 teams into remote towns and mountain villages in the Kashmir region to administer vaccines for measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus ...
    - Science Daily (press release)

    Rush to vaccinate quake children Nov 12, 2005
    In hard-hit Pakistani-administered Kashmir, about 800,000 children were being immunized for diseases including measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus, said Dr ...
    - Aljazeera.net,

    UN starts immunising Pakistan's quake children Nov 12, 2005
    About 800 000 children are being immunised in hard-hit Kashmir for diseases including measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus, said Dr Edward Hoekstra, a senior ...
    - Mail & Guardian Online,

    Police baton-charge Pakistan quake survivors Nov 11, 2005
    Teams would head into towns and mountain villages to administer vaccines for measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus, as well as handing out vitamin A tablets ...
    - Forbes

    Nato builds shelters for quake disaster victims Nov 14, 2005
    ...weekend launched a crash campaign to vaccinate about 1.2 million children under age 15 in remote parts of the quake area against measles, diphtheria, polio and ...
    - Ireland Online,

    Panel Recommends Hepatitis A Vaccine for Children and Whooping ... Oct 26, 2005
    They could receive the vaccine at the same time as their booster against tetanus and diphtheria, because a newly licensed vaccine - Adacel, made by Sanofi ...
    - New York Times,

    21 die in bus crashes Nov 14, 2005
    United Nations and Pakistani teams were rushing to vaccinate children in remote areas against measles, diphtheria, polio and other illnesses. ...
    - News24,

    MUSHARRAF SEEKS MORE QUAKE AID Nov 13, 2005
    Immunisation against polio, diphtheria, measles and tetanus has already been carried out on 300,000 children up to the age of 15 in the past month. ...
    - Special Broadcasting Service,

    Canada's illness-prevention spending ailing Nov 9, 2005
    ...with roughly 95 per cent of children receiving basic immunizations such as measles, though Canada has a poor record on DPT shots (diphtheria, pertussis and ...
    - Globe and Mail,

    Immunization starts in quake-hit areas Nov 13, 2005
    ...before the bitter winter. Immunisation will be against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria and polio. Children living in ...
    - Pakistan Dawn,

    Saving Kashmir's quake victims: Winter won't clock off Nov 13, 2005
    More than half will abandon the mountains for army camps at lower levels — where the BBC has just reported outbreaks of cholera and diphtheria. ...
    - Khaleej Times,

    World - 14 November 2005 Nov 13, 2005
    ...bitter Himalayan winter. Immunisation will be against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria and polio. Taliban guerrillas ...
    - Cape Times (subscription),

    Mass vaccinations for children who survived Pakistan quake Nov 13, 2005
    Nations Children's Fund says it's hoped all of the children in the region can be immunised against measles, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria and polio ...
    - ABC Asia Pacific,

    Bus crashes in Pakistan's quake zone kill at least 21(Updated 12 ... Nov 13, 2005
    UN and Pakistani teams were also rushing Sunday to vaccinate children in remote areas against measles, diphtheria, polio and other illnesses before the harsh ...
    - China Post,

    Now rain brings disease fears among quake survivors Nov 10, 2005
    Doctors in the ruined northern village of Batagram said they had dozens of pneumonia cases, while the UN said it was investigating possible diphtheria cases in ...
    - The South African Star (subscription),

    As industry profits elsewhere, US lacks vaccines, antibiotics Nov 8, 2005
    The lawsuits haven't gone to trial. In 2000, Wyeth discontinued its vaccine against diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis and soon after began to reassess flu vaccines. ...
    - Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

    Pakistan recruits volunteers for rebuilding quake-hit areas Nov 13, 2005
    ...and aid agencies began a two-week immunization campaign in the Pakistan's administered Kashmir, administering vaccines against measles, diphtheria, polio and ...
    - ReliefWeb (press release),

    Multimedia News Release - Evolution of Pediatric Medicine Nov 14, 2005
    ...for children. At the time, death in childhood was common, from smallpox, cholera, diphtheria and other infectious diseases. Many ...
    - Yahoo! News (press release)

    Whooping cough shots for adults urged Nov 9, 2005
    When given, the pertussis vaccine is combined with the tetanus/diphtheria booster, which is normally administered every 10 years. ...
    - Austin American-Statesman (subscription),

