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	Immunization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Immunization, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual is exposed to an agent that is designed to fortify his or her immune system against that agent.
		Immunization is the same as inoculation and vaccination in that inoculation and vaccination use a viable infecting agent like immunization does.
		Artificial passive immunization is normally given by injection and is used if there has been a recent outbreak of a particular disease or as an emergency treatment to poisons from insects etc. The antibodies are normally produced in animals and injected into humans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Immunization_(medicine) (818 words)

	Travel Medicine and Immunization Center
		The Travel Medicine and Immunization Clinic (TMIC) specializes in the prevention of travel-related and vaccine-preventable illnesses.
		The center is overseen by physicians from the Division of Infectious Diseases at The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and staffed by specialized travel medicine nurses, from Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, who will take time to make sure you are prepared for a wonderful travel experience.
		If you are seeking travel medicine for a person under the age of 18, we will refer you to pediatric care.
	www.nmff.org /travelmedicine (266 words)

	Jenner, Pasteur, and the Dawn of Scientific Medicine
		The prelude to the coming Age of Scientific Medicine was anticipated in the midst of the Age of Reason with the auspicious contribution of the English country physician, Edward Jenner (1749-1823).
		In fact, as a result of his immunization methods, rabies, though still a dreaded disease which carries an extremely high mortality, is no longer the threat to human life that it once was, prior to his discoveries.
		Whereas historically, exposed or infected persons were quarantined to prevent spreading of a disease, today, it seems, the unimmunized person becomes the public health threat as in the aforementioned cases of hepatitis B and school children excluded from public schools, or the court-martialed soldiers in the case of the anthrax vaccine in the military.
	www.objectivescience.com /articles/mf_vaccines1a.htm (3586 words)

	Loyola Univ. Health Sys. - Programs & Services - International Medicine & Traveler's Immunization Service
		Loyola’s International Medicine and Traveler's Immunization Service maintains a full immunization service for persons who require vaccination against a variety of diseases that can be contracted during foreign travel.
		As part of that service, the nursing staff provides evaluations, consultations and immunizations in advance of travel, and treatment of individuals who have returned from foreign travel and have an illness that may be travel related.
		Some immunizations or preventive medications need to be administered at least six weeks prior to travel, so it is important to schedule an appointment well in advance of departure.
	www.luhs.org /programs/intmed.htm (513 words)

	UNIVERSAL IMMUNIZATION Medical Miracle or Masterful Mirage By Dr. Raymond Obomsawin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Before considering immunization it must be determined that the disease in question is of sufficient severity, frequency or other importance to justify immunization against it.
		It is also noteworthy that the culminating maximum immunization coverage of 63% achieved in 1988, correlates with a 1988 infection report rate of 59.1 /100,000--which in fact poses higher level of measles infection than the 1982 reported infection rate of 57.1 /100,000, which was a time when measles immunization was not being provided in Thailand.
		Immunization programs are futile, and are based on the delusion that the law of cause and effect can be annulled Vaccines and serums are employed as substitutesfor right living; they are intended to supplant obedience to the laws of life.
	www.whale.to /a/obomsawin.html (14102 words)

	Naturopathy: Opposition to Immunization
		The contemporary fashion of healing disease is that of serums, inoculations and vaccines, which, instead of being an improvement on the fake medicines of former ages are of no value in the cure of disease, but on the contrary introduce lesions into the human body of the most distressing and deadly import.
		To be credible, any assertion that naturopaths favor immunization would require a formal change in the AANP position paper and a dramatic shift in the literature emanating from the field.
		Naturopaths and childhood immunizations: Heterodoxy among the unorthodox.
	www.quackwatch.org /01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Naturopathy/immu.html (1966 words)

	OU-COM Immunizations Required of OU-COM Medical Students
		Charges for immunizations and antibody titers are the responsibility of the student.
		A copy of the student immunization record is sent to the CORE Hospital where each Year 3 student is assigned.
		It is the responsibility of the CORE Assistant Dean to oversee student immunization requirements in Years 3 and 4, including those students from Affiliate Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine that are in the CORE system.
	www.oucom.ohiou.edu /policy/AcademicAffairs/Immunizations.htm (437 words)

	AccessMedicine - Harrison's Internal Medicine: Immunization Principles and Vaccine Use: Introduction
		Sections: Impact of Immunization, Definitions, Principles of Immunization, Approaches to Active Immunization, Approaches to Passive Immunization, Route of Administration, Age, Adjuvant Potentiation, The Immune Response, The Primary Response, The Secondary Response, Hypersensitivity Reactions, Mucosal Immunity, Measurement of the Immune Response, Herd Immunity, Target Populations and Timing of Immunization.
		The epidemiologically appropriate use of vaccines has resulted in the global eradication of smallpox and, until recently, the cessation of smallpox vaccination.
		Immunization has eliminated naturally transmitted poliomyelitis from the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and the Western Pacific.
	www.accessmedicine.com /content.aspx?aID=67321 (355 words)

