Researchers from the UC San Diego School of Medicine and Boston University, in collaboration with the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), have found evidence of the H1N1 influenza vaccine’s safety during pregnancy. The national study, which was launched shortly after the H1N1 influenza outbreak of 2009, is summarized in two companion papers published online on September 19 in the journal, Vaccine. “The overall results of the study were quite reassuring about the safety of …
Press Releases: Archives for September 2013
MotherToBaby North TX Offers Reassuring Answers To Expectant Mothers Amidst Questions Over Tdap Vaccine
Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy Provides Some Protection To Newborns. DENTON, TX – As Texas state health officials issue an alert urging the public, including pregnant women, to receive the Tdap vaccine, MotherToBaby North TX, a free counseling service for expectant mothers at the University of North Texas, begins fielding questions from those concerned the vaccine could impact pregnancy. The health alert comes after officials declare pertussis, otherwise known as “whooping cough,” cases in Texas …
Recall: Infant Motrin® Could Contain Plastic Particles
SKILLMAN, New Jersey – More than 200,000 bottles of concentrated MOTRIN® Infants’ Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz are being pulled off store and pharmacy shelves this week over fears they may contain plastic particles, according to the medicine’s manufacturer, McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. In a press release issued by the New Jersey-based division of Johnson & Johnson, the company says tiny plastic particles approximately the size of a poppy seed were …
