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Vaccines have prevented millions of disease cases

A study comparing rates of contagious disease before and after the introduction of vaccines finds that vaccines have prevented more than 100 million contagious diseases in the United States since 1924. The study...

16 December, 2013

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Virus linked to deadly cancer rates in China

Medical researchers at a leading Australian university recently uncovered an alarming link between a common virus and the quadrupling of a string of deadly cancers in China, Xinhua news agency reported. The deadly Human...

13 December, 2013

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Brief laser-light treatment may significantly improve effectiveness of influenza vaccines

Pretreating the site of intradermal vaccination – vaccine delivered into the skin rather than to muscles beneath the skin – with a particular wavelength of laser light may substantially improve vaccine effectiveness...

13 December, 2013

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Breakthrough vaccines

There needs to be a plan in place to solve the problems hindering development of vaccines against certain diseases, finds Wayne C Koff. Vaccines are one of the great success stories in the history of individual and...

13 December, 2013

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Making the world a healthier place: Breakthrough vaccines

Vaccines are one of the great success stories in the history of individual and public health. They have helped rid the planet of the scourge of smallpox, are poised to eliminate polio, and each year prevent millions of...

6 December, 2013

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TB vaccine may help prevent multiple sclerosis

A vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis in other parts of the world may help prevent multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who show the beginning signs of the disease, according to a new study published in the December 4...

6 December, 2013

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WHO predicts 26 million deaths avoidable if governments implement appropriate vaccination programs

The World Health Organization’s Coordinator for Programme and Impact Monitoring in the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, Dr. Thomas Cherian predicts that 26 million deaths from vaccine...

6 December, 2013

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Vaccine study reveals link between immunity and cells’ starvation response

One of the most effective vaccines in history has been the yellow fever vaccine, which was developed in the 1930s and has been administered to more than 500 million people. Scientists at Emory Vaccine Center studying...

6 December, 2013

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Scientists develop vaccine that can prevent Malaria

Oxford scientists have developed a novel new malaria vaccine which can protect against the deadly mosquito-borne disease. The vaccine has shown promising results in the first clinical trial to test whether it can...

2 December, 2013

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UCSD scientists invent MRSA ‘nanosponge’ vaccine

UCSD scientists have created a vaccine for the deadly MRSA infection, using ‘nanosponge’ technology they previously used to soak up MRSA toxins and other poisons and venoms. The vaccine is effective in mice...

2 December, 2013

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