Kids with Arthritis Respond to Hepatitis B Vaccine
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Hepatitis B vaccination can generate an adequate immune response in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and this response is unaffected by the use of immune-suppressing drugs, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The recommendation by the  American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 1995 that all children  in the US be given the chickenpox vaccine seems to have paid  off handsomely, a study indicates.
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The vaccination rate for black children in the United States has caught up to that of youngsters in other racial groups.
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A hepatitis vaccine grown in  genetically engineered potatoes seemed to protect most people  who ate them, researchers reported on Monday.
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A new Sanofi-Aventis meningitis vaccine aimed at protecting adolescents throughout their college years is safe and effective but should undergo longer-term studies
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A vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella does not cause autism, according to the largest study yet showing there is no evidence linking the childhood shot to the development disorder.
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NEW YORK  - People with inflammatory bowel   disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative   colitis, are frequently not immunized against   vaccine-preventable diseases, researchers report.
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Measuring levels of antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) help predict future disease activity in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, Swedish researchers report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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Researchers have revealed that a group of people who appear to be resistant to hepatitis C despite constant exposure to the virus, may help develop a vaccine to curb its onset.
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NEW YORK  - A drug often used to treat  rheumatoid arthritis -- methotrexate -- seems to improve a  condition known as ankylosing spondylitis, Mexican researchers  report.
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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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NEW YORK  - A new study of a device that  removes certain immune system components from the blood  supports its safety and effectiveness as a treatment for  rheumatoid arthritis that doesn't respond to heavy-duty  anti-rheumatic drugs, investigators report.
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For the first time, a vaccine in a clinical trial has convincingly shielded children in Africa from contracting malaria. Researchers hope the results will pave the way for routine jabs in countries stricken
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An experimental Bristol-Myers Squibb  Co. pill for the liver disease hepatitis B proved better than a  commonly-used anti-viral medicine made by GlaxoSmithKline in  late-stage clinical studies, researchers said.
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Bee stings have long been known to relieve some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but only now has the reason for this been clarified.
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NEW YORK  - A drug approved for the treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese individuals, Harvard researchers report.
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New research into the MMR vaccine has dismissed fears of any link between the injection and autism. Concerns had been raised that children who were given the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine had an increased