China SARS Vaccine Passes First Hurdle - State Media
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Chinese researchers have developed a SARS vaccine that has passed the first stage of human trials, state media reported on Monday, raising hopes for prevention of a virus that killed some 800 people since it emerged in 2002.
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LONDON - Scientists have made important progress in the quest for a malaria vaccine, showing for the first time that childhood shots can prevent nearly one-third of cases and slash the risk of severe, life-threatening attacks by almost two-thirds.
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'First of its kind in the world' China today carried its first successful test of a fusion reactor, Reuters reports.â¦
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China is expected to pass its first anti-drug law this week to combat drug-related crimes and reduce the number of abusers, state media said on Sunday.
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Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a vaccine against a highly contagious virus that causes outbreaks of winter vomiting.
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Researchers have been studying severe acute respiratory syndrome since it was first recognized in 2002. It killed 774 people worldwide before being contained by quarantine, patient isolation and travel restrictions.
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The Chinese government announced here Sunday that the world&#39;s first vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged from the phase-one clinical test as both safe and effective.
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The first-phase human test of a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), developed by Chinese scientists, proved that it is safe and effective.
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Scientists say they are closer to developing a vaccine against a winter vomiting virus.
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Medical teams have for the first time in months been granted access to areas of Afghanistan under Taliban sway to administer polio vaccines to children, the World Health Organisation said Sunday.
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An experimental vaccine for SARS, the virulent and potentially fatal respiratory illness, has several advantages over traditional vaccines, a leading federal health researcher said Tuesday.
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China confirmed on Tuesday that the  country's first human case of the H5N1 bird flu virus was in  late 2003, two years earlier than originally reported,  prompting the U.N.'s health agency to call for greater  transparency.
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By Roland Lim, Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Hong Kong correspondent. HONG KONG: Hong Kong&#39;s Centre for Health Protection has conducted its first ever drill on how to deal with a contagious disease outbreak.
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BEIJING - Chinese researchers have produced a vaccine that works against SARS, the news agency Xinuha reported Sunday. Researchers injected 36 healthy volunteers with the vaccine, starting in May, and 24 developed
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The first U.S. vaccine against SARS,  which swept parts of Asia and around the world in 2003, is  ready to be tested in human volunteers, government researchers  said on Monday.
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Chinese-developed AIDS vaccine won government approval to be tested by human bodies Thursday, according to the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of China.
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China has approved human testing of a domestically developed Aids vaccine and pledged to speed up approvals of new drugs to fight the disease.