Polio Vaccine Contamination Raises Cancer Concerns
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A review into contaminated polio vaccine has been ordered by Australia&#39;s Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott, after an investigation showed at least two batches were released for use after testing positive for contamination, according to a report in The
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London - A vaccination against a normal cancer-causing strains of human papillomavirus prevents the recurring infections that causes cervical cancer, researchers report according to Lancet, the British journal.
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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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NEW YORK  - Simian virus 40 (SV40), which  contaminated polio vaccine widely distributed between 1955 and  1962, does not seem to have increased the likelihood of an  exposed person developing the blood cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma  (NHL), according to a report from the National Cancer  Institute.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The nation&#39;s vaccine supply for the coming flu season took a big hit yesterday when Chiron Corp. announced it found tainted doses at its factory.
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RICHMOND -- In Virginia and 17 other states, lawmakers are considering requiring young girls to be immunized against a little-known virus that public health officials say is responsible for nearly 7,000 cases of cervical cancer each year.
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Children who have undergone chemotherapy for cancer are likely to lose immunity to common infections provided by previous vaccinations, Italian researchers report.
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YEARS of clinical trials had yielded promising results for a vaccine that would protect women from a virus that caused colon and cervical cancer, US researchers said today.
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Chiron Corp., which makes nearly half the country&#39;s flu shots, announced Thursday some batches of the Fluvirin flu vaccine made in its England factory were found to be contaminated.
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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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The history behind the creation of a vaccine against HPV, which causes cervical cancer, is fraught with blind alleys, delicate moments, humor and triumph.
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Exposure to polychlorinated  biphenyls (PCBs) -- chemicals widely used in industry --  apparently reduces children's immune response to vaccinations,  according to a report.
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A new vaccine could prevent most cases of cervical cancer. Almost 250,000 women worldwide die each year from the cancer, which is linked to HPV viruses.
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Indian health officials said Monday they aim to vaccinate about 95 million children against polio this week as part of a drive to eradicate the disease, which made a comeback last year.
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A US inspection turned up numerous problems in 1999 at a British pharmaceutical plant where millions of doses of flu vaccine were rendered worthless by contamination this year, The Kansas City Star reported Sunday.
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The polio eradication campaign has made remarkable strides in Nigeria. But a recent outbreak  -  caused by the vaccine itself  -  threatens to derail it
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By David Klepper, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jan. 31--TOPEKA -- Kansas has joined the growing list of states considering a plan to require girls to be vaccinated against a virus that causes cervical cancer.