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Global war urged on antibiotic resistance

The battle against antibiotic resistance needs to go global, with sweeping changes to the way the medications are developed, financed, and used, according to an international group of infectious disease specialists...

19 November, 2013

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Bird flu strain infects human for 1st time

A strain of bird flu that scientists thought could not infect people has shown up in a Taiwanese woman, a nasty surprise that shows scientists must do more to spot worrisome flu strains before they ignite a global...

14 November, 2013

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Fingerprints to track child vaccination histories in developing countries

Multispectral imaging fingerprint sensors are to be used as part of a tracking solution to stop vaccine waste for millions of Africans not yet vaccinated. Until now, vaccine delivery has been hampered by ineffective...

14 November, 2013

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GAVI Alliance partners reaching more unvaccinated children than ever

The GAVI Alliance’s public-private partnership is helping more children in the developing world than ever before to receive life-saving immunizations, GAVI said on Wednesday. According to information presented during an...

11 November, 2013

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Properties and prospects of adjuvants in influenza vaccination – messy precipitates or blessed opportunities?

Influenza is a major challenge to healthcare systems world-wide. While prophylactic vaccination is largely efficient, long-lasting immunity has not been achieved in immunized populations, at least in part due to the...

8 November, 2013

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Study uncovers new explanation for infection susceptibility in newborns

Cells that allow helpful bacteria to safely colonize the intestines of newborn infants also suppress their immune systems to make them more vulnerable to infections, according to new research in Nature. Published online...

8 November, 2013

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Single HPV vaccine dose may protect adequately

Women who receive only one dose of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine have readily detectable antibody levels that remain stable for four years, suggesting that one dose of the vaccine may be adequate to confer...

8 November, 2013

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Malaria vaccine: India, Africa don’t get hopes up

As countries like India and Africa – hotbeds for malaria – await the world’s first vaccine against the disease, a leading expert said the results of clinical trials were “modestly...

29 October, 2013

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Cholera vaccine yields 5-year protection, finds acceptance

A study released recently shows that an oral cholera vaccine made in India is the first such vaccine to offer significant protection for 5 years, while another new report says the vaccine was well-accepted in an...

28 October, 2013

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Promising HIV vaccine may take 10 years to perfect

If a breakthrough in developing an HIV vaccine occurred today, scientists and drug companies would need another decade to provide a commercial product. But, after a long struggle, researchers may indeed have made that...

28 October, 2013

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