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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FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Expanded use of the FluMist vaccine for children and revised meningococcal vaccination guidelines for teens are part of new immunization recommendations released Friday.
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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 if approved, a panel of U.S. experts concluded on Wednesday.
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The worldâs most promising malaria vaccine has been shown to work in infants less than a year old, the most vulnerable group.
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Children who are short for no apparent medical reason get a boost in height from growth hormone shots, the results of a clinical trial show.
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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 four doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
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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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NEW YORK  - Two new nasally administered  vaccines for respiratory infections are being tested, and  researchers now say that giving them together to young children  appears feasible.
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Applying a topical anesthetic half an hour beforehand reduces pain for children getting a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) shot, according to a report by Canadian researchers.
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An experimental vaccine can slash the risk that children will get malaria, apparently offering the first effective way to inoculate youngsters against one of the world&#39;s biggest, most intractable killers, researchers reported today.
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NEW YORK  - Infants born extremely preterm mount similar immune responses as those born at term to the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and the chickenpox vaccine, a study shows.
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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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A new meningitis vaccine offers hope to end devastating epidemics that have plagued West Africa the last century, according to recent studies. The new vaccine protects against meningitis A, the deadliest form of the disease and seen primarily in Africa.
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A vaccine against virulent bacterial meningitis could save the lives of nearly 3,000 people over the next decade, at the cost of more than $1 million a life.
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Children in overcrowded housing are up to 10 times more likely to contract meningitis, a report reveals.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - A panel of U.S. experts on  Wednesday unanimously agreed that a new Sanofi-Aventis   meningitis vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective, but  said follow-up data was needed.
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Prospects for a malaria vaccine have been boosted by âtantalisingâ results from a trial in 2000 children in Mozambique. Although the vaccine reduced the risk of infection by only 30% compared with a control