Fresh Look at Vaccines
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This season's flu-shot shortage is enticing companies to enter a market that others have largely abandoned because of poor profits.
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During vaccine "scares," when concerns arise that certain vaccines may cause health problems, parents are quick to stop vaccinating their children, and slow to begin re-vaccinating them once these fears begin to fade, according to a new mathematical analysis released Monday.
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Vaccine programs in the Americas have made major contributions to improving health in the Americas and new vaccines could go even further, said Dr.
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The shortage of flu vaccines this season should serve as a wake-up call about the serious challenges facing the vaccine business and the resulting threat to public health.
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Scientists have made important progress in their quest for a malaria vaccine, showing for the first time that childhood shots can prevent nearly one-third of cases and reduce the risk of severe, life-threatening attacks by almost two-thirds.
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Scientists have taken an important step towards developing an effective malaria vaccine, announcing in today&#39;s edition of the Lancet that a candidate vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline will protect a significant number of children.
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First in mice, now in Rover, scientists have developed vaccines that reduced or eliminated allergic reactions to peanuts, milk and wheat, offering new hope for millions of people who suffer from food allergies.
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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
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The chicken pox vaccine has performed more effectively in its first decade than researchers had predicted, a new study says, saving money and preventing illness even in adults who have not had the shot.
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Can a vaccine help stave off forms of the disease?
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A new meningitis vaccine could end devastating epidemics in countries like India and Africa, work suggests.
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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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NEW YORK For the first time, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have created a permanent panel of ethicists to help navigate the life-and-death questions of who should get flu vaccines now and how to cope with any future epidemic.
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A vaccine developed to protect woman from a virus responsible for most cervical cancer cases has shown promising results in clinical trials.
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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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THURSDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- A new vaccine that may help protect children against croup is being tested by scientists at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
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A new vaccine could prevent the majority of cases of cervical cancer, suggest the results of a major trial. The vaccine protects against the virus that causes cervical cancer, which kills almost a quarter of a million women worldwide each year.