By McKenzie, Alecia D Michel Sidibe, executive director of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS), says the surprise announcement in Thailand last month of the first successful experimental test of an AIDS vaccine was a significant milestone despite 'some noise about how to interpret the data.' Speaking at the annual AIDS vaccine...

The relationship between education and health has not been investigated to any great extent in this State, but studies carried out in other countries show a clear correlation between average education and health/life expectancy, writes DON RYAN COUNTER ARGUMENTS against cutbacks in education provision have focused almost exclusively on the...

By DEREK SCALLY GERMANY'S SWINE flu vaccination programme has been hit by public health concerns over the vaccines being used - one of which has been ordered by the Irish Government. Germany's 16 federal states have spent a reported 600 million buying 50 million doses of the Pandemrix vaccine, produced by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). This...

By EITHNE DONNELLAN A NUMBER of GPs who have opted not to participate in the HSE's swine flu vaccination programme of at-risk patients yesterday received deliveries of the pandemic vaccine by mistake. Three GPs, all Dublin based, who spoke to The Irish Times said they also discovered they were listed to receive supplies of the vaccine in...

HOW RESEARCH BRINGS HOPE OF A CURE FOR SPINAL INjuries The devastation of spinal injury will be spotlighted in Northern Ireland this week when the province hosts its first Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day. The event on Thursday aims to highlight the need for funds to support research into finding a treatment and cure for the hundreds...

ANALYSIS: Swine flu jab concerns are revolving around the use of adjuvants, writes DR MUIRIS HOUSTON THE CONTROVERSY around swine flu vaccine safety in Germany is unsurprising, given the "newness" of both the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus and the necessarily rushed nature of vaccine production. However, no new scientific evidence has been...

Today's question: Are you confident that the new vaccine for H1N1 flu has been tested thoroughly enough to ensure its safety? Do you intend to have yourself, your children or other family members vaccinated against swine flu this fall? Sure the vaccine is safe. Just as safe as the Ford Pinto, aluminum wiring, polybutyline water piping,...

Health officials on Friday predicted a shortfall in the supply of swine flu vaccine as the numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths grow to levels unprecedented for this time of year. And Agriculture Department officials said pigs in Minnesota may have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in a preliminary test, the first potential U.S....

* Improving control of preventable disease FOLLOWING product usage instructions correctly could see many sheep farmers significantly improve their control of preventable diseases and better capitalise on the vaccines they buy. That is according to Anne Gibbs, a sheep vet with Worcestershire- based MacArthur, Barstow and Gibbs, who...

Area emergency rooms are seeing an increase in patients with flu symptoms as the swine flu continues to cause unprecedented levels of illness nationally and the supply of vaccine rolls out slower than expected. Local hospitals are taking steps to restrict visitors and prepare for the possibility that emergency rooms at some point may not be able...

By THOMAS B. LANGHORNE STAFF WRITER / (812) 464-7432 langhornet@courierpress.com Vanderburgh County health planners are mobilizing workers and facilities for a campaign to vaccinate more than 100,000 people against the H1N1, or swine flu, virus. Gary Heck, chief operating finance officer for the Vanderburgh County Health Department, said...

By DONNA FRAKE By DONNA FRAKE City of Oconomowoc - Just two years after opening its brand-new facility in the Pabst Farms area, Sentry Equipment is at work adding on to its 60,000-square-foot building. The company is building an 11,000-square-foot addition to the existing space, extending straight west. "Business has held up...

By Hagadone, Zach Idaho State University-Meridian has received a federal grant to detect, prevent and educate health providers and the public on the spread of HIV and AIDS in Idaho. The $126,000 grant, funded by the Human Resources and Services Administration and administered by the University of Washington's Northwest AIDS Education...

By JAMES CAUSEY If a person in a high-risk category gets the swine flu vaccine and develops a side effect, that is certainly a downside. Those side effects could be costly. However, what if that same high-risk person avoids the vaccine and develops the swine flu and in turn infects others? That will have even greater costs. Isn't that the...

By DAVID HAYNES Forget about Bill Maher and Glenn Beck. Go get a flu shot -- especially if you belong to a group most at risk for the disease. The vaccinations are safe, they are effective and they build a wall of protection for you and your community. Maher, a left-wing comedian, wrote on Twitter recently: "If u get a swine flu shot ur...

By KIM ARCHER The Tulsa City-County Health Department is planning to offer H1N1 vaccine to children at Tulsa-area schools as soon as next week. Plans about which schools will host vaccination events and the number of doses expected to be given haven't been firmed up yet, spokeswoman Melanie Christian said. "Vaccination is...

By SEAN FLYNN THE NUMBER of pupils in second-level schools is set to surge by 30 per cent over the next two decades, placing further strain on the education budget. New Department of Education figures show the number at second level will increase from 340,000 to 440,000 by 2029. The projections reveal that the education system will...

By Lilian Anekwe MHRA stresses aspirin is not licensed for primary prevention after its analysis finds benefits do not outweigh risks By Lilian Anekwe GPs are being warned by the drug regulator not to prescribe aspirin routinely for primary prevention, in a move that looks set to have major implications for clinical practice. ...

By STEPHANIE INNES Injectable vaccine against the novel 2009 H1N1 virus has begun arriving in Pima County, and providers are administering it to those at highest risk. Tucson Medical Center, which has nearly 3,200 employees, received 200 doses of the injectable form of the vaccine this week and is prioritizing the shots for the...

By LAURA SLATTERY RISKS: THE DEPARTMENT of Finance has outlined eight "key risks" that could result in the failure of the National Asset Management Agency (Nama). These are: - The risk that the valuation process is protracted, perhaps as a result of due diligence obligations, legal challenges or a "lack of preparation" by the financial...