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Testing times  -  25 Mar 2008
Frontline,In fact, the main target of the inspection teams at the CRI was the Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus centre. The CRI has been the main contributor of the DPT

Ailing policy  -  25 Mar 2008
Frontline,India began to produce essential vaccines such as diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT), which even today form part of the national immunisation programmes,

Win Dave Spikey tickets  -  25 Mar 2008
Middleton Guardian,It was his dad’s favourite saying; which is why when Dave was six, he nearly died with diphtheria. In later years, working in the NHS as a Biomedical

Immunization roulette  -  25 Mar 2008
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,Zachrich points to the figures: 10000 children paralyzed by polio; 3000 children a year killed by measles; diphtheria as a common cause of death in

Check those records to ensure your student is protected  -  25 Mar 2008
Lindsay Daily Post,The Health Unit is required by Ontario's Immunization of School Pupils Act to ensure that students attending school are immunized against diphtheria,

Summit High School club impresses at  -  25 Mar 2008
Summit Daily News,The students’ presentation focused on the Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis vaccines, and before competing, they held a vaccine clinic with the help of

Guerette sisters again collect books for Alaska  -  25 Mar 2008
Westseattleherald.com,Inuit children were threatened by a Diphtheria outbreak and teams of dogs from a port 674 miles away to save the day mushed a 20-pound cylinder of antitoxin

DIPHTHERIA Debut Arrives Via PITCH BLACK RECORDS - Mar. 7, 2008  -  Mar 7, 2008
Blabbermouth.net,The first release of Pitch Black Records is the long-awaited debut album of Cypriot metal band DIPHTHERIA, which is now back after a long hiatus.

Protective shots  -  Mar 4, 2008
Malaysia Star,By DR MILTON LUM THE national immunisation schedule includes a course of a combined vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) for infants,

US FDA Licenses DAPTACEL(R) Vaccine for the Fifth Consecutive Dose ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
Earthtimes,Additionally, all participants (100 percent) achieved antibody responses greater than or equal to 0.1 IU/mL for both the tetanus and diphtheria antigens,

Historic Alaska Sled Dog Race Revived  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Associated PressTogo and Fritz — made national headlines with a relay run to deliver lifesaving diphtheria serum to Nome, a feat commemorated annually by the Iditarod.

Adult vaccines make a point  -  Mar 9, 2008
USA TodayFor now, the CDC recommends adults get the vaccine one time, in place of a tetanus and diphtheria booster (the new vaccines for teens and adults combine

Vaccines: Not just for kids anymore  -  Mar 14, 2008
Defiance Crescent News,One of those is the Tdap vaccine that protects against whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria. Here, Lynn Rue (left) receives a vaccination from Sandy

Should the Iditarod be banned?  -  Mar 13, 2008
Baltimore Sun,The Iditarod commemorates a 674-mile run by 20 teams of mushers and sled dogs to relay diphtheria serum to the epidemic-stricken town of Nome in 1925.

State Implements New Immunization Rules  -  Mar 11, 2008
Southern Pines Pilot,1, an administrative rule has been changed, adding requirements for a booster dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) vaccine and a

Even gardening can kill you, health officer warns  -  Mar 3, 2008
Canada.com,Every decade, an adult should be immunized against tetanus, diphtheria and polio, Stanwick said. Another string of vaccines is also recommended for adults

The facts about kids and shots  -  Mar 7, 2008
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil,The Iowa school immunization law requires parents to vaccinate their children against dangerous diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping

Akorn Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Vaccine revenues totaled $7.5 million, beginning with our September 2007 launch of the Tetanus Diphtheria vaccine. Contract Services business segment

SCHOOL NOTES | SHAWN CETRONE  -  Mar 8, 2008
Charlotte Observer,New rules require a second dose of a mumps vaccine and a booster dose of the Tdap vaccine, which covers tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis.

This Summer Beware of Tetanus  -  Feb 29, 2008
Fox Central Oregon,The tetanus vaccine, called the "Td" booster, also provides protection against diphtheria, an infection that is passed from person to person.

Public health offering new vaccine boosters  -  Mar 12, 2008
Greenville Daily Reflector,Students entering college for the first time also are required to get the shot if they have not been vaccinated for tetanus or diphtheria within the last 10

Students to get more vaccines  -  Mar 4, 2008
Charlotte Observer,The NC Commission for Public Health approved changes in the state's vaccine law, adding requirements for a booster dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and

Students required to get another vaccine  -  Mar 3, 2008
News 14 Carolina,Individuals enrolling in college or university for the first time on or after July 1, 2008, if a tetanus/diphtheria toxoid or tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis

Protect your own good health  -  Mar 11, 2008
Times Colonist,They have been so successful at reducing or eradicating such afflictions as polio and diphtheria that they're easy to take for granted.

