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Reporting in the September issue of Pediatrics a team of experts led by the Johns Hopkins Children 39 s Center put forth a step-by-step set of instructions — an algorithm — to help physicians evaluate and immunize children with known or suspected vaccine allergies Allergic reactions to vaccines are extremely rare — with only one or two per million vaccinations — but they can be serious and even life-threatening Symptoms of a severe allergic reaction are usually immediate may include hives swelling wheezing coughing low blood pressure vomiting or diarrhea and can lead to full-blown life-threatening anaphylaxis To help pediatricians differentiate between these serious reactions to benign responses the investigators analyzed the available evidence on vaccine safety and allergies quot We cannot reiterate enough that the vaccines used today are extremely safe but in a handful of children certain vaccine ingredients trigger serious allergic reactions quot study author Robert Wood chief of pediatric allergy and immunology at Hopkins Children 39 s Center said in a hospital news release quot For the most part even children with known allergies can be safely vaccinated quot The new sequence of instructions developed by the research team is intended to be used for children who have already had or are at high risk for having allergic reactions to vaccines In these cases the algorithm advises a workup by an allergist who can perform skin prick testing or blood tests to detect the presence of an allergy to a suspected allergen in the vaccine In many cases where a child is allergic to an allergen in a vaccine an alternative form of the vaccine that is free of the allergen can be used If an allergen-free vaccine is unavailable many children can still be vaccinated under the supervision of a physician for several hours after the vaccination Immunizations of children with known vaccine allergies should be administered at a clinic that is equipped to treat life-threatening reactions or in a hospital intensive care unit Physicians also have the option of checking the child for immunity to the disease that is being vaccinated against If the child is already immune further doses of the vaccine may not be necessary quot Most children who have had an allergic reaction after a vaccine can still be vaccinated against other diseases safely and some can receive additional doses of vaccines they might have reacted to quot investigator Neal Halsey an infectious disease specialist at Hopkins Children 39 s and a professor of international health at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health said in the news release More information The American Academy of Family Physicians has more about childhood vaccines

NEW YORK What a difference the Olympics makes especially when it s over An average audience of more than 23 million viewers flocked to NBC for its final week of Summer Games coverage Then last week the network s prime-time viewership plunged to 5 9 million Still NBC had another winning round and even scored the week s trifecta of most-watched shows with the Tuesday edition of America s Got Talent in first place followed by the Monday broadcast of Deal Or No Deal and the Wednesday America s Got Talent Coverage of the Democratic National Convention claimed three slots in the week s top 20 with Thursday s acceptance speech by presidential candidate Barack Obama in 11th place as carried by ABC and 14th place on NBC NBC s Tuesday convention coverage ranked 16th For the week NBC had a 3 8 household rating and 7 share according to Nielsen Media Research figures released Wednesday Runner-up CBS averaged 5 3 million viewers 3 6 rating 6 share while Fox had 4 6 million viewers 3 0 rating 5 share ABC had 4 1 million viewers 2 8 rating 5 share CW 1 6 million viewers 1 1 rating 2 share My Network TV 1 1 million viewers 0 7 rating 1 share and ION 330 000 viewers 0 2 rating 0 share Among the Spanish-language networks Univision averaged 3 6 million viewers 1 9 rating 3 share Telemundo had 930 000 viewers 0 5 rating 1 share TeleFutura 550 000 viewers 0 3 rating 1 share and Azteca 150 000 viewers 0 1 rating 0 share In the evening news competition NBC s Nightly News held its No 1 position averaging 7 8 million viewers 5 4 rating 11 share while ABC s World News had 7 1 million viewers 4 9 rating 10 share and the CBS Evening News 5 4 million viewers 3 7 rating 8 share A ratings point represents 1 128 000 households or 1 percent of the nation s estimated 112 8 million TV homes The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show For the week of Aug 25-31 the top 10 shows their networks and viewerships America s Got Talent Tuesday NBC 11 12 million Deal Or No Deal Monday NBC 11 00 million America s Got Talent Wednesday NBC 10 34 million Two and a Half Men CBS 9 03 million 60 Minutes CBS 8 03 million NCIS CBS 7 45 million America s Toughest Jobs NBC 7 30 million Criminal Minds CBS 6 93 million House Fox 6 81 million New Adventures of Old Christine CBS 6 63 million — ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co CBS is owned by CBS Corp CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros Entertainment and CBS Corp Fox and My Network TV are units of News Corp NBC and Telemundo are owned by General Electric Co ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks TeleFutura is a division of Univision Azteca America is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S A de C V

