Word: tetanus
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...Born a few months apart in 1908, Fingleton and Bradman were team-mates but never friends. On their first meeting, they had a Pride and Prejudice moment that set the tone of their relationship. Fingleton mispronounced the word tetanus, and Bradman corrected him with what Fingleton, a highly sensitive man except, it seems, where the feelings of others were concerned, perceived as scorn...
...shot, only to catch a bad illness anyway? The problem is that cold and flu viruses mutate so rapidly that sometimes they're unrecognizable to the antibodies created by the body in response to any particular vaccine. It turns out, however, that those antibodies - unlike those against illnesses like tetanus or whooping cough - can provide a formidable and life-long defense against the flu, as long as they're pitted against the correct strain. For an explanation, TIME asks Eric Altschuler, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey...
...clearly live for the lifespan of the human organism, which is wonderful. It raises important questions for looking at other pathogens, however, and it's important to try to look at these questions for different pathogens individually. Evidence shows it's important to get a regular tetanus booster, for example. Still, our new study may suggest another angle to look at things, which is how long do memory B cells last for this or that? Maybe there's some underlying biology that could explain why one thing might last longer than another...
...medical research on their ailments. Doctors must log all examinations, lab results, prescriptions and diagnoses for patients to review. Mary Adams, who lives in a western suburb of Cleveland, is one patient who has come to rely on MyChart. "I can log on, it reminds me I need a tetanus booster, and I schedule it," she says...
...family's planned travel to third-world countries prompted her to research other vaccinations. Her children are now vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria, polio, Hepatitis B and typhoid fever because the risks of those diseases overshadow the risks of complications from the vaccines. Jane said she hopes parents will take a more active role in deciding if and when to vaccinate their children. "I want parents to educate themselves," she said. "Be educated. Vaccination is in general a great thing, but we need more research. More and more parents are saying something's not right. They know their children. We need...