PMID: Vaccine. 2012 Oct 5 ;30(45):6444-8. Epub 2012 Aug 14. PMID: 22902678 Abstract Title: Economic impact of the 2009-2010 Guam mumps outbreak on the public health sector and affected families. Abstract: BACKGROUND: The United States Territory of Guam reported a large mumps outbreak of 505 cases during 2009-2010. We assessed the economic impact of the …
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Vaccine failure accounted for a sustained mumps outbreak in a highly vaccinated population.
PMID: J Infect Dis. 1994 Jan ;169(1):77-82. PMID: 8277201 Abstract Title: Sustained transmission of mumps in a highly vaccinated population: assessment of primary vaccine failure and waning vaccine-induced immunity. Abstract: From January to July 1991, an outbreak of mumps occurred in Maury County, Tennessee. At the primarily affected high school, where 98% of students and …
A case report of mumps vaccine-associated acute orchitis with accompanying idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
PMID: BJU Int. 2002 Dec ;90(9):970. PMID: 12460367 Abstract Title: Mumps vaccine-associated acute orchitis with accompanying idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Abstract: [n/a] read more
Lycopene attenuates body weight gain through induction of browning.
PMID: J Nutr Biochem. 2020 Jan 7 ;78:108335. Epub 2020 Jan 7. PMID: 31978713 Abstract Title: Lycopene attenuates body weight gain through induction of browning via regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorγ in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Abstract: Lycopene (LYC), one of the major carotenoids in tomatoes, has been preclinically and clinically used to obesity and …
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23 cases of mumps in mostly twice-vaccinated individuals.
PMID: Euro Surveill. 2009 Feb 5 ;14(5). Epub 2009 Feb 5. PMID: 19215718 Abstract Title: Mumps outbreak on the island of Anglesey, North Wales, December 2008-January 2009. Abstract: Twenty-three cases of clinical mumps in young people have been reported in North Wales over a five-week period since late December 2008. All cases have social links, …
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Outbreaks of mumps between 2009 and 2011 were attributed to secondary vaccine failure.
PMID: Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jan ;18(1):191-3. PMID: 22260843 Abstract Title: Mumps vaccine effectiveness against orchitis. Abstract: [n/a] read more
Six symptomatic cases of parotitis and and one case of meningitis attributed to the mumps vaccine strain.
PMID: Vaccine. 2012 Aug 3 ;30(36):5324-6. Epub 2012 Jun 28. PMID: 22749598 Abstract Title: Horizontal transmission of the Leningrad-Zagreb mumps vaccine strain: a report of six symptomatic cases of parotitis and one case of meningitis. Abstract: Here we report horizontal symptomatic transmission of the Leningrad-Zagreb (L-Zagreb) mumps vaccine virus. Children who were the source of …
A case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus in an otherwise healthy 14-month-old male associated with vaccine-strain varicella-zoster virus 11 weeks after monovalent varicella vaccine administration.
PMID: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Feb ;39(2):e25-e27. PMID: 31929435 Abstract Title: Vaccine-Strain Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a 14-month-old Boy Prompting an Immunodeficiency Workup: Case Report and Review of Vaccine-strain Herpes Zoster. Abstract: We present a case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus in an otherwise healthy 14-month-old male associated with vaccine-strain varicella-zoster virus 11 weeks after …
Although this study initially showed efficacy with the malaria vaccine, efficacy waned over time with negative efficacy during the 5th year.
PMID: N Engl J Med. 2016 Jun 30 ;374(26):2519-29. PMID: 27355532 Abstract Title: Seven-Year Efficacy of RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine among Young African Children. Abstract: BACKGROUND: The candidate malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 is being evaluated in order to inform a decision regarding its inclusion in routine vaccination schedules.METHODS: We conducted 7 years of follow-up in children who …
Lycopene used as anti-inflammatory nanodrug for the treatment of rheumathoid arthritis.
PMID: Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2020 Jan 20 ;188:110814. Epub 2020 Jan 20. PMID: 31982791 Abstract Title: Lycopene used as Anti-inflammatory Nanodrug for the Treatment of Rheumathoid Arthritis: Animal assay, Pharmacokinetics, ABC Transporter and Tissue Deposition. Abstract: Lycopene is a carotenoid drug that has demonstrated several properties, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. The absorption in …
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