FDA Panel Supports New Meningitis Vaccine
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BETHESDA, Md.  - A new Sanofi-Aventis  meningitis  vaccine aimed at protecting adolescents throughout their  college years is safe and effective but should undergo  longer-term studies if approved, a panel of U.S. experts  concluded on Wednesday.
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A vaccine that has dramatically curbed pneumonia and other serious illnesses in children is having an unfortunate effect: promoting new superbugs that cause ear infections
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USA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that the recommendation for use of PrevnarÂ®, Pneumococcal 7-valent Conjugate Vaccine (Diphtheria CRM197 Protein), has been updated, reinstating the full, four-dose vaccination
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A new meningitis vaccine offers hope to end devastating epidemics that have plagued West Africa the last century, according to recent studies. The new vaccine protects against meningitis A, the deadliest form of the disease and seen primarily in Africa.
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A vaccine targeting a deadly strain of meningitis proved to be safe and highly effective in protecting African children, researchers said on Friday, raising hope that it may help prevent epidemics that afflict many African countries.
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ATLANTA -- A new device that was studied in Atlanta has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to help stroke victims.
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Merck &amp; Co. Inc.&#039;s vaccine to prevent  the world&#039;s most prevalent sexually transmitted infection  sailed through a panel of U.S. health experts, despite early  fears of opposition from the Christian Right that it might lead  to promiscuity and a false sense of security.
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French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has  won U.S. approval to sell a new vaccine designed to give longer  protection against meningitis, a potentially fatal bacterial  infection.
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U.S. health officials on  Friday approved the first vaccine to prevent shingles, a  painful disease characterized by a blistering rash that affects  nearly 1 million, mostly older adults every year.
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A once-scarce vaccine that protects against a range of infections including meningitis is back in supply and small children should get
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The U.S. government has released a draft report on who should be first in line for a vaccine if an avian flu pandemic strikes. And some tech workers are near the top of the list.
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A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents about the safety of shots their kids received a decade or more ago.
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An advisory panel recommends approval of a new HIV drug that blocks one key element.
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U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they approved the Flumist nasal spray influenza vaccine for children between ages 2 and 5.
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WASHINGTON Oct 31, 2004 - A new vaccine against rotavirus, the diarrheal infection that kills millions of children worldwide, doesn&#39;t appear to raise the risk of serious bowel blockages that caused a previous vaccine to be pulled from the market five
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FDA advisory panel gives the nod to its heart drug.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 22, 2004 - Federal health advisers said Wednesday that they were satisfied with the safety and effectiveness of a longer-lasting vaccine against bacterial meningitis, which is especially