Market Report -- In Play (SNY)  -  Mar 13, 2008
MSN MoneySanofi-Aventis announces US FDA licenses DAPTACEL Co announces the FDA has licensed DAPTACEL to be administered as a fifth consecutive diphtheria, tetanus,

Create a health plan with checkup  -  Mar 4, 2008
Santa Rosa Press Democrat,Immunizations: After age 19, you should have a tetanus-diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine once. You should have a tetanus-diphtheria booster every

All children should get vaccines  -  Mar 13, 2008
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette,It is vital we ensure every child in Indiana is up-to-date on immunizations by age 2 so they cannot catch or transmit diphtheria, measles,

35million children to be vaccinated against measles  -  Mar 16, 2008
The Post,...disabilities & mortality caused by seven vaccine preventable diseases namely Childhood Tuberculosis, Poliomyelitis, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Measles,

Two new vaccinations in order for students  -  Mar 24, 2008
Oshkosh Northwestern,Students entering sixth-, ninth- or 12th-grade are required to have tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough vaccinations and students entering kindergarten,

Palin encourages children to read  -  Mar 13, 2008
Dutch Harbor Fisherman,It tells the story of the heroic mushers and their dogs that raced medicine across Alaska to Nome in 1925 to prevent a diphtheria epidemic.

Local musher drops out of Iditarod  -  Mar 5, 2008
Akron Beacon Journal,The difficult race commemorates the serum run in 1925 to help those in Nome who were suffering from diphtheria. The weather was too bad for air travel,

How to avoid Olympic fever  -  Mar 17, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,It has also immunised team members against hepatitis A and B and typhoid, and offered booster injections for diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough.

Siirtola still racing in Iditarod  -  Mar 12, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,Siirtola might finish the race on Saturday. The 1100-mile Iditarod commemorates a run by sled dogs in 1925 to deliver lifesaving diphtheria serum to Nome.

Keep students' vaccines up to date  -  Mar 11, 2008
Las Cruces Sun-News,Within the past couple of years, children have been required to get the Tdap Vaccine, which is Tetanus, Diphtheria, and acellular Pertussis (whooping couch)

Stetson doesn’t regret pulling out after dog’s death, plans to return  -  Mar 24, 2008
Duluth News Tribune,...commemorates the lifesaving efforts of 20 mushers who, in 1925, covered 700 miles in six days bearing serum to halt a diphtheria epidemic ravaging Nome.

Vaccines Are Safe  -  Mar 23, 2008
Harrisonburg Daily News Record,Most people now have never seen the consequences of severe measles, mumps, diphtheria, pertussois or a case of tetanus. Because of the fear of vaccines,

TOTS NEED LOTS OF SHOTS: They're well-armed against illnesses  -  Mar 21, 2008
Asbury Park Press,1, 1997 and entering sixth grade will be required to get a meningitis vaccine, as well as one dose of a Tdap vaccine to protect against tetanus, diphtheria

Entering 6th grade this fall? Call doctor  -  Feb 28, 2008
Greensboro News Record,One change involves tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis shots, often referred to as Tdaps. Previously, children were required to have this inoculation before

Vaccine offered at no charge  -  Feb 25, 2008
The Winchester Star,According to the Virginia Department of Health, the Tdap vaccine protects against tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. Tetanus, also called lockjaw,

PORTAGE PATHWAYS: Scarlet fever formidable foe 75 years ago  -  Mar 23, 2008
Bedford Times Register,While other health scourges such as smallpox and diphtheria had been "practically eliminated" in the county because of vaccine treatments, no such treatment

Booster Shots Required for Next School Year  -  Mar 3, 2008
WRAL.com,Sixth graders need a Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis) if more than five years have passed since their last dose.

Funnyman back at Spa Centre with new show  -  Mar 3, 2008
Leamington Observer,By all accounts it was his dad’s favourite saying - which may explain why when Dave was six, he nearly died with diphtheria. In later years, working in the

Icenhower principal's experience at the Iditarod is a real husky tale  -  Mar 2, 2008
Fort Worth Star Telegram,...mushers -- led by the storied dog Balto -- rushed along parts of that route to get much-needed medicine to Nome before the town succumbed to diphtheria.

Time to register kids for kindergarten  -  Mar 23, 2008
TheReporter.com,...rubella (German measles), poliomyelitis, rubeola (measles), diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, varicella (chicken pox), and Hepatitis B.

State will require new vaccinations  -  Feb 26, 2008
Greensboro News Record,1 must have a booster dose of tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis vaccine if he has not had one in five years or more. Individuals enrolling in college or

Mustard plaster only scratches surface of home remedies  -  Mar 19, 2008
Suburban Journals,She made reference to diphtheria, a "killer" in her childhood and recalled signs saying "Quarantine" placed on homes housing those stricken with diphtheria.

State officials rationing vaccines after high demand  -  Feb 23, 2008
WHDH-TV,Last year, the state advised doctors to limit their use of certain state-supplied shots for meningitis, diphtheria, and chickenpox.

A Step Back in Time: Trains played vital role in early 1900s  -  Mar 22, 2008
Gaylord Herald Times,While he was in Italy, he lost a daughter to diphtheria. He blamed his Christian Science wife for not calling a doctor. He was so bitter he divorced his

North San Diego County Health Briefs: Alzheimer's seminar set  -  Mar 22, 2008
North County Times,Vaccinations available include: measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, polio, diphtheria, varicella, HPV, hepatitis B, Tuberculosis test, etc.

Family historians drive information superhighway  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Age,In sad contrast, large numbers of children's graves can be found in country towns where outbreaks of deadly diseases such as diphtheria swept through.

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