Tag: Vaccine
Pneumonia bug evolves to evade vaccine: study
by on Jan.29, 2012, under Health and Fitness
Bugs that cause childhood pneumonia and meningitis have evolved to evade vaccines by swapping bits of their genome with other bacteria, according to a study published Sunday.
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Analysis: India’s polio victory fuels endgame vaccine talks
by on Jan.12, 2012, under Health and Fitness
LONDON (Reuters) – When the clocks strike midnight in New Delhi on January 12, India will mark the first year in history it has recorded no new cases of polio. It's a huge milestone for a country many experts thought would be the last place on…
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Gov’t considers testing anthrax vaccine in kids
by on Oct.28, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A government advisory panel is considering whether the anthrax vaccine should be tested in children.
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Flu Vaccine Isn't Foolproof
by on Oct.26, 2011, under Health and Fitness
TUESDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) — The most widely used flu
vaccine in the United States is only about 60 percent effective in healthy
adults, new research indicates.
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Novavax vaccine shows promise in early trial
by on Oct.03, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Novavax Inc said an early-stage trial showed that its experimental vaccine for a virus causing respiratory infections was well tolerated and induced immune reactions similar to natural immunity.
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Sharp drop in U.S. chickenpox deaths with vaccine
by on Jul.25, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Deaths from chickenpox, although rare, have dipped steeply after the U.S. began vaccinating against the virus in 1995, a new government report concludes.
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Experimental Vaccine Seems to Cure Prostate Cancer in Mice
by on Jun.19, 2011, under Health and Fitness
SUNDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — Preliminary research shows
that an experimental vaccine may cure prostate cancer in mice.
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Novartis vaccine shields against meningitis cause
by on Jun.09, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Novartis AG's Bexsero vaccine helps protect toddlers against the most common cause of meningitis when used as a booster, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday, giving its meningitis franchise another lift.
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GSK, J&J to trial next-generation malaria vaccine
by on Jun.07, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Even as the world's first malaria vaccine gets closer to the market, two leading drug firms have joined forces to test a next-generation shot against the mosquito-borne disease that kills 800,000 people a year.
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Drug giant GSK to slash diarrhoea vaccine price: CEO
by on Jun.06, 2011, under Health and Fitness
British drugmaker GSK will cut 95 percent off the price of a diarrhoea vaccine for the world's poorest nations, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of lives, the company's CEO said Monday.
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