August is National Immunization Awareness Month NIAM

8/2/16   The CDC offers numerous resources to up the immunization rates for your practice.  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/events/niam.html  More Tool Kits are also available here at the National Public Health Information Coalition.  No matter a patient’s age,...

LA County Issues Meningococcal Disease Health Alert

7/28/16   Due to the Meningitis outbreak among MSM in Southern California, recommendations for Meningococcal vaccine has been expanded to include all MSM in addition to all persons with HIV infection.  The recommended vaccine is MCV4 the quadrivalent vaccine that...

Bexsero Disappoints

7/21/16   In reference to the Princeton University Meningitis B outbreak, the seroconversion rates to the outbreak strain were less than expected with GSK’s 4CMenB vaccine. The study was published in yesterday’s New England Journal of Medicine Read...

Allergy, Asthma & Fracking?

7/20/16   From the AAPS, is an article questioning the AMA proposed link of adverse health outcomes for asthma patients and others living near fracking sites.  The AMA’s article on the subject reports the first evaluation of Unconventional Natural Gas Development...