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Smallpox Outbreak: How Long Would It Take For Vaccines To Protect People? W
2007-04-30 23:04:00
In the event of a smallpox outbreak in the United States, how long would it take for a vaccine to start protecting Americans by stimulating an immune response? More: continued here
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Uganda: new hope in malaria war
2007-04-30 23:04:00
Malaria, one of Africa’s oldest and gravest threats, may soon meet its match: a vaccine. A malaria vaccine has been considered among science’s greatest challenges. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine) More: continued here
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Increase seen in pneumococcal infections not covered by childhood vaccine
2007-04-30 22:04:00
Alaska Native children are experiencing increased rates of serious infections caused by strains of pneumococcal bacteria that are not covered by the current childhood pneumococcal vaccine, indicating the importance of ongoing surveillance of vaccine effectiveness, according to a study in JAMA. [click link for full article] (Source: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From ...
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New cell based seasonal flu vaccine likely to get eu go ahead
2007-04-30 21:04:00
The European Union’s advisory panel on new drugs has recommended approval for Novartis’ new cell based seasonal flu vaccine Optaflu which suggests full approval is likely to go ahead in the next two or three months. [click link for full article] (Source: Health News from Medical News Today) More: continued here
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Lesson of the week: acute dystonic reaction caused by metoclopramide, versu
2007-04-29 21:04:00
In this article, the authors present a case report relating to a 28 year old woman who developed an acute dystonic reaction after taking metoclopramide. The patient had recently returned from a safari holiday and it was initially thought that she was suffering tetanus due to an incomplete drug history being available. The authors note ...
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Clearer picture of how antibodies bind to hiv surface protein could lead to
2007-04-29 21:04:00
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Needed: routine hpv vaccines and pap smears for gay and bisexual men
2007-04-29 21:04:00
Needed: Routine HPV vaccines and Pap smears for gay and bisexual men San Francisco Chronicle - Tuesday, April 24, 2007 **Joel Palefsky, Jen Hecht, Jason Riggs, Michael Scarce http://www.aegis.org/news/sc/2007/SC07040 7.html  … (Source: WebBoard Conference: HIV/AIDS News) More: continued here
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Fda approves first vaccine against avian flu
2007-04-29 20:04:00
The California Aggie Online reports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves human vaccine against the H5N1 virus. http://media.www.californiaaggie.com/medi a/storage/paper981/news/2007/04/25/Scienc eTech/Fda-Approves.First .Vaccine .Again st. Avian.Flu-2879555.shtml (Source: Avian Influenza ) More: continued here
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The role of the downstream signal sequences in the maturation of the hbv mi
2007-04-29 20:04:00
The role of the downstream signal sequences in the maturation of the HBV middle surface glycoprotein: Development of a novel therapeutic vaccine candidate. Virology. 2007 Apr 24; Authors: Liu Y, Simsek E, Norton P, Sinnathamby G, Philip R, Block T, Zhou T, Mehta A The signal sequences that mediate entry of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope ...
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Silencing debate over autism
2007-04-29 19:04:00
Silencing debate over autism Nature Neuroscience 10, 531 (2007). doi:10.1038/nn0507-531 Despite the lack of scientific evidence that childhood vaccines cause autism, extreme tactics used by those convinced that this hypothesis is correct have been increasingly successful in influencing public opinion and legislation. (Source: Nature Neuroscience) More: continued here
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Controversy over recombinant quadrivalent hpv vaccine
2007-04-28 19:04:00
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Coping with viral diversity in hiv
2007-04-28 18:04:00
The ability of HIV-1 to develop high levels of genetic diversity and acquire mutations to escape immune pressures contributes to our difficulties inproducing a vaccine. David Nickle et al present here an efficient algorithm to develop vaccines that cope with the diversity of HIV or other variablepathogens. [click link for full article] (Source: HIV / ...
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Influenza virus vaccine: bell?s palsy: 2 case reports.
2007-04-28 18:04:00
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Healthcare worker density a significant predictor of vaccination coverage
2007-04-28 17:04:00
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Pneumococcal 9-valent conjugate vaccine: long-term efficacy.
2007-04-28 17:04:00
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Minuscule molecules pack a powerful punch
2007-04-28 16:04:00
A role for a microRNA in the immune system has been shown by study of one of the world’s first microRNA knockout mouse, reported Friday 27 April in Science. The microRNA acts as a lynchpin to balance the response of immune defences and the researchers suggest the corresponding human gene will have a similar vital ...
