Speech-Language Pathologists in Melrose Park, PA Accepting Medicare
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 Gail Bernstein Speech-Language Pathologist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 5 Surrey Rd, Melrose Park, PA 19027 Phone: 215-782-1997 Fax: 215-782-5086 |
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Live zoster vaccine associated with reduced risk of HZ in patients with immune-mediated diseases
Although some have suggested that patients receiving medication for immune-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis may be at increased risk of herpes zoster (HZ; shingles) shortly after receipt of the vaccine, an analysis that included nearly 20,000 vaccinated Medicare beneficiaries finds that the live zoster vaccine is not associated with an increased risk of HZ shortly after vaccination in patients currently treated with biologics, and that it is associated with a significantly reduced longer-term risk of HZ in patients with an immune-mediated disease, according to a study in the July 4 issue of JAMA.
Cholera vaccine offers herd immunity, study from Zanzibar shows
"Cholera vaccine gives indirect protection to unvaccinated people in communities where a substantial fraction of the population gets the vaccine," according to a study from the island of Zanzibar in East Africa, published in the Lancet on Tuesday, NPR's "Shots" blog reports.
FDA recommends H1N1 for inclusion in next year's flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday recommended that the H1N1 (swine flu) strain be added to next year's seasonal flu vaccine, "putting an end to separate shots deployed against the pandemic," Bloomberg reports. The FDA committee voted unanimously to make the H1N1 strain one of the three strains included in the shot, according to the news service. "The panel's recommendations are routinely adopted and used to guide vaccine manufacturers," Bloomberg writes (Randall, 2/22).
AHR plays role in modulating the body's innate immune response to viral infections
A receptor, first known for its role in mediating the harmful effects of the environmental pollutant dioxin in our body, is now understood to play other important roles in modulating the innate immune response.
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