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- Immunizations - Smallpox
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Smallpox
Vaccination against smallpox used to be routine in the US until 1972, and most older Americans bear the telltale small round smallpox vaccination scar on their upper arms. Immunity may last 10 years or longer. The last case of smallpox, a highly contagious and deadly disease caused by the variola virus, occurred in a laboratory worker in the UK in 1978.
However, the growing threat of bioterrorism has raised fears that smallpox could be used as a biological weapon, and in 2002 the US gover...
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Expert & Community Posts
If It's Fall, This Must Be Eczema
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...recently, I noticed a half inch patch of under-the-eye-eczema --a sure sign that the cold... Read more »
Even Famous People Get Terrible Skin Conditions
By healthgal , Health Expert...could get even the best of us, down. Diagnosed with eczema when she was 2 years old, she knows... Read more »
Eczema May Be a Predictor of Adult Asthma
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...allergies that often go hand in hand. They are: Eczema, a skin allergy Rhinitis, a nasal... Read more »
It’s the Not Knowing “Why” that’s Annoying
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert...good energy. Yesterday, though, I woke up and the eczema patch on my left ring finger was... Read more »
Skin Cancer, Medications and Medical Conditions
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert...and lymphomas also are increased. Psoriasis and eczema are very common skin conditions... Read more »
Health Guide
Symptoms of Breast Cancer: Breast and Nipple Changes
...red, scaly, itchy rash, over and around the nipple and areola. It may scab over; it looks a lot like eczema, and is often misdiagnosed. Have it checked; your doctor may decide it’s eczema, and... Read more »Psoriasis: Diagnosis
...psoriasis.Generalized erythrodermic psoriasis may be confused with drug allergic reactions, atopic eczema, and symptoms of lymphomas.Fungal infections, other skin conditions, or circulation... Read more »Diagnosing Asthma in Children and Adolescents
...to cold air has ever triggered an attackAny family history of asthma or allergic disorders, such as eczema, hives, or hay feverRuling Out Other DiseasesA number of disorders may cause some or all... Read more »Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Risk Factors
...disorders may increase risk. In 2005, the FDA warned of potential skin cancer risks associated with the eczema drugs pimecrolimus (Elidel) and tacrolimus (Protopic).These drugs are ointments that... Read more »Asthma Asthma Diagnosis and Tests
...to cold air has ever triggered an attack.Any family history of asthma or allergic disorders, such as eczema, hives, or hay fever.Any occupational or long-term exposure to chemicals. Early... Read more »Images
Related News
Fishy Diet Protects Babies from Eczema?
November 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fish is often a forbidden food when it comes to infants because of its allergenic properties; but now, experts say a diet that... Read summary »
Stomach Bug May Protect Against Asthma
July 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Something missing from our stomachs may be the reason behind the recent rise asthma cases. Researchers from New York University... Read summary »
Allergies, Asthma and Wealth
March 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children in richer nations are more likely to have allergy-related asthma than their counterparts in poorer nations.... Read summary »
Skin molecule links eczema to asthma: study
May 20, 2009A new study performed on mice has found that a substance secreted by eczema-damaged skin might trigger asthma in children. Read summary »
Bleach baths may ease kids' eczema
April 29, 2009U.S. researchers say diluted bleach baths offer a safe, simple and inexpensive way of treating children with eczema. Read summary »
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