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FDA Approves New Smallpox Vaccine
2007-09-01 17:09:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — The approval of a new vaccine against smallpox was announced Saturday by the Food and Drug Administration, which says the shots could be made quickly if the virtually extinct virus reappears…. More: continued here More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Prove
Seeking More Aid as Vaccination Rates Rise in Newark
2007-09-01 06:09:00 The city has managed to increase significantly the number of children that are immunized, but must now deal with the loss of federal funding that had helped it along…. More: continued here More About: Vaccines , Rise , Rates , Seeking , Seek
Human Papilloma Virus Vaccines May Decrease Chances Of Oral Cancer
2007-08-31 02:08:00 The Centers for Disease Control report that nearly 25 million women are infected with some form of the Human Papilloma Virus . HPV is linked to oropharyngeal cancer and may be linked to oral cancers as well, and vaccines that have been developed to treat HPV might decrease the risk of these cancers, according to a ... More About: Cancer , Vaccines , Oral Cancer
Humans Spread Bird Flu To Humans in Indonesia
2007-08-29 02:08:00 In the first systematic, statistical analysis of its kind, infectious disease modeling experts confirm that the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in 2006 spread between a small number of people within a family in Indonesia . The researchers estimated the secondary-attack rate of the virus in Indonesia ? the risk of one infected person passing it ... More About: Vaccines , Bird Flu , Bird , Humans
Discovery May Help Defang Viruses
2007-08-28 22:08:00 Researchers may be able to tinker with a single amino acid of an enzyme that helps viruses multiply to render them harmless, according to molecular biologists who say the discovery could pave the way for a fast and cheap method of making vaccines. More: continued here More About: Discovery , Vaccines , Viruses , Discover , Disc
Bleeding, Not Inflammation, Is Major Cause Of Early Lung Infection Death
2007-08-28 01:08:00 Researchers believe they have discovered why a bacterial lung infection is so lethal in the early stages, and it’s not what medical authorities had thought. The study reveals for the first time that a toxin released by bacteria causes severe bleeding in the lungs by patients with pneumococcal pneumonia. It is the bleeding, the authors ... More About: Infection , Vaccines , Death , Early , Major
Infection Contributes To The High Rates Of Oropharyngeal Cancers
2007-08-27 22:08:00 A review finds an increasing trend in the incidence of oropharyngeal cancers, particularly among men under 45 years old, for which HPV infection is the likely cause. Cancers of the head and neck, which include cancers of the larynx, nasal passages/nose, oral cavity, pharynx, and salivary glands, account for three percent of all newly diagnosed ... More About: Infection , Vaccines , High , Rates , Tribu
PING; Vaccines and Their Promise Are Roaring Back
2007-08-26 09:08:00 As wealthy countries spend more on health care, and as poorer countries put new emphasis on prevention, many companies are jumping into vaccine innovation…. More: continued here More About: Vaccines , Back , Promise , Ping , Roar
MID-ATLANTIC; Pennsylvania: Charge in Death After Chelation Treatment
2007-08-23 08:08:00 A western Pennsylvania doctor was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 5-year-old autistic boy who died after the doctor administered a chemical treatment, state police said. The boy, Abubakar Tariq Nadama, went into cardiac arrest at the office of the doctor, Roy E. Kerry, after undergoing chelation therapy on Aug. 23, 2005. ... More About: Treatment , Charge , Vaccines , Death
Vaccine Thwarts The Tangles Of Alzheimer?s
2007-08-22 02:08:00 Scientists show, for the first time, that the immune system can combat the pathological form of tau protein, a key protein implicated in Alzheimer ’s disease. The researchers created a vaccine in mice that suppresses aggregates of tau. The protein accumulates into harmful tangles in the memory center of the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. More: continued ... More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Tang , Angle
AIDS Vaccine Field Moves Toward Larger-scale Efficacy Trials: Volunteers?
2007-08-22 01:08:00 Researchers report final results from a collection of independent studies reexamining the medical criteria for including African volunteers in AIDS vaccine trials. The findings suggest that many healthy Southern and East Africans have, in the past, been excluded from participating in trials based on laboratory reference ranges that were developed for Western populations and may ... More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Volunteers , Trials , Field
VITAL SIGNS; Tracking the Response To Hepatitis B Vaccine
2007-08-21 09:08:00 A series of hepatitis B vaccinations is a routine part of a child’s vaccination schedule, but no one knows how long immunity lasts among children born to healthy mothers. So researchers decided to measure immunity indirectly by testing the response to a booster shot in 378 healthy children and adolescents who had received hepatitis B ... More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Signs , Vital , Tracking
New Smallpox Vaccine Candidates Demonstrate Superior Immune Response, Effic
2007-08-21 06:08:00 The integration of an immune-enhancing protein into two new smallpox vaccine candidates elicited superior immune responses, efficacy and safety in mice say researchers from the U.S. Following the declaration of global eradication of smallpox in 1979, vaccinations for the general public were discontinued. Today, the virus poses threat as an agent of biological warfare, leaving ... More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Candidates , Superior , Rate
Antigen Sparing Strategy Could Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Production
2007-08-18 21:08:00 A strategy to boost worldwide production of the bird flu vaccine could mean many more people receive the vaccine, boosting efforts to contain any future pandemic. The vaccine appears to be an important step forward in our ability to protect against the pandemic threat posed by highly pathogenic influenza A/H5N1 viruses. More: continued here More About: Strategy , Vaccine , Vaccines , Bird Flu , Production
Easy-to-use Anthrax Vaccine Produces Immunity With Nanoparticles, Not Needl
2007-08-16 18:08:00 A vaccine against anthrax that is more effective and easier to administer than the present vaccine has proved highly effective in animal tests. The nasal emulsion could protect after a bioterror attack. The result could be a better anthrax vaccine that requires no shots, is effective with only one or two immunizations, needs no refrigeration ... More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Anthrax Vaccine , Easy , Anthrax
[TS] OP-ED COLUMNIST; Bