The CDC Recommends Wider Use of New Meningitis Vaccine for Adolescents and College Freshmen
A new meningitis vaccine known as Menactra The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that wider use be made of a new meningitis vaccine known as Menactra and manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur. The following categories of young people are the ones the CDC is most interested in seeing vaccinated: all 11- and … [Read more...] about The CDC Recommends Wider Use of New Meningitis Vaccine for Adolescents and College Freshmen
Study Suggests Adolescent Acne May Help Protect Men From Heart Disease in Adulthood
Acne May Help Protect Men From Heart Disease. In a study of medical records of 11,232 students between 1948 and 1968, whose later health was traced through the National Health Service Registry, researchers from the University of Bristol (UK) found men who reported a history of acne as adolescents were 33% less likely to … [Read more...] about Study Suggests Adolescent Acne May Help Protect Men From Heart Disease in Adulthood
Study Looks At Post-911 Asthma Control In Adolescents
Post-911 Asthma Control In Adolescents. The journal Pediatric Research has published a study analyzing asthma control in adolescents who were exposed to the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11 and diagnosed with asthma afterwards. Researchers analyzed asthma control 10 to 11 years post-9/11 in adolescents who were exposed. The WTC … [Read more...] about Study Looks At Post-911 Asthma Control In Adolescents
California Settlement That Will Reduce Lead Content in Costume Jewelry
Costume Jewelry Contains High Levels Of Toxic. For years it has been known that inexpensive costume jewelry often contains excessively high levels of the extremely toxic heavy metal, lead. Last year in fact, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) initiated its single largest, individual product recall that involved … [Read more...] about California Settlement That Will Reduce Lead Content in Costume Jewelry
