The buzz of a vaccine
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News of an effective vaccine against malaria being developed is certainly a shot in the arm for the fight against this disease which kills over a million children and infects an estimated 300 million annually.
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Druggist is charging $50 a dose to help Americans deal with the severe vaccine shortage in the States. By Doug Guthrie / The Detroit News.
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As flu season neared in late September, the drugmaker at the center of the vaccine shortage radiated confidence. Only four weeks earlier, Chiron had surprised public
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Only a few companies produce the vaccine known as the flu shot. When the UK announced that one company - accounting for half of the vaccines needed in the US - was having its license suspended due to contamination concerns - it created immediate concern.
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Researchers and the medical community alike are excited by a new cervical cancer vaccine. It&#39;s been found to be 100 per cent effective in clinical trials -- the first vaccine ever to prevent a cancer.
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In one study, smaller doses were injected under the skin, but the vaccine wasn&#39;t as effective in older participants. BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE.
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Fueling the continuing debate over the safety of the popular hepatitis B vaccine, a new study suggests that it contributes to a tiny increase in the number of multiple sclerosis cases.
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The groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer in girls is gaining a reputation as the most painful of childhood shots, health experts say. As Austin Powers would say; "Ouch, baby. Very ouch."
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The uproar over the flu vaccine shortage has had at least one potentially salutary effect: More people are eager to get it, the results of a new Mobile Register-University of South Alabama poll indicates.
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The announcement of an effective malaria vaccine announced this week could become a life saver in areas of the world where deadly malaria claims millions of lives each year.
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An ad for a cancer vaccine finds a way to sell itself to teenagers and their parents.
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OLYMPIA -- With an acute shortage of flu vaccine this year, authorities are warning consumers to be on the alert for price-gouging or practitioners using old, diluted or counterfeit vaccine.
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The flu-vaccine shortage has already dredged up folks trying to make a quick buck off the situation. &quot;We are getting a few calls from physicians saying they have been offered a vial of vaccine
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A small but growing number of parents around the country are claiming religious exemptions to avoid vaccinating their children when the real reason may be skepticism of the shots or concern they can cause other illnesses
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This season&#39;s flu vaccine shortage may be a useful wake-up call, and it should prompt citizens to demand the production of a sufficient supply of vaccines.
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A VACCINE for treating lung cancer has shown very promising results in a trial, according to results presented yesterday. More than half the patients, in whom the disease was at an advanced
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The flu vaccine has been in the news a lot lately. Now, a new study looks at how important it is for elderly people to receive a flu shot every year.