The Impact of Varicella Vaccination on Herpes Zoster in Children.

Internal Medicine Alert | September 1, 2009 | Copyright

The Impact of Varicella Vaccination on Herpes Zoster in Children

Abstract & Commentary

By Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Chief Academic Officer, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, is Associate Editor for Infectious Disease Alert.

Dr. Jenson reports no financial relationships relevant to this field of study.

Synopsis: Varicella vaccine reduces the risk of herpes zoster 4-12-times among children

Source: Civen R, et al. The incidence and clinical characteristics of herpes ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Spinal Surgery Clinical Trial Analysis - An Essential Source Of Data And Information Pertaining To Product Clinical Trials Being Carried Out. M2 Presswire ; ...August 2009-Research and Markets: Spinal Surgery Clinical Trial Analysis - An Essential...researchandmarkets.com/research/2b0393/spinal_surgery_cli) has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Spinal Surgery Clinical Trial Analysis" to their offering...
	Ambulatory surgery the norm for most eye procedures Magazine article from: Ophthalmology Times ; ...BOLOGNA, ITALY-Ambulatory surgery is becoming more routine for...procedures. Refractive and cataract surgeries are commonly performed on an...keratoplasty and vitreoretinal surgery. This recent trend is tied...inpatient regimen is needed when surgery is performed using general...
	Surgery no rose-coloured spectacle Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday ; ...pay up to 2,500 pounds for laser eye surgery, a process which, in theory, allows...before the treatment. However, laser surgery clinics have hit back at Whittle, who...protect their GBP 200m industry. Laser surgery has been made popular by celebrities like...
	Obesity Surgeries Have Jumped Dramatically Since 1998. PR Newswire ; ...done on obesity surgery, also found a 726 percent increase in surgeries among patients age...total of 121,055 surgeries performed on patients...outcomes from obesity surgery have improved greatly...097 bariatric surgeries, or 85 percent...Women have bariatric surgery more often ...
	Plastic Surgery 2004: The True Plastic Surgery Reality Show Coming to Philadelphia; ASPS Annual Scientific Meeting Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire ; ...News Advisory: In today's busy world, plastic surgery patients want treatments that are quick, require...personnel and exhibitors in the field of plastic surgery for Plastic Surgery 2004, the annual scientific meeting of the ASPS...
	Surgery center offers alternative Facility owned by physicians opens in Normal with controversy Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL ; ...when a physician-owned, same-day surgery center opened at 2100 Fort Jesse Road in Normal. Bloomington-Normal Healthcare Surgery Center, owned by 27 local doctors, positioned...place for people to have non-emergency surgery that doesn't require an overnight stay...
	Bariatric surgery may become a self-pay service.(Market Memo) Newspaper article from: Healthcare Strategic Management ; ...thousands of dollars in their bariatric surgery programs. Hundreds of hospitals hoped...candidates for this life-saving surgery. Without a doubt, there are still countless patients for whom weight loss surgery can be an effective treatment. Only...
	SURGERY, YES - BUT DON'T GIVE ME BLOOD AT MERITER, TRANSFUSION-FREE OPERATIONS HAVE GOTTEN MORE POPULAR, AND NOT JUST FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS.(FRONT) Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) ; ...Vivian Thede had a heart bypass surgery a few weeks ago. Typically...coordinator of the bloodless surgery program and herself a Jehovah...wide, not just in cardiac surgeries. Patient outcomes have been...stop short of guaranteeing surgery without transfusion. At Meriter...
	Surgery for obese takes away fat, but not rolls.(Life - Health) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) ; ...major weight loss surgery in 2005, up more...known as bariatric surgeries has come an equally...body contouring surgeries necessary to bring...two years for her surgery. Brown's cost...body contouring surgeries in his practice...massive weight loss surgery are not left unawares...
	Surgery centers hire a friend; Former assemblyman made sure their fees wouldn't be capped.(NEWS) Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle ; ...passing in the form sought by the surgery centers. As originally written...to impose a fee schedule on surgery centers doing workers' compensation...1980s, handle less complicated surgeries that don't require an overnight...data predicts that in 2004 surgery centers will represent about...