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Few with autoimmune diseases got HPV vaccine

HPV vaccination among those with autoimmune disease appeared low in new study There are vaccines that protect against the human papillomavirus (HPV). These vaccines are often recommended for people with autoimmune...

29 October, 2013

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Chinese researchers develop first bird flu vaccine

Chinese researchers have developed the first influenza vaccine for the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus which killed over 45 people in China since March. Shu Yuelong, director of the Chinese National Influenza Centre, said...

28 October, 2013

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Cholera vaccine yields 5-year protection, finds acceptance

A study released recently shows that an oral cholera vaccine made in India is the first such vaccine to offer significant protection for 5 years, while another new report says the vaccine was well-accepted in an...

28 October, 2013

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Promising HIV vaccine may take 10 years to perfect

If a breakthrough in developing an HIV vaccine occurred today, scientists and drug companies would need another decade to provide a commercial product. But, after a long struggle, researchers may indeed have made that...

28 October, 2013

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Innate virus-killing power discovered in mammals

Scientists have a promising new approach to combating deadly human viruses thanks to an educated hunch by University of California, Riverside microbiology professor Shou-Wei Ding, and his 20 years of research on plants...

15 October, 2013

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Zimbabwe: Researchers claim Aids vaccine breakthrough

Researchers have made a breakthrough in the search for a vaccine that could protect people from acquiring HIV after preliminary studies on monkeys showed a 50 percent chance of protection against the virus. Speaking at...

15 October, 2013

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Scientists 5 years away from developing universal flu vaccine?

Scientists are moving closer to developing a new universal flu vaccine, and may possibly have it ready in as little as five years. Researchers from the Imperial College London say they made a significant leap forward in...

11 October, 2013

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Vaccine refusal tied to pertussis outbreak

Refusal to vaccinate children against whooping cough might have played a role in the 2010 pertussis outbreak in California, researchers reported. Analysis of the outbreak — the largest in the state since 1947...

8 October, 2013

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A new way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria

At a time when scientists are quickly running out of options, McMaster researchers are using a new approach to fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The technique involves researchers in the Michael G. DeGroote...

30 September, 2013

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Universal influenza vaccine breakthrough could prevent flu outbreaks

A prospective cohort study recently published in the journal Nature Medicine reveals that there might be a solution to rapidly changing and evolving flu viruses and strains after all. Researchers from Imperial College...

27 September, 2013

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