    Whooping cough gets new attention Nov 10, 2005
    Service. The shot, which includes protection against tetanus and diphtheria, eventually could replace traditional tetanus boosters. ...
    - Columbus Dispatch (subscription),

    US Aid Agency Names 23 Countries Eligible for FY 2006 Funding Nov 8, 2005
    Immunization: Average DPT3 (diphtheria, pertussis -- whooping cough -- and tetanus) and measles immunization rates for the most recent year available. ...
    - Washington File,

    Aphton Announces Mutual Agreement to Dissolve Co-Promotion and ... Nov 9, 2005
    In addition, Aphton and sanofi pasteur had entered into agreements providing for the supply of diphtheria toxoid, a key component of Insegia. ...
    - Business Wire (press release),

    Boost of Protection 03 Oct 2005
    ...protection wears off. Boostrix, which also contains boosters for tetanus and diphtheria, is approved for children 11 to 18. Louis Brems ...
    - Quad City Times

    Thieme plans an Indian chapter... 03 Oct 2005
    Oct. 2. — Till the late nineteenth century when the world was yet to find a cure for cholera or diphtheria — which alone accounted for 50,000 deaths in the ...
    - The Statesman

    Bulletin Board 03 Oct 2005
    5 at the Senior Center, Main Street, Townsend. Both the pneumonia vaccine and the tetanus and diphtheria vaccine will be offered to adults. ...
    - Worcester Telegram (subscription)

    Taking stock 03 Oct 2005
    ...fuller. My first memory is of returning home after recovering from diphtheria in an isolation hospital to find I'd acquired a brother. ...
    - Jerusalem Post

    Seniors need to be protected against diphtheria and tetanus Sep 26, 2005
    According to a national study, many older Australians may not be adequately protected against potentially fatal diphtheria and tetanus infection. ...
    - Seniorscopie.com

    Older Aussies 'at risk of diphtheria' Sep 17, 2005
    Many older Australians may not be adequately protected against potentially fatal diphtheria and tetanus infections, a national study has revealed. ...
    - The Age (subscription)

    Over 50s at risk of diphtheria, tetanus Sep 18, 2005
    By Janelle Miles. MANY older Australians may not be adequately protected against potentially fatal diphtheria and tetanus infections. ...
    - The Age (subscription)

    Epidemic risk from ‘sub-optimal’ diphtheria immunity Sep 20, 2005
    MJA Immunity to tetanus and diphtheria is “sub-optimal� in older Australians, leaving the country exposed to the risk of a diphtheria epidemic, a national ...
    - AustralianDoctor.com (subscription)

    Diphtheria Infection Common in Rural Areas Sep 13, 2005
    Research has attributed the disparity between the incidences of diphtheria in the developed world and the developing world to widespread immunization in the ...
    - AllAfrica.com

    10 diphtheria cases detected in Bijapur Sep 1, 2005
    BIJAPUR: About 10 children suffering from diphtheria in the district have been admitted to various hospitals in Solapur and 3 children taken to Hyderabad for ...
    - Newindpress

    FDA Accepts for Filing License Application for New Pediatric ... Sep 26, 2005
    First Combination Vaccine Candidate in the US Designed to Protect Infants and Young Children Against Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, and Hib SWIFTWATER ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    FDA Accepts for Filing a License Application for New Pediatric ... Sep 26, 2005
    ...by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for PENTACEL(TM) vaccine[i], a pediatric combination vaccine candidate that targets diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis ...
    - PR Newswire UK (press release)

    FDA Accepts for Filing a License Application for New Pediatric ... Sep 26, 2005
    PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - First Combination Vaccine Candidate in the US Designed to Protect Infants and Young Children against Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    The Medical Minute: Vaccinations -- not just kids' stuff Sep 28, 2005
    By John Messmer. Polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, German measles ... ... Most doctors give tetanus boosters combined with a diphtheria vaccine. ...
    - Penn State Live

    Bird Flu: Britain-Brazil vaccine link Oct 1, 2005
    The Butantan Institute, which produces 200 million doses of vaccines each year for such diseases as tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, hepatitis, rabies and ...
    - Ireland Online

    I'm being driven out says second expert to link autism and jabs Oct 1, 2005
    Ms Blakemore-Brown, 57, has expounded the theory that diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis innoculations routinely given to babies at two months could be linked ...
    - Telegraph.co.uk

