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Virus is opportunity to protect public

Few will forget the sense of global concern when, in 2003, a mysterious virus killed nearly 800 people. The SARS virus – a type of coronavirus that originated in rural China but spread to 37 countries – was...

1 April, 2013

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Scientists hope their research leads to vaccine reducing effects of obesity

Not so far in the future, the medical complications linked to obesity – an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart attack, stroke, cancer and end-stage liver disease – could be reduced by a simple vaccine...

28 March, 2013

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Learning from Lassa virus: Researchers discover gene mutations that can result in a congenital

Researchers have known that two seemingly distant human maladies—a devastating set of hereditary disorders called Walker-Warburg syndrome and infection with the virus that causes hemorrhagic Lassa fever—both involve a...

28 March, 2013

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Acellular pertussis series more effective with dose of whole-cell vaccine

A wholly acellular pertussis vaccine series increased disease risk when compared with the traditional whole-cell vaccine that it replaced, according to study data published online. David J. Witt, MD, of the department...

28 March, 2013

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Meningitis outbreak prompts change in vaccine recommendations

In 2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) calculated a troubling statistic: the rate of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in men who have sex with men (MSM) was about 50 times higher...

28 March, 2013

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Malaria vaccine stops working after 4 years

A new vaccine that has raised hopes of becoming a potent new tool in the battle against malaria seems to stop working in children after four years, according to research published recently. The vaccine candidate –...

28 March, 2013

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World TB Day

March 24 marked World TB Day, commemorating the date in 1882 when the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was announced. World TB Day serves to raise awareness about TB issues and to support worldwide TB control...

25 March, 2013

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Norovirus sickens 1 million kids each year, highlighting need for vaccine

We hear about norovirus most often these days when there is an outbreak on a cruise ship. However, the infection is much more prevalent than that. Norovirus is responsible for 1 million doctor’s visits by children...

25 March, 2013

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UCLA researchers predict hotspots for future outbreaks of influenza virus

This year’s unusually long and rocky flu season would be nothing compared to the pandemic that could occur if bird flu became highly contagious among humans, which is why UCLA researchers and their colleagues are...

18 March, 2013

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Scientists find how deadly new virus infects human cells

Scientists have worked out how a deadly new virus which was unknown in humans until last year is able to infect human cells and cause severe, potentially fatal damage to the lungs. In one of the first detailed studies...

18 March, 2013

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