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World AIDS Day: No vaccine yet, but recent antibody discoveries spark hope

Dec. 1 has been World AIDS Day, and across the world, patients, activists, families and friends will be gathering, talking, celebrating and hoping. While 2012 has brought some measure of progress to the search for...

4 December, 2012

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A flu vaccine that protects you for life?

As children, we get a number of vaccines that last for years. Why not our annual flu vaccines? Right now, a new flu vaccine is created every year because the proteins on the virus that our immune system can recognize...

26 November, 2012

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New coronavirus related to viruses from bats

The virus that is causing alarm among global public health authorities after it killed a man in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia earlier this year and is now linked to two other cases of disease, is a novel type of coronavirus most...

21 November, 2012

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Vaccination against pneumonia protecting millions of children in developing countries

A vaccine against the leading cause of pneumonia is protecting millions of children in developing countries, according to figures compiled to mark the fourth World Pneumonia Day observed on November 12, according to...

19 November, 2012

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3% of Ukrainians infected with hepatitis C virus

3% of Ukraine’s population is infected with hepatitis C virus, chief infectious diseases specialist of the Healthcare Ministry of Ukraine, head of the Bohomolets National Medical University Infectious Diseases...

29 October, 2012

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Infectious diseases account for 63 percent of deaths in Africa – WHO official

Communicable diseases account for 63 percent of deaths in the African region, with emphasis on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, according to the regional director of the World Health Organization for Africa, Luis Gomes Sambo...

23 October, 2012

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Viruses act like self-packing suitcases

Researchers at the University of Leeds have identified a crucial stage in the lifecycle of simple viruses like polio and the common cold that could open a new front in the war on viral disease. The team are the first to...

19 October, 2012

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Vaccination through lungs may be safer than injections

New vaccine delivery methods through the lungs offer particular advantages for protection against infectious agents that enter the body through a respiratory track, a new study has revealed. An added benefit to the...

17 October, 2012

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UN and partners hail launch of life-saving pneumonia vaccine in Pakistan

The United Nations and its partners announced that Pakistan has become the first country in South Asia to introduce a new vaccine that protects children from pneumonia, the leading killer of children worldwide. The UN...

10 October, 2012

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GAVI partners help protect 50 million young people from seasonal meningitis in Africa

Efforts to eliminate meningitis in 26 at-risk countries will take a major step forward over the next three months as 50 million people receive crucial vaccinations in seven African countries. Thanks to concerted efforts...

9 October, 2012

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