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Gardasil vaccinations started in australia
2007-04-28 16:04:00
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Exocytosis of neutrophil formyl peptide receptor-like 1 (fprl1) results in
2007-04-28 16:04:00
Related Articles Exocytosis of neutrophil formyl peptide receptor-like 1 (fPRL1) results in downregulation of cytoplasmic fPRL1 in patients with purulent dermatitis. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2007 Apr 25; Authors: Ohara E, Kumon Y, Kobayashi T, Takeuchi H, Sugiura T N-formyl peptide receptor like 1 (fPRL1) is a member of the chemoattractant subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors and plays a ...
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Varicella zoster virus live vaccine: varicella zoster virus infection in a
2007-04-28 15:04:00
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Seroprevalence of selected infectious agents in a free-ranging, low-density
2007-04-28 15:04:00
Related Articles Seroprevalence of selected infectious agents in a free-ranging, low-density lion population in the Central Kalahari of Botswana. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2007 Apr 25; Authors: Ramsauer S, Bay G, Meli M, Hofmann-Lehmann R, Lutz H Twenty-one free-ranging Central Kalahari lions (Panthera leo) exhibited a high prevalence of feline herpes virus (100%) and feline immunodeficiency virus (71.4%). Canine ...
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Chemical glycosylation in the synthesis of glycoconjugate antitumour vaccin
2007-04-27 15:04:00
Chemical glycosylation in the synthesis of glycoconjugate antitumour vaccines Nature 446, 1000 (2007). doi:10.1038/nature05813 Authors: Danica P. Galonić & David Y. Gin Therapeutic vaccines derived from carbohydrate antigen–adjuvant combinations are a promising approach for cancer immunotherapy. One of the critical limitations in this area is access to sufficient quantities of tumour-associated carbohydrate antigens and glycoconjugate adjuvants. At present, availability ...
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Körber prize to eth zurich professor seeberger
2007-04-27 15:04:00
ETH Zurich Prof essor Peter Seeberger has received the 2007 Körber Prize for Science. The award comes with 750,000 euros. Professor Seeberger’s cutting-edge research aims for the development of vaccines against such illnesses as malaria, aids and bird flu. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer) More: continued here
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Zimbabwe: are we there yet?
2007-04-27 15:04:00
“It is inevitable that a firm doing business in the developing world will pay for AIDS. It is just a question of when and how much,” said Lee C Smith a founding chairperson of the International Aids Vaccine Initiative. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs) More: continued here
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Increase in pneumococcal infections not covered by childhood vaccines
2007-04-27 15:04:00
Alaska Native children are having more serious infections from strains of pneumococcal bacteria that are not covered by the current childhood pneumococcal vaccine, indicating the importance of ongoing surveillance of vaccine effectiveness, according to researchers in a new study. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com) More: continued here
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Human papillomavirus literature: commentary by dr. john g. bartlett ? april
2007-04-27 14:04:00
In this review and commentary: immunogenicity and histocytologic results of a 4-year follow-up study of types 16 and 18 HPV vaccination. Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines) More: continued here
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Lessons learned from smallpox vaccination of u.s. navy forces before operat
2007-04-27 14:04:00
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Rational development of adjuvants for use in vaccination
2007-04-27 14:04:00
A recent study published in Immunology Letters, the official journal of the European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS), describes strategies for selective priming of B cells using various adjuvants. (Source: News-Medical News Feed) More: continued here
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South africa: expansion of vaccine regime ?a problem?
2007-04-27 13:04:00
SA’s crippling shortage of doctors and nurses would make the addition of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals’ new vaccine against pneumonia and meningitis to the routine jabs given to children extremely difficult, a senior health department official said recently. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine) More: continued here
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Global stockpile of h5n1 vaccine ?feasible?
2007-04-27 13:04:00
Countries and vaccine manufacturers agreed on Wednesday in a meeting at WHO that it may be feasible to create a stockpile of H5N1 vaccine, and to separately develop a mechanism to ensure broader access to pandemic influenza vaccine for developing countries in the advent of a pandemic. (Source: WHO news) More: continued here
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Bacterial meningitis: the impact of vaccination
2007-04-27 12:04:00
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