Chickenpox vaccinations a money saver
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Vaccinating children against chickenpox has proved more effective in preventing the common childhood disease and more cost-effective than anyone predicted, according to new US research.
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Over 300 children have avoided serious illness since the introduction of the pneumococcal vaccine in England 12 months ago, estimates show.
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The popularity of health savings accounts for the poor will be put to the test in Indiana under a program approved Friday by the Bush administration. Under the plan, someone making $20,000 a year could get health coverage for about $19 a week.
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A vaccine that tries to fight a virus linked to cervical cancer was effective in reducing the risk of infections and pre-cancerous lesions in women.
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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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NEW YORK  - A variety of potentially  serious infections can occur after immunization with the  smallpox vaccine. Now, findings from an animal study suggest  that a topical form of cidofovir, an anti-viral drug, is better  than an intravenous form at treating such infections.
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WASHINGTON -- The popularity of health savings accounts for the poor will be put to the test in Indiana under a program approved Friday by the Bush administration. Under the plan, someone making $20,000 a year could get health coverage for about $19 a week.
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A variety of potentially serious infections can occur after immunization with the smallpox vaccine. Now, findings from an animal study suggest that a topical form of cidofovir, an anti-viral drug, is better than an intravenous form at treating such infections.
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NEW YORK  - Even when diluted, the Aventis Pasteur smallpox vaccine (APSV), which has been in frozen storage since the 1950s, yields a high rate of successful vaccination, new research shows.
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Canadian clinics are offering weekend flu shot sessions for desperate Americans who are unable to find the vaccine in the USA. The vaccines are being sold at CAN$50 a shot.
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GlaxoSmithKline's cervical cancer vaccine gets a positive recommendation.
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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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U.S. deaths from chickenpox dropped to the lowest level ever after a vaccine to prevent the childhood disease was introduced in 1995, a study shows.
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Since the universal childhood varicella vaccination program was implemented in the United States in 1995, there has been a sharp decline in chickenpox-related deaths, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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The US government has awarded VaxGen a contract to supply 75 million doses of anthrax vaccine for civilian defense. The contract is valued at $877.
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By Emily Ramshaw, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 18--AUSTIN -- Advocates of mandatory HPV vaccines for Texas schoolgirls rest their case on sound science -- medical evidence that a few shots could nearly eradicate the sexually transmitted disease and the cancer it can cause.
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A new Indian-developed meningitis vaccine costing just 40 US cents per dose could help eradicate the disease in Africa following successful tests on children, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.