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Scientists hope their research leads to vaccine reducing effects of obesity

Not so far in the future, the medical complications linked to obesity – an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart attack, stroke, cancer and end-stage liver disease – could be reduced by a simple vaccine...

28 March, 2013

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Learning from Lassa virus: Researchers discover gene mutations that can result in a congenital

Researchers have known that two seemingly distant human maladies—a devastating set of hereditary disorders called Walker-Warburg syndrome and infection with the virus that causes hemorrhagic Lassa fever—both involve a...

28 March, 2013

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Acellular pertussis series more effective with dose of whole-cell vaccine

A wholly acellular pertussis vaccine series increased disease risk when compared with the traditional whole-cell vaccine that it replaced, according to study data published online. David J. Witt, MD, of the department...

28 March, 2013

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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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Norovirus sickens 1 million kids each year, highlighting need for vaccine

We hear about norovirus most often these days when there is an outbreak on a cruise ship. However, the infection is much more prevalent than that. Norovirus is responsible for 1 million doctor’s visits by children...

25 March, 2013

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Early HPV vaccination significantly reduced condylomata incidence

Initial vaccinations for HPV for women aged younger than 14 years significantly reduced the incidence of condylomata acuminata, according to study results. However, out-of-pocket vaccination costs influenced vaccine...

25 March, 2013

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Novel method accurately predicts disease outbreaks

A team of scientists from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has developed a novel method to accurately predict dengue fever outbreaks several weeks before they occur. The new method, known as...

25 March, 2013

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Fourteen adults ‘cured’ of killer HIV virus, according to reports

Just two weeks after doctors rid a new-born baby of the disease, it appears the same treatment has worked on full-grown men and women. The 14 ‘functionally cured’ adults still have the deadly virus in their system, but...

20 March, 2013

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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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UCLA researchers predict hotspots for future outbreaks of influenza virus

This year’s unusually long and rocky flu season would be nothing compared to the pandemic that could occur if bird flu became highly contagious among humans, which is why UCLA researchers and their colleagues are...

18 March, 2013

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