	Rabies vaccination policy
		All students in the DVM degree program are required to have current immunization for rabies.
		First year students must document having completed an immunization series before the start of their second semester at The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.
		Rabies immunization is provided by University Health Services as a series of 3 injections at a cost of $113.00 (subject to change) for each injection, if you have paid your tuition and fees.
	www.vet.uga.edu /academic/welcome/vaccination.php (177 words)

	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Boston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Our patients benefit from the most up-to-date treatments medicine has to offer, including the newest technologies.
		With our research on diseases and treatments, we are helping to improve medicine every day.
		We are proud of our legacy of caring and our history of leadership in medicine, and we are dedicated to continuing this tradition of excellence in the new millennium.
	www.bidmc.harvard.edu /default.asp?node_id=7160 (217 words)

	Vaccine Criticism on the World Wide Web - Journal of Medical Internet Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Another US national survey found that the majority of parents of young children support the use of immunization, but about one quarter are concerned that children receive more vaccines than are good for them, and that, as a result, their immune systems could be weakened [7].
		In Colorado, the percentage of children with philosophical exemptions to immunization increased from 1.02% to 1.87% from 1987 to 1998 [2].
		The Institute of Medicine reviewed the scientific evidence for a number of vaccine controversies, published multiple texts on the issues, and has generally found vaccines to be safe, albeit with rare risks such as anaphylaxis [18-23].
	www.jmir.org /2005/2/e17 (4054 words)

	::: American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute :::
		The Immunization Safety Review Committee was established by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to evaluate the evidence of possible causal associations between immunizations and certain adverse outcomes.
		The issue of association between immunization and SIDS is based on the fact that vaccines are routinely given during the period of the highest incidence of sudden infant death syndrome, which is between 2 and 4 months of age.
		The report of the Institute of Medicine once again confirmed that there is no reason to believe that vaccines routinely given to infants during their first year of life contribute to an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome, sudden unexpected death in infancy, or neonatal death.
	sids.org /nmontharticle.htm (493 words)

	Adult Immunization
		Adult immunizations are administered in primary series (in previously unimmunized persons), booster doses, and periodic doses.
		Although every visit to a health professional provides an opportunity for immunization, the proportion of the target population that is adequately vaccinated is only about one-half for influenza vaccine and one-fourth for pneumococcal vaccine.
		The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that adults be immunized according to the schedule in Table l.
	www.acpm.org /adult.htm (1403 words)

	Immunization Branch, Vaccine Safety - Issues of Interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is important to keep in mind that although immunization involves a small risk that an adverse event may occur, not immunizing involves an even greater risk.
		In May 2004, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report that concluded that the body of current scientific evidence does not support a link between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism.
		Included in their review were studies involving hundreds of thousands of children across a number of countries that failed to find an association between exposure to thimerosal in vaccines and autism.
	www.dshs.state.tx.us /immunize/safety/vac_safety_issues.shtm (532 words)

	Practice Guidelines - January 1, 2002 - American Family Physician
		According to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and other authorities, all pregnant women should be screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).
		Hence, the first dose of hepatitis B is shaded beyond birth to denote that it should be given at birth unless the mother's surface antigen status is known to be negative, in which case the range from birth to two months of age is acceptable.
		Richard K. Zimmerman, M.D., M.P.H., is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) School of Medicine, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Health Services Administration.
	www.aafp.org /afp/20020101/practice.html (1342 words)

	Lollipop Junction Daycare - Immunization, Illness & Medicine Policy
		A current immunization record is required prior to entry of the facility.
		A child may be asked to withdraw from the daycare if immunization status is not updated.
		Medication can only be given if the medicine log is filled out and signed by the parent or guardian.
	www.lollipopjunction.net /about/illness.php (305 words)

	NNii : Immunization Issue
		For example, they need to have access to accurate evidence-based information so that they understand the risks of exposure parties, the importance of community immunity, and what the actual risks of complications are (see Vaccine Information).
		Unfortunately, when a community has low immunization rates, many children—including some who have been immunized—are placed at risk of harm if measles is introduced into the community.
		In 2001, when the Institute of Medicine's Immunization Safety Review Committee first examined the issue, it stated that at that time the available evidence was inadequate to decide.
	www.immunizationinfo.org /immunization_issues_detail.cfv?id=52 (1460 words)

