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Meningitis B vaccine available and recommended for university and college students. Halifax family raising awareness after the death of their 19-year-old son who was studying at Dalhousie University
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 20, 2022 Source:Family renews calls for change after Dalhousie University meningitis death
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Researchers explain why children in Eastern Ontario born before 2015 are at increased risk of developing complex pneumonia
Health Headlines Commentary for March 14, 2018 Source: Researchers detail spike in complex pneumonia among Eastern Ontario children Reference: Trends in Pediatric Complicated Pneumonia in an Ontario Local Health Integration Network
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Cold-sore-virus caused uncommon but fatal meningitis in newborn baby
Health Headlines Commentary for July 24, 2017 Source: Baby dies from viral meningitis contracted through a kiss
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Expanded Prevnar vaccine in the works
Amongst the myriad of childhood vaccine success stories, the introduction of Prevnar 6 years ago to guard against infections stemming from the bacterium streptococcal pneumonia, has protected countless children from bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, and middle ear infections; this form of pneumococcal disease is the number one vaccine-preventable cause of death in children younger than five…
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Case study: Antibiotic-resistant strain of strep pneumoniae
Original broadcast date: January 13, 2008 There were reports in November 2007 about an antibiotic-resistant strain of streptococcal pneumonia that caused a small number of childhood ear infections in Massachusetts and New York State. One case was reported at SickKids in Toronto wherein it progressed to meningitis. The strain 19A was treated with an antibiotic…
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Chickenpox Vaccine is Effective
A recent article about parents holding chickenpox parties to intentionally infect their children perpetuates the popular misconception that chickenpox is a benign disease. One of the parents said: “It’s a natural way to deal with the problem, instead of introducing more chemicals into kids.” She was concerned about whether it provided lifelong immunity and erroneously…