    Hospital seeks a new life out west Oct 1, 2005
    ...was a constant threat during the West Coast's early settlement and Queenstown's first hospital treated epidemics of typhoid fever, diphtheria and scarlet fever ...
    - Tasmania Examiner

    Vaccinations: Not Just Kids' Stuff Sep 28, 2005
    Polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, German measles... Illnesses ... Most doctors give tetanus boosters combined with a diphtheria vaccine. Diphtheria ...
    - eMaxHealth.com

    Facts about the Nobel medicine prize Sep 29, 2005
    The first medicine prize was won in 1901 by German scientist Emil von Behring for work on serum therapy, particularly in its application against diphtheria. ...
    - Reuters AlertNet

    One in four infants still at risk from vaccine preventable ... Sep 29, 2005
    ...with measles vaccine as a proxy for measuring protection against the basic six childhood vaccine-preventable diseases; measles, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus ...
    - Harold Doan and Associates (press release)

    UN: 1.4 million preventable deaths a year Sep 29, 2005
    ..."This is leading to two effects: it is making us vulnerable to these old diseases -- measles, polio, diphtheria, tetanus -- diseases that have almost been ...
    - United Press International

    An Innovation in Health Care Opens at CVS/pharmacy Stores in ... Sep 26, 2005
    ...$49 Swimmer's Itch $49 Wart Removal $59 Vaccines: (Prices vary; vaccines generally have a $0 co-pay for most insurance plans) - DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    European Medicines Agency recommends suspension of Hexavac vaccine Sep 25, 2005
    Hexavac due to concerns about the long-term protection against hepatitis B. Hexavac is a vaccine for infants and children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping ...
    - Medical News Today (press release)

    Haunted Places in Kansas Sep 26, 2005
    ...while. Diphtheria Hill - Clay Center - An old cemetery on a hill near Clay Center where people with diphtheria were buried alive. ...
    - juiceenewsdaily

    Flu vaccine clinics planned in Indian River County Sep 29, 2005
    By staff report. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Indian River County Health Department will provide influenza, pneumonia and tetanus/diphtheria vaccines. ...
    - Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription)

    Article on Alzheimer's research shows animal studies are crucial Sep 30, 2005
    Immunizations against polio, diphtheria, mumps, rubella and hepatitis save countless lives, and the survival rates from many major diseases are at an all-time ...
    - Palm Beach Post

    Adults need immunizing too Sep 30, 2005
    ...that safe and effective vaccines are available to protect them against other potentially life-threatening diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria, hepatitis A ...
    - North Augusta Star

    New combinations mark vax overhaul Sep 27, 2005
    The new IPV vaccinations include, among others, Infanrix Hexa (GSK), a six-in-one vaccine including diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, Hib, hepatitis B ...
    - AustralianDoctor.com (subscription)

    Postcards from the edge Merokean returns from aid mission to ... Sep 29, 2005
    ..."He brought $100,000 worth of medical supplies and gave victims tetanus and diphtheria shots. He told us those people needed food and water," said McElwain. ...
    - Merrick Herald

    FDA approves MMRV vaccine Sep 30, 2005
    Randomized studies have been conducted to evaluate the safety of concomitant administration of the following vaccines: diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and ...
    - AAP News (subscription)

    Disease age risk Sep 18, 2005
    MANY older Australians may not be adequately protected against potentially fatal diphtheria and tetanus infections, a national study found. ...
    - Wodonga Border Mail

    The long road to recovery Sep 30, 2005
    Adolescents ages 11 to 18 should be given the tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine, as well as the influenza vaccine if they have a ...
    - AAP News (subscription)

    Reno Co. among top five Kansas counties in whooping cough cases Sep 30, 2005
    ...recommended Td boosters. The new vaccine protects against pertussis, while the earlier dose focused on tetanus and diphtheria. The new ...
    - Hutchinson News

    Sanofi pasteur Donates 200,000 Doses of Fluzone(R), Influenza ... Sep 21, 2005
    In addition, the company is donating large quantities of its DECAVAC(TM) (Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids Adsorbed For Adult Use) for Hurricane Katrina relief ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    Book tells Maori to enjoy gambling, smoking and fatty foods Sep 25, 2005
    Anti-gambling research is "rubbish" and Maori babies do not benefit from routine childhood vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio ...
    - Stuff.co.nz