	Institute of Medicine Report on Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
		The Committee concluded, "The hyphothesis that thimerosal exposure through the recommended childhood immunization schedule has caused neurodevelopmental disorders is not supported by clinical or experimental evidence." However, the Committee also acknowledged that the epidemiological evidence was inadequate to either accept or reject a causal relationship.
		The IOM Immunization Safety Review Committee was convened as an independent committee to provide timely and objective assistance to the Department of Health and Human Services in reviewing emerging vaccine safety concerns.
		The 15 members of the IOM immunizations Safety Review Committee possess expertise in a number of fields, including pediatrics, neurology, immunology, internal medicine, infectious diseases, genetics, epidemiology, biostatistics, risk perception and communication, decision analysis, public health, nursing, and ethics.
	www.metrokc.gov /health/immunization/iomreport.htm (811 words)

	Health Science Center News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The projectÂ’s Executive Summary describes the scope of the CIEI study: Â“As Texas ranks low in childhood immunization rates, we were interested in surveying the immunization status of young children in underserved communities in South Texas.
		The primary objectives of the survey were to assess immunization coverage of children ages 19 months through 35 months living in colonias in Hidalgo County; assess parental knowledge and attitudes about immunizations; and determine the importance of access to health care, cost, health services delivery, and vaccine promotion, education and outreach strategies.Â”
		Â· Not a single child had a record of influenza immunization, in spite of the fact that 10 percent of children met the criteria for annual immunization against influenza by virtue of having a high-risk medical condition themselves and 28 percent by living in a household with someone with a high-risk medical condition.
	www.tamhsc.edu /news/archives/001540.php (584 words)

	American Association of SIDS Prevention Physicians
		The Institute of Medicine's Immunization Safety Review committee has issued a statement on the relationship between SIDS and Immunization.
		The committee was established by the IOM to evaluate the evidence on possible causal associations between immunizations and certain adverse outcomes.
		The PIA study is not on SIDS per se but is on the relationship between DTaP immunization and episodes of prolonged apnea and bradycardia in preterm infants.
	www.sids.org /aaspp (381 words)

	Doctorsforadults.com: Immunization
		Immunization (also called vaccination) is a safe, effective and simple way to prevent life-threatening illnesses - not only for infants and kids, but also for adults.
		If you never had these diseases as a child, nor were immunized against them, talk with your internist.
		Immunization against these viruses that infect the liver are recommended for people who are either at risk or in contact with people at risk.
	www.doctorsforadults.com /topics/dfa_imm.htm (526 words)

	CDC - PIB - Immunizations - Immunization Safety
		The end result is heightened public concern about the safety of vaccines and possible loss of public confidence in vaccines, which could result in decreased vaccination levels, followed by epidemics of disease.
		A credible immunization safety monitoring system to determine which illnesses are caused by vaccines, and which are not, must exist to maintain public confidence in immunizations and prevent the return of disease epidemics.
		This study was reviewed by the Institute of Medicine Immunization Safety Review Committee, which concluded that the MMR vaccine does not cause autism.
	www.cdc.gov /programs/immun04.htm (385 words)

	IDSA \| Immunization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Immunizations of children and adults have helped to save millions of lives worldwide and millions of dollars each year in unnecessary healthcare expenditures.
		Immunization Newsbriefs provide an easy way to keep on top of the latest vaccine issues in the news.
		Public meeting to discuss the appropriate uses of immunizing agents and review list of vaccines for administration to vaccine-eligible children through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, along with schedules regarding the appropriate periodicity, dosage, and contraindications applicable to the vaccines.
	www.idsociety.org /Template.cfm?Section=Immunization1 (979 words)

	Department of Family Medicine Immunization Research Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Immunization rates for both children and adults can be significantly increased through appropriate training and education of primary health care providers, including family practitioners, pediatricians, general practitioners, and nurses.
		Conversely, a patient is more likely to accept immunization if it is recommended by a health care provider whom they trust.
		We have studied and developed teaching materials on immunization for medical personnel with the goal of increasing the level of knowledge and awareness of appropriate immunization practice, thereby increasing the rate of immunization for their patients.
	www.pitt.edu /~familymd/immunization/education.html (135 words)

	Institute of Medicine Immunization Safety Committee
		The daughter of a nurse, the granddaughter of a doctor and a former writer at a teaching hospital before I became a mother 23 years ago, I thought I was an especially well educated woman when it came to science and medicine.
		With the human genome project yielding invaluable information, the more precise identification of individuals at increased genetic or other biological risk for responding adversely to vaccination would go a long way toward reassuring the individual mother that everything possible has been done to minimize the vaccine risk for her child.
		It would require re-thinking the mission of achieving a 100 percent vaccination rate with every vaccine and an institutional commitment to rejecting the idea that some children are expendable in order to achieve the mission.
	www.909shot.com /Loe_Fisher/blftestimony_iom_safety.htm (4050 words)

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