VIDEO: Few Americans Receiving Recommended Vaccines, Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution May Lower Intelligence, Drug-Eluting Contact Lenses Pass Early Test

23.07.2009 | 1:39 min

(July 23, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Atlanta - According to the CDC, few Americans are receiving their recommended vaccines. In a survey of over 22,000 adults, researchers found that fewer than 7% of those over age 60 received the shingles vaccine, and only 11% of women aged 19 to 26 received HPV vaccinations. Meanwhile, 60% of adults over 65 received flu and pneumococcal vaccines, which is short of the 90% adherence goal. From New York - According to research in the journal Pediatrics, prenatal exposure to air pollution may lead to lower intelligence. For this study, researchers asked mothers to wear personal air monitors during pregnancy to measure air pollutant exposure. They found that children exposed to high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons had significantly lower IQ scores by the time they were 5 years old. And finally, from Boston - According to research in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, drug-eluting contact lenses have passed an early test. Researchers found that prototype drug-eluting contact lenses demonstrated sustained release of an antibiotic for more than 4 weeks. These findings indicate that drug-eluting lenses may avoid many of the limitations of standard eye drops. For Insidermedicine in 60, I'm Dr. Susan Sharma.
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