Dutch study says repeated flu vaccine saves lives
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Vaccinating the elderly and giving the shots yearly prevented the deaths of about one out of every 200 patients involved in a Dutch study published on Tuesday.
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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.
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Human trials suggest a single jab could give lifelong protection against all types of flu.
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Giving care home staff flu jabs can cut the number of illnesses and deaths among residents.
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Unlike last year when health officials urged more people to get flu vaccines, authorities are asking the public to save the supplies for those most at risk after half of the nation&#39;s anticipated supply of vaccine became unavailable last week.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Building a stockpile of bird flu vaccine would help ensure that poor countries do not lose out if a flu virus starts killing people worldwide, the World Health Organization's top flu official said yesterday.
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TORONTO - Doctors should encourage all their patients -- sick and healthy -- to get an annual flu shot, the Canadian task force on preventive health care suggests in a statement published Tuesday.
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Simply inhaling a saltwater spray could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and tuberculosis, US and German researchers reported on Monday.
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With the winter influenza season just around the corner, health officials are urging parents and doctors to vaccinate even very young children to prevent a repeat of last year&#39;s unusually high death rate among youngsters.
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Dutch scientists have determined bird flu can spread more easily among humans than was previously thought, researchers said Tuesday.
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Researchers say that they reckon the flu vaccine can be diluted so that more people can get their shots. If the diluted vaccine is injected intradermally it can still be effective in providing the patient with immunity.
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The government is considering making commitments to buy a certain number of flu shots each year to help bolster supplies and avoid severe shortages like the current one.
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NEW YORK  - Exercising the muscle where a flu shot is injected may improve the immune system's response to the vaccine, UK researchers report.
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It's one of the most common cancers in  women and kills about a quarter of a million patients each year  but scientists said on Friday that a new vaccine could prevent  most cases of cervical cancer.
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It&#39;s one of the most common cancers in women and kills about a quarter of a million patients each year but scientists said on Friday that a new vaccine could prevent most cases of cervical cancer.
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NEW YORK  - A new advisory by the American   Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology is   recommending that patients with cardiovascular disease get an   annual vaccination against influenza.
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A new version of the nasal spray vaccine  FluMist is better at preventing influenza than traditional flu  shots in older babies and children, according to a study  sponsored by its maker, MedImmune.