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Measles study raises questions about timing of vaccination

A second study from Quebec is calling into question the timing at which young children are vaccinated against measles. The new research shows that teenagers who received the recommended two doses of measles vaccine but...

10 September, 2012

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Kids with neurological conditions at higher risk of flu death

Children with neurologic disorders such as cerebral palsy, intellectual disability or epilepsy are at increased risk of dying from flu, a new study says. The findings highlight the importance of influenza vaccination to...

30 August, 2012

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No virus to blame for new AIDS-like disease—it’s an autoimmune response

In 2004, medical researchers began noticing cases where patients, primarily middle-aged Asians, sought treatment for frequent opportunistic infections. Developing these infections, which mainly affect people with...

28 August, 2012

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How flu virus disables immune system

Northwestern University scientists have discovered one of the ways the influenza virus disarms our natural defense system. The virus decreases the production of key immune system-regulating proteins in human cells that...

27 August, 2012

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Africa lacks capacity, equipment and funds to do AIDS vaccine research

Despite Africa contributing to 17 per cent of all AIDS vaccine trials, the continent, however, still lacks capacity in basic sciences; there is neither equipment nor the technical know-how to carry out assays locally...

24 August, 2012

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Chickenpox cases fall 80% over decade

Chickenpox cases in the United States dropped almost 80 percent between 2000 and 2010 in 31 states following routine use of the varicella vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Updated...

21 August, 2012

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Myanmar: New pentavalent vaccination program to target 1.4 million children

About 1.4 million children under 12 months of age will be vaccinated against five deadly diseases under a four-year program beginning in October, an official from the Ministry of Health said last week. The pentavalent...

16 August, 2012

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HIV vaccine enters second phase of testing on volunteers

The second phase of a human trial for China’s potential HIV vaccine started on Tuesday in Beijing. About 150 volunteers, mostly those with a high risk of contracting HIV, including gay people, took part in the clinical...

15 August, 2012

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Hepatitis A vaccination in children under 2 remains effective for 10 years

Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus (HAV) in children two years of age and younger remains effective for at least 10 years, according to new research available in the August issue of Hepatology, a journal of the...

14 August, 2012

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Discovery may hold key for universal flu vaccine

We might not have a cure for the common cold, but scientists have discovered a potentially powerful new treatment for much more dangerous flu viruses. Researchers at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., and...

13 August, 2012

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