Trial of H5N1 vaccine effective in low doses
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Low doses of an experimental Chinese   vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus produce an immune   response in healthy people, according to early trial results   reported on Thursday.
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A live virus in a nasal spray is much more effective than flu shots in protecting young children against the disease.
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A Dutch study suggests elderly people who receive a yearly influenza vaccination have reduced risk of death from all causes. Influenza-associated morbidity and mortality increase with age, especially for individuals
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An experimental vaccine can slash the risk that children will get malaria, apparently offering the first effective inoculation against the deadly disease, researchers report.
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U.S. agriculture officials said on   Friday that tests found the H5N1 avian influenza virus in   mallard ducks in Maryland but it appeared to be a   low-pathogenic strain that posed no risk to humans.
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The flu vaccinations that doctors hoped  would save the lives of fragile elderly people have apparently  failed to lower death rates, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Is it possible for one dose to protect 5 healthy adults from getting the flu? Yes, according to studies in this week&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Richard Knox reports on the contamination of flu vaccines manufactured by Chrion. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the contamination was detected early enough
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COLUMBIA, SC -- There is good news for people deemed high risk for the flu who missed their first chance at a flu vaccine. The Department of Health and Environmental Control said Friday afternoon that 190,000
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The flu vaccinations that doctors hoped would save the lives of fragile elderly people have apparently failed to lower death rates, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reported a &quot;breakthrough&quot; in trials of a vaccine to combat a lethal strain of bird flu in humans.
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Scientists reported yesterday that flu vaccine given in lower doses appears to provide as much protection to younger adults as regular-strength shots and could
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A study suggests giving the flu vaccine under the tongue could prove more effective, as well as eliminating the need for needles.
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Administering flu vaccines under the tongue may be more effective and offer more protection than injecting or inhaling the drug, a study with mice in South Korea has found.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc&#39;s experimental vaccine was effective against a virus that causes cervical cancer in a study, the first to show the treatment may provide protection against the No.
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The worldâs most promising malaria vaccine has been shown to work in infants less than a year old, the most vulnerable group.
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A final round of tests on mallard   ducks in Maryland confirmed the birds have a low-pathogenic   strain of the H5N1 virus, the departments of Agriculture and   the Interior said on Tuesday.