Alan Curbishley became the first English Premier League manager to leave his job this season after resigning as West Ham manager on Wednesday Curbishley endured a fraught spell at the London club after saving them from relegation midway through the 2006-07 season reportedly being denied funds for recent transfers and arguing with certain players West Ham had seemingly prepared for Curbishley s departure on Wednesday by releasing a statement in which they justified the sale of defenders Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney during the transfer window It was these moves that Curbishley was reportedly angered by quot The transfers of Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney along with the release of Freddie Ljungberg were right for the club and decisions had to be taken based on our best long-term interests quot said the statement quot In the past week agreement could not be reached with Ferdinand on a new contract to replace his original deal that had just two years left to run while McCartney handed in a formal written transfer request after failing to resolve his personal reasons for wanting a move away quot In a statement released via the League Managers Association Curbishley insisted his position was made untenable by the breach of trust over transfers quot I started my West Ham United career when I left school in 1974 and have remained a lifelong fan quot he said quot I have been incredibly proud to manage such a great club and my decision to resign has been very tough quot The selection of players is critical to the job of the manager and I had an agreement with the club that I alone would determine the composition of the squad quot However the club continued to make significant player decisions without involving me In the end such a breach of trust and confidence meant that I had no option but to leave Nevertheless I wish the club and the players every success in the future quot The LMA went on to claim that quot the club s unilateral actions around player transfers without reference to their manager which have created irreparable damage to Alan s working relationship with the directors quot Richard Bevan LMA chief executive added quot The LMA has been working with Alan Curbishley over the past few days in an attempt to resolve his grievances with his employers Sadly for West Ham United and Alan reconciliation was not possible in the circumstances quot A club statement had confirmed Curbishley s departure quot We can confirm that we have accepted Alan Curbishley s resignation as we feel it is in the best interests of both parties quot We wish Alan all the success in the future A shortlist of candidates is being drawn up and an announcement will be made in due course about the new West Ham United manager quot Despite being under heavy pressure from fans unhappy with the club s mediocre performances last season Curbishley who took charge at Upton Park in December 2006 led West Ham to two wins from their first three matches including a 4-1 success against Blackburn on Saturday to leave the club lying in fifth position Curbishley was allowed to go on a lavish spending spree when he took charge — but West Ham s Icelandic owners hired Italian technical director Gianluca Nani to oversee the club s transfers in March Since then a host of first-teamers including Ferdinand McCartney Freddie Ljungberg Nolberto Solano and Bobby Zamora have all left while Swiss international Valon Behrami was the only high-profile arrival as the Hammers tried to slash their wage bill

Pacific Northwest Media Paris-based advertising giant Publicis Groupe has acquired Seattle advertising firm PBJS which handled launch events for Windows Vista The 30-person firm whose co-founders include two Microsoft veterans has handled several high-profile internal and external events for the software giant including Bill Gates transition PBJS co-founder and CEO Bob Bejan said the firm was looking to grow through a partnership with a major ad holding firm Bejan expects PBJS relationship with Microsoft to translate to additional opportunities for Publicis Other PBJS clients include Boys amp Girls Clubs of America Sephora Seattle Public Library Seattle Symphony Smart Balance Foods and AT amp T Cellular Entertainment Screenlife agrees to Paramount deal Screenlife the Seattle maker of DVD and video trivia games has reached an agreement to be acquired by movie giant Paramount Pictures Screenlife s best-known game Scene It involves answering trivia questions while viewing video clips The company said it has sold 15 million copies of the game since it launched in 2002 Terms of the deal were not disclosed The company will remain a stand-alone entity operating in Seattle Paramount said in a release

