PRESS RELEASE OR-Live.com Presents Advanced Fetal Care Center at Children's Hospital Boston to Webcast a Featured Panel on Fetal Cardiac Interventions

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"Our mission is to share
breakthrough treatments in fetal and pediatric medicine and surgery with a
broad, multi-disciplinary group in order to significantly improve the
quality of life for this special group of newborns through their first
years and early childhood. "We hope these recommendations will be adopted quickly by
the healthcare community to help reverse the growing number of cases across
all age groups.

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Children's Hospital Boston, the pioneer in fetal cardiac intervention,
has performed more than 50 procedures to date.
The recommendations call for the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis
(Tdap) booster to be routinely given to healthcare workers in place of the
previously recommended tetanus-diphtheria (Td) booster.

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The panel will offer up -to-date information on the latest treatments and
interventions for patients with complex cardiac fetal anomalies, as well as
expert discussions on diagnosis and state-of-the-art technologies from some
of the world's leading practitioners in fetal medicine. Jennings.org.

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Adults with pertussis may experience symptoms such as prolonged coughing ,
which is sometimes so severe that it causes vomiting, broken ribs and
pneumonia, and may require hospitalization.
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In
addition to 325 pediatric and adolescent inpatient beds and comprehensive
outpatient programs, Children's houses the world's largest research
enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries have
benefited both children and adults for 136 years.or-live .

Some data from published studies on pertussis and healthcare workers
report:

* The risk of contracting pertussis among healthcare workers is nearly two
times greater than that among the general adult population. The illness, referred to by the
Chinese as the "cough of 100 days," can take months to resolve and causes
adults to have fitful sleep and miss work days .

Media Contact:
Jennifer Corrigan, 732-382-8898

Information, support and advice concerning conditions and diseases in children, ranging in age from newborn to twenty-one years old.

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The center is the
only one of its kind in New England and is a national leader in
comprehensive fetal care."

About Pertussis Immunization and Healthcare Workers
Protection from childhood pertussis immunization is now known to wane
starting in adolescence.

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Food and Drug Administration approved two vaccines in 2005 that
offer protection against pertussis to adults and adolescents and that also
protect against tetanus and diphtheria.

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The center holds a place of
distinction as a pioneer in fetal cardiac intervention.com/childrenshospitalboston/1357 now to view a
program preview. A VNR is available at
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"Healthcare workers need to be protected against pertussis not only for
their own health, but for the health of those in their care," says Susan J. In the U.

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"We believe that the sooner an anomaly can be correctly diagnosed, the
greater a child's chances of experiencing normal development and health,"
said AFCC Director Dr. Russell W., there are approximately eight to 10
million healthcare workers employed in hospital and ambulatory settings; these
workers are at risk of contracting and transmitting pertussis due to
occupational exposure.

About Pertussis
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection
characterized by a prolonged, dry cough sometimes associated with a signature
"whoop" sound.
In response to concern about the rising number of pertussis cases, NFID
seeks to increase awareness among the public and healthcare providers about
the disease and the importance of preventive vaccination across age groups.

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The Advanced Fetal Care Center (AFCC) at Children's Hospital Boston serves
families facing complex birth defects and other critical challenges to the
health of their unborn and newborn infants.

Children's Hospital Boston is the nation's leading pediatric medical
center, the largest provider of health care to Massachusetts' children, and
the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.

* For each decade, immunization of healthcare workers could prevent as
many as 100,000 cases of pertussis and save up to $151 million in costs
(direct and indirect). While final 2005 estimates are not yet available, CDC data
indicate that there were nearly 26,000 cases of pertussis in 2004, the highest
number of case reports in four decades. One preparation can be used for both
adolescents and adults, and the other has been approved only for use in
adolescents.nfid.

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The Advanced Fetal Care Center at Children's
Hospital Boston will webcast live a featured panel on fetal cardiac
interventions to medical audiences around the world at The Conference
Center at Harvard Medical School on Friday, April 29 from 2:00 to 3:00 P.
EDT .

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About NFID
Founded in 1973, NFID is a non-profit organization dedicated to public and
professional educational programs about the causes, treatment and prevention
of infectious diseases.

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We welcome a wide range of maternal, prenatal
and pediatric health care professionals who provide care to these families
to this important conference.ram

Call for Pertussis Vaccination for Healthcare Workers Endorsed by National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

This development is
in addition to the 2005 ACIP vote to recommend pertussis immunization for both
adolescents and adults.S.

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M. - Recommendations Expected to Help Stem Rising Pertussis Rates -

BETHESDA , Md.
Rehm, MD, NFID's medical director and an infectious disease specialist at the
Cleveland Clinic .

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, The National Foundation for
Infectious Diseases (NFID) supports new recommendations by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP ) that healthcare workers and anyone who works in a healthcare
setting should be protected against pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

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In addition, adults may
spread pertussis to others within close contact.

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or-live. While the severity of
pertussis symptoms varies in adults, it can be a life -threatening illness for
infants who are not fully immunized.

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Pertussis is caused by bacteria found
in the mouth, nose and throat.

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