    ICRC – Bulletin No. 34 - SUDAN Sep 26, 2005
    ...of Darfur, the ICRC is supporting the Sudanese health authorities in their vaccination campaigns against polio, tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough and ...
    - Reuters AlertNet

    Whooping cough cases on the rise Sep 20, 2005
    As part of the standard immunization schedule, federal officials recommend children have four doses of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, or DTaP, vaccine ...
    - San Jose Mercury News

    Cabarrus Health This Week Sep 25, 2005
    For adults, as specified by NC Department of Health and Human Services, tetanus/diphtheria booster shots for wound management by prescription only. ...
    - Charlotte Observer

    Adult human neural stem cell therapy successful in treating spinal ... Sep 25, 2005
    Sixteen weeks after transplantation, the engrafted human cells were killed using diphtheria toxin ( which is only toxic to the human cells, not the mouse ). ...
    - Xagena.it

    Public urged to avoid Clear Creek because of sewage spill Sep 28, 2005
    ...to the water and has open wounds, he or she should contact a physician or local health department for guidance regarding receiving tetanus/diphtheria shots or ...
    - 9NEWS.com

    Study: Human stem cells may repair spinal cord injuries Sep 28, 2005
    ...damage themselves. So Anderson injected the animals with diphtheria toxin, which kills only human cells, not mouse cells. The improvements ...
    - Billings Gazette

    Health Warning Issued For Clear Creek Users Sep 28, 2005
    ...comes in contact with the water who has open wounds should contact a doctor of local health department for guidance in receiving tetanus/diphtheria shots or ...
    - TheDenverChannel.com

    Auxiliarist responds to the health care needs caused by Katrina Sep 28, 2005
    Everyone who came to the emergency clinic manned by Dr. Lavy and his colleagues was offered, and encouraged to take a Tetanus/Diphtheria and Hepatitis A ...
    - 24-7PressRelease.com (press release)

    Whooping cough puts in an appearance in North Iowa Sep 28, 2005
    For older people for whom the vaccine has worn off, a new booster shot is now available called Tdap — tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. ...
    - Mason City Globe Gazette

    The Age of Autism: Regression Sep 27, 2005
    20, 1997, my granddaughter received a DPT-Hib shot (diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus and haemophilus influenzae type B); her leg swelled and got very red for about ...
    - United Press International

    Few kids turn out for shot clinic Sep 12, 2005
    ...meeting. They include the Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus shot, the fourth polio shot and the second measles-mumps and rubella shot. ...
    - Youngstown Vindicator

    Serum launches combination vaccine for DTP and Hepatitis B Sep 2, 2005
    ...of India (SII), one of India’s largest vaccine manufacturer, has announced the launch of its combination vaccine Q-Vac for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP ...
    - Express Pharma Pulse

    Westar crews set to travel Sep 25, 2005
    He also said members didn't know where they would be working. Safety is a primary concern for Westar, so each lineman was given diphtheria and tetanus shots. ...
    - Topeka Capital Journal (subscription)

    Human Tracks Sep 28, 2005
    ...evidence of many past dramas, including a suicide on the train tracks and death from knife wounds, to deaths from tuberculosis, diphtheria, cancer, typhoid ...
    - LA Weekly

    Time to immunise Sep 27, 2005
    ...that many adults and some children have not been thoroughly immunised against the diseases such as Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, Diphtheria and Tetanus ...
    - The Freeport News

    CDC recommends tetanus, Hepatitis A shots Sep 26, 2005
    ...is expected to be exhibited among victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Center for Disease Control recommends people receive tetanus/diphtheria and Hepatitis A ...
    - Slidell Sentry News

    New clinic to provide on-the-go services Sep 27, 2005
    Vaccinations can be given for things such as hepatitis, meningitis, measles, mumps and rubella, tetanus and diphtheria. QuickCare, which will open Oct. ...
    - St. Cloud Times

    Roommates find binding tie in condition Sep 26, 2005
    Doctors believe an allergic reaction to a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccination as an infant caused a portion of Simmen's brain to cease functioning ...
    - Greenville Daily Reflector

