As the epidemiology of measles evolves and new data become available, it is essential to review the current vaccination policy and make any necessary adjustments. The result of such a review process is the following new statement on the recommended use of measles vaccine in Canada issued by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization. There may be further changes in the future as more data ...

vitamin e (alpha-tocopherol) is a potent and natural antioxidant. vitamin e is concentrated from soybean oil. the committee on fetus and newborn of the academy of the american of pediatrics endorsed 1 to 2 mg/dl as the normal range of serum tocopherol level. human infants are born with low stores of vitamin e, thus they require an adequate intake of vitamin e soon after birth. the optimum intra...

poverty, in general and women’s poverty in particular is among social problems which has been subject to be mitigated through measures. the results of statistics based studies show that poverty and injustice is more prevalent in rural areas than cities and more common among women than men. the research aims to study the social and cultural causes of women’s poverty through the qualitative appro...

the present research aims to compare the impact of group consultation on the basis of two approaches of reality therapy and feminism over the identity changes of householder women. statistical society has been the whole community of householder women who receive support from imam khomeini relief committee in fifth district of tehran, which was randomly selected. research tool has been indigenou...

relief wells are used extensively to relieve excess hydrostatic pressure in pervious foundation strata overlain by impervious top strata, conditions which often exist landward of levees and downstream of dams and hydraulic structures. placing well outlets in below-surface trenches or collector pipes helps dry up seepage areas downstream of levees and dams. relief wells are often used in combina...

The Residency Review and Redesign Project (RP), a 4-year study of pediatrics training supported by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Foundation, concluded with recommendations to develop a process to foster ongoing innovation in education rather than a product such as a curriculum that could quickly become outdated. To that end, the ABP began funding the Initiative for Innovation in Pediat...

The Experts Advisory Committee on Immunization Program (EACIP) of China was founded in 1982, and currently consists of 33 experts in immunization and related fields, selected by the Ministry of Health, to provide advice and guidance on the control of vaccine-preventable diseases. The main tasks of the EACIP are to advise on the national immunization schedule, to participate in the drafting and ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) of Thailand, established nearly 40 years ago and currently consisting of 28 experts in immunization and related fields, develops written recommendations to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) regarding vaccines and immunization. Through careful review of available scientific data, compiled and analyzed by Working Groups set up to examine s...