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The Bottom LineIf you have decided that the study of African history is for you then I recommend getting hold of and thoroughly digesting this book It will enhance your understanding of where historical source material on Africa is obtained from and how it is used to further our understanding of the subject ProsA diverse and well written selection of essays on aspects of African historyIncludes pieces by African historians of note including Ehret Henige and FalolaSuitable for introductory courses and advanced readingPaperback version is affordableConsMisses out on a few areas of study - military environmental and intellectual historyDescription edited by John Edward PhilipsHardback ISBN-13 9781580461641Paperback ISBN-13 9781580462563Published by University of Rochester Press 169 2005 2006Part of the seriesGuide Review - Book Review Writing African HistoryThis excellent book curiously suffers from a split-personality The first and last chapters written by John Edward Philips College of Humanities Hirosaki University are an informative overview of the place African history has in history studies in general how it fits with all those related and now-a-days heavily intermingled fields in the social sciences and humanities and how a student would set about writing African history This is first year undergraduate or very able senior school level material Between these two chapters are 18 essays on different sources used by African historians and the process by which they use such sources to do African history The first half of the inner section deals with sources of data for African history Individual essays look at the use and potential misuse of archaeological data historical linguistics physical anthropology archaeobiology oral tradition and oral history as well as the opportunities given to African historians through Arabic European and colonial documentary sources The second half looks at how some of these sources are used to develop our understanding 150 and covers social and economic history art history women s and gender history and the use of oral sources An introduction by Daniel McCall makes a reasonable attempt at pulling all these disparate areas of study together in a synergistic whole This book is one which should be on every Africanist s bookshelf It has something for the novice undergrad and the conscientious postgraduate who wants to expand their horizons within the field of African history If it is not on your college reading list buy it for your own edification and become that rare breed in academia 150 the renaissance man or woman who is aware of developments in and understands the methodology of related fields of study

NASHVILLE Tenn Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jason Jones did not practice Thursday a day after injuring his left elbow in practice The second-round pick from Eastern Michigan was wearing a brace on Thursday but Titans coach Jeff Fisher said he hopes Jones will be able to practice Friday in preparation for Sunday s season opener against Jacksonville Kicker Rob Bironas was held out of practice as well and punter Craig Hentrich handled kicks Bironas has missed the entire preseason with a strained groin on his kicking leg He said on Thursday that Fisher gave him a day off to rest as he begins getting ready for the season opener Bironas said he is likely to practice on Friday and expects to kick on Sunday He made 35 of 39 field goals last season

BATON ROUGE La The university made the decision Wednesday after having a full day to get a handle on damage to the stadium and the community much of which is expected to be without power into next week The seventh-ranked Tigers game against the Trojans will be played Nov 15 We would have loved to play the game but it s not possible and the city of Baton Rouge is in too bad shape to take resources away to play a football game LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said The welfare of the people of Baton Rouge the uncertain power issues facing all of us and the condition of Tiger Stadium were all factors in making this decision Ohio State players hope to lose marbles COLUMBUS Ohio And hopefully we ll play for all of them he said Shortly before the start of the season coach Jim Tressel gave each of the Buckeyes seniors a case containing 12 marbles Before Saturday s 43-0 victory over Youngstown State each of the seniors gave Tressel one marble It s something they ll do before each game All year we ve been talking about cherish each moment cherish each game don t look at next year don t look at next game linebacker Marcus Freeman said We talk about having 12 opportunities We re not looking at a bowl game we re not looking at anything after the Michigan game Meanwhile tailback Chris Beanie Wells is not taking contact or putting pressure on his injured right foot but still holds out hope of playing in the Buckeyes next game Team officials and doctors will huddle within the next day or two to decide if and when Wells will play next The second-ranked Buckeyes play Ohio University on Saturday then travel to take on No 1 USC on Sept 13 Notes