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Adult vaccines you need to stay healthy and alive

Immunizations are not just for kids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, immunizations rank among the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century; however, adult immunizations have not...

13 August, 2012

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CDC preparing vaccine for new swine flu

Only 29 human cases of a new strain of “swine” flu have been identified in two years, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is making sure it’s prepared should the H3N2 strain become...

6 August, 2012

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Some Peruvians build an immune response to rabies according to CDC study

The rabies virus is well established as being as close to 100% fatal as any disease in humans or mammals with very few documented survivors. You could count the number of survivors on one hand, until now. However...

6 August, 2012

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Vaccine fails to protect babies against whooping cough

Queensland research shows that a resurgence of whooping cough in babies has arisen due to the lack of effectiveness of the current vaccine. The joint study found that children vaccinated against whooping cough with the...

3 August, 2012

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Vaccine research shows vigilance needed against evolution of more-virulent malaria

Malaria parasites evolving in vaccinated laboratory mice become more virulent, according to research at Penn State University. The mice were injected with a critical component of several candidate human malaria vaccines...

2 August, 2012

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10 to 12 million Pakistanis infected with hepatitis B and C

Early detection and effective treatment are the keys to combat viral hepatitis. A research conducted at Aga Khan University (AKU) suggests that out of nearly 70 percent of patients suffering from Hepatitis C, younger...

30 July, 2012

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Cancer drug unmasks HIV in immune cells

People infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, must take anti-retroviral drugs for the rest of their lives in order to control their disease. Otherwise, reservoirs of dormant virus hiding within the immune system...

30 July, 2012

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Viral hepatitis claims 1 million lives each year

Viral hepatitis is responsible for one million deaths each year, according to the World Health Organization. In the next ten years, it can claim the lives of over five million people in Southeast Asia. “The vast...

26 July, 2012

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Researchers discover new target for vaccine development in abundant immune cells

White blood cells called neutrophils, which are the first line of defense against infection, play an unexpected role by boosting antibody production, according to research led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The...

25 July, 2012

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FDA approves drug that can prevent getting HIV/AIDS

Adults who do not have HIV but are at risk of getting the disease will now be able to take a drug to reduce their chance of getting infected. For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drug for...

17 July, 2012

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