School Nurses Call on Parents to Vaccinate their Preteens and Teens Against Meningococcal Meningitis Before School Year Begins
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of adolescents 13 to 17 years of age have not been vaccinated against meningococcal disease, a rare but serious disease that can cause meningitis and take the life of a child in just a single day.
Health Care Worker Flu Vaccination Rates Up 13 Percent Among Participants in Joint Commission Resources' Challenge
OAK BROOK, Ill., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Joint Commission Resources (JCR) announced the successful results of its second annual Flu Vaccination Challenge. Participating health care organizations reached a 76 percent flu vaccination average, a 13 percent increase over the average reported for last year's challenge and 27 percent above the national average.(1) For the 2009-2010 flu season, JCR challenged health care organizations across the country to achieve 90, 75 or 65 percent -- gold, silver or bronze, respectively -- seasonal flu vaccination among their staff.
Natural Pneumonia Treatment - Part 1
Pneumonia is a serious infection of the lungs that can be caused by any of a number of different infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and mycoplasma The infection causes tiny air sacs in the lung area to become inflamed and filled with mucus and pus, inhibiting oxygen from reaching the blood
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