Measles

  • Additional Evidence Refutes Vaccine-Autism Link
    As a pivotal paper linking childhood vaccinations to autism is discredited, a new study finds no evidence that the measles vaccine—given alone or as part of a combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine—increases the risk of autism in children. The study ...More
    February 10, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Childhood Vaccination Gaps Narrowing in U.S.
    About three-quarters of U.S. children received recommended vaccinations in 2008, up from about half in 2000, reports a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).“The goal of the study was to look at trends in vaccination disparities over the ...More
    January 6, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Infectious Disease Prevention Technologies Make List of Top Innovations
    The members of the American Chemical Society (ACS) have compiled a list of what they believe to be the top innovations of the year and the ones that hold the most promise for addressing scientific imperatives. Several technologies on the list have important implications for ...More
    November 18, 2009
    Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
  • New Vaccine Delivery May be More Effective Against Measles
    Worldwide, there are estimated to be 10 million cases of measles and 197,000 deaths from the disease each year. While vaccines exist to protect children against measles, the vaccines are often difficult to store, costly to transport and may be prone to contamination when ...More
    September 28, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Needle-Free, Inhalant Powder Measles Vaccine Could Save Thousands of Lives
    Scientists have developed the first dry powder inhalable vaccine for measles. The inhaler is easy to use.The first dry powder inhalable vaccine for measles is moving toward clinical trials next year in India, where the disease still sickens millions of infants and children ...More
    August 17, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Standard to Protect Against Infectious Airborne Diseases is First in the Nation
    The nation’s first standard to safeguard workers from the spread of airborne diseases has been approved by California’s Office of Administrative Law and filed with the Secretary of State. With full support from labor and management stakeholders, on May 21 the ...More
    July 8, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Vaccines Are for Adults, Too: Are Your Shots Up to Date?
    Routine vaccination of children has helped eliminate or greatly reduce many devastating illnesses, including measles, polio, whooping cough and diphtheria. But vaccinations are not just for children, they’re for adults, too. For some adults, the news that they need to ...More
    April 28, 2009
    Posted in News
  • U.S. Measles Outbreaks Highlight Global Need
    Recent measles cases in four states -- California, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Iowa -- highlight the growing number of unvaccinated adults and children living in the United States as well as the need to control the global spread of the disease.While this highly contagious ...More
    April 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Study How Hantavirus is Spread
    A University of Utah researcher uses a toothbrush and a plastic bag to coat a wild deer mouse in pink fluorescent powder for a study that used microchip transmitters and five colors of powder to document how often and how long deer mice came into contact with other deer ...More
    January 7, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Common Cold Virus Came From Birds
    A virus that causes cold-like symptoms in humans originated in birds and may have crossed the species barrier around 200 years ago, according to an article published in the December issue of the Journal of General Virology. Scientists hope their findings will help us ...More
    November 20, 2008
    Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
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