Meningitis shot boosts immunity in infants: study
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A new type of meningitis vaccine boosted the immunity of infants as young as six months, offering a potential new weapon against this deadly disease, British and Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
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Giving young children the pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar has had a significant impact on pneumococcal diseases, such as pneumonia and middle ear infections, researchers report.
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Only 12 percent of teens got a meningitis shot that is recommended by U.S. health officials, according to a government survey released Thursday.
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LONDON  - Rates of Haemophilus influenzae  type B (Hib) infection in the UK have increased in recent  years, despite the fact that England and Wales have been  routinely vaccinating infants against the disease since 1992,  researchers report in the British Medical Journal.
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A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted unanimously on Wednesday that Sanofi-Aventis Menactra vaccine is safe and effective for use in patients aged 11 to 55 years for the prevention of bacterial meningitis.
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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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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 -- A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents.
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Two versions of the Hib vaccine, which protects against serious infections caused by a bacteria called Haemophilus influenzae b, appear to have different effects in elderly adults and infants, new research shows.
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Childhood vaccination against  whooping cough (also known as pertussis) and measles is not  associated with an increased risk for encephalopathy, a disease  of the brain, according to a new report.
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African babies -- the group most at risk of dying from malaria -- may be protected against the mosquito-borne disease by an experimental vaccine, researchers said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - A new long-acting vaccine to treat meningitis could prevent the often fatal disease from infecting the highest risk group of young adults by 70 percent, said a Food and Drug official on Wednesday.
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Scientists say initial studies show promising results for a vaccine which could combat a common type of bacteria.
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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.
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WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters Life!) - U.S. researchers said   on Tuesday they are starting trials of a new vaccine aimed at   wiping out childhood ear and sinus infections and many cases of   bronchitis in adults.
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A once-scarce vaccine against a range of infections including meningitis is back in supply and small children should get four doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
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NEW YORK  - Two versions of the Hib  vaccine, which protects against serious infections caused by a  bacteria called Haemophilus influenzae b, appear to have  different effects in elderly adults and infants, new research  shows.
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A vaccine targeting a deadly strain of meningitis proved to be safe and highly effective in protecting African children, researchers said on Friday, raising hope that it may help prevent epidemics that afflict many African countries.