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How flu virus disables immune system
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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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Vaccine and autism debate masks real problem
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Vaccine and autism debate masks real problem

The bitter debate over whether vaccines cause autism is masking real problems with the modern inoculation schedule and encouraging a growing number of parents to refuse recommended vaccines for their children, argues a...

23 August, 2012
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Predict vaccine coverage by modelling
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Predict vaccine coverage by modelling

Researchers in Canada are combining mathematics with “social learning” to predict how epidemics are affected by fears – usually unfounded – that a vaccine can harm, so as to improve the design of vaccination...

23 August, 2012
4 min read
Needle-free vaccines: How about a patch instead?
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Needle-free vaccines: How about a patch instead?

Every parent dreads it — holding the baby still while a nurse or technician pushes a needle into the tender flesh of a plump little thigh. The screams are bad enough — add the guilt at knowingly inflicting pain, even...

21 August, 2012
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Chickenpox cases fall 80% over decade
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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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Why whooping cough is back
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Why whooping cough is back

The number of whooping cough cases in the U.S. this year is on track to be the highest in 50 years, although one researcher says the main reason behind the disease’s apparent resurgence is a heightened awareness...

17 August, 2012
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