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Varicella vaccine effective against chicken pox
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Varicella vaccine effective against chicken pox

The varicella vaccine has been largely successful in neutralizing chicken pox, scientists say. The 14-year study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center followed 7,585 children who were vaccinated in 1995, when...

2 April, 2013
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Polio virus is ‘enemy of humankind’
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Polio virus is ‘enemy of humankind’

Sixty years after the first successful polio vaccine trial, the disease has been wiped out in much of the world, but violence, conspiracy theories and lack of cash keep it from disappearing. “The world is closer than...

2 April, 2013
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Malaria vaccine stops working after 4 years
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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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Why teens may be behind on vaccinations
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Why teens may be behind on vaccinations

A new survey finds even though vaccines for certain teenage illnesses are available and are found to be safe, many parents aren’t having their teens inoculated. The question is why? Researchers looked at parent...

20 March, 2013
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