    The wrong cost-cutting Sep 25, 2005
    The largest HMO in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast has told pediatricians that a tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough vaccine is not worth the ...
    - Palm Beach Post

    MerLion and CRT in UK-Asia cancer deal. Sep 20, 2005
    TransMID, currently in Phase III development, is a modified diphtheria toxin conjugated to transferring receptors, which are particularly prevalent on cancer ...
    - Drug Researcher.com

    Customer service Sep 27, 2005
    She was only 5 when the flu killed her 27-year-old mother. When an older sister contracted diphtheria, Beatrice was moved to the Philadelphia home of an aunt. ...
    - Princeton Packet

    Brown bid to cut third world deaths with £2.2bn plan Sep 9, 2005
    ...over the next ten years in a bid to cut the massive Third World death toll from immunisable diseases such as measles, polio, hepatitis B, tetanus and diphtheria ...
    - Scotsman

    Stem cell therapy may treat spinal cord injury: study Sep 20, 2005
    ...transplantation. Sixteen weeks after transplantation, the researchers killed the engrafted human cells with diphtheria toxin. This ...
    - Xinhua

    Stem Cells Repair Mice Spines Sep 20, 2005
    Foundation. “Sixteen weeks after transplantation, the human cells were killed by injection of a diphtheria toxin,� she added. ...
    - Red Herring

    European Ministers Unveiled $4 Billion Vaccine Fund (Update1) Sep 9, 2005
    ...and the Gates Foundation unveiled a $4 billion fund to immunize people in the poorest countries against diseases such as polio, yellow fever and diphtheria. ...
    - Bloomberg

    UPDATE 1-Europe suspends Sanofi vaccine on efficacy concern Sep 20, 2005
    ...vaccine -- which represents around 10 percent of Sanofi's vaccine sales -- is designed to protect infants and children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping ...
    - Reuters

    Adult Stem Cells May Help Spine-Injured Mice Sep 20, 2005
    The mice in the comparison groups didn’t show either benefit. Next, the mice got a shot of diphtheria toxin. That killed the human cells. ...
    - FOX News

    Gene directs eating habits Sep 14, 2005
    Horvath and other scientists introduced an avian diphtheria toxin receptor into the AgRP neurons - and separately into another population of brain cells ...
    - Newsday

    Europe suspends sales of Sanofi-Merck vaccine Sep 20, 2005
    Inc. — is designed to protect infants and children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type B. ...
    - ABC News

    Mythbuster doctor chases down Katrina rumors Sep 17, 2005
    Medical teams are offering local residents vaccination against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus and diphtheria, because there are safe vaccines against these ...
    - Reuters AlertNet

    500 WORDS OR LESS Sep 19, 2005
    ...the vaccination controversy and take their children to mainstream pediatricians to have them vaccinated against hepatitis B, polio, diphtheria and haemophilus ...
    - Newsday

    EU suspends sales of Merck, Sanofi vaccine Sep 20, 2005
    ...profile) and Paris-based Sanofi-Aventis (SNY: news, chart, profile) , is used to immunize babies and small children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough ...
    - MarketWatch

    Market Report: Weak dollar has dazzling effect on gold miners Sep 20, 2005
    GSK will boost shipments of its Infanrix vaccine - protecting against six diseases including whooping cough, polio and diphtheria - after Sanofi Aventis had ...
    - Independent

    The Age of Autism: Adverse events Sep 21, 2005
    ...reported "there are currently 10 cases of autism in children who received DPT/OPV/MMR at 15-18 months." (The reference is to the diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus ...
    - Science Daily (press release)

    Officials urge vaccinations Sep 8, 2005
    Displaced adults should have a tetanus-diphtheria booster (Td) before they return to their areas of residence if it has been more than 10 years since their ...
    - Montgomery Advertiser

    Hope amid the ruins Sep 18, 2005
    So while ship work has resumed, the scene at Ingalls is one of recovery. Several stations have been set up for workers to get diphtheria and tetanus shots. ...
    - MaineToday.com

    'It was a terrible time' Sep 24, 2005
    ...annually in the early 1950s, with a high of 58,000 in 1952, appeared ready to join typhoid fever, malaria, cholera, plague, smallpox and diphtheria on the list ...
    - Providence Journal (subscription)

    HEALTH WARNINGS FOR TRAVELERS' Sep 13, 2005
    ...vaccines. Tetanus/diphtheria (Td) Tetanus and diphtheria toxoid (receipt of primary series, and Td booster within 10 years). Hepatitis ...
    - One Bakersfield Online

    Days Gone By Sep 20, 2005
    Betsy left of them. Health authorities have given typhoid, tetanus and diphtheria shots to about 50,000 people. About 2,700 National ...
    - Duluth News Tribune

    Area waters taking hit from Katrina Sep 20, 2005
    ...asking all persons who have been in contact with flood or standing waters in areas affected by Katrina to get inoculated with Tetanus, Diphtheria and Hepatitis ...
    - The Southern Digest

    Be sure to add vaccinations to your back-to-school list Sep 1, 2005
    This schedule ensures that children meet school immunization requirements and are protected against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, measles, mumps, rubella ...
    - Cape Gazette

    CHP personnel to lend a hand Sep 10, 2005
    ...inoculates CHP Officer Leo Lopez, who was one of more than 100 people who were given a shot in each arm guarding them against tetanus, diphtheria and hepatitis ...
    - Press-Enterprise (subscription)

    Pertussis avoids Chetek for now Sep 7, 2005
    A panel of immunization experts voted in June to recommend newly-licensed booster tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccines to help reduce the number of cases ...
    - Chetek Alert

    European Ministers Unveiled $4 Billion Vaccine Fund (Update1) Sep 9, 2005
    ...and the Gates Foundation unveiled a $4 billion fund to immunize people in the poorest countries against diseases such as polio, yellow fever and diphtheria... ...
    - Borsa-Italia.Net

    Stem cells repair mice spines Sep 21, 2005
    To put their results to the test, the research team injected the mice with diphtheria toxin, which kills only human cells, leaving mouse cells unaffected. ...
    - myDNA.com

    UN assistance to IDPs and returnees in Sudan, Jan - Jun 2005 Sep 19, 2005
    ...were vaccinated against measles, 20,000 received Basile Calmette Guerin (BCG) an anti-tubercolosis vaccine - and 5,500 received Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus ...
    - ReliefWeb (press release)

    California Pertussis Cases Up From Last Year Sep 20, 2005
    Officials recommend the use of either of two recently approved vaccines that also protect against tetanus and diphtheria for kids between the ages of ten and 18 ...
    - MyMotherLode.com

    Whooping cough popping up again around Iowa Sep 23, 2005
    All children in the Ottumwa school district must be immunized with the DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) vaccine by the age of 4 and prior to enrolling ...
    - Ottumwa Courier

    Volunteers need DPT shots Sep 9, 2005
    Both the American Red Cross and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly encourage vaccines for tetanus and diphtheria for those traveling where ...
    - Marquette Mining Journal

    A shot at better health Sep 19, 2005
    In Virginia, required immunizations for day-care children and students include diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenza type b ...
    - The Free Lance-Star

    Aid for Katrina transplants Sep 17, 2005
    Everyone deployed is required to receive hepatitis B and tetanus bundle inoculations; some also have been inoculated against diphtheria and hepatitis A. ...
    - Trenton Times

    GlaxoSmithKline to increase supply of hepatitis paediatric ... Sep 23, 2005
    Infanrix hexa was developed by GSK and protects infants and children against 6 major diseases, [diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio ...
    - Medical News Today (press release)

    Evacuees get flu and other recommended vaccinations Sep 22, 2005
    DHH also is encouraging the tetanus/diphtheria vaccination for all adult evacuees who have not received it within the past 10 years and the hepatitis A vaccine ...
    - Shreveport Times

    'Shots for Tots' need grows Sep 20, 2005
    Childhood immunizations are one of the most effective ways to protect people of all ages from diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria and hepatitis. ...
    - The Navasota Examiner

    State sees rise in whooping cough Sep 20, 2005
    ...by the US Food and Drug Administration for children ages 10 to 18; both are combination vaccines that also boost protection against tetanus and diphtheria. ...
    - Sacramento Bee

    An Innovation in Health Care Opens at CVS/pharmacy Stores in ... Sep 13, 2005
    Ringworm $49 Swimmer's Itch $49 Warts $59 Vaccines: (Prices vary; vaccines generally have a $0 co-pay for most insurance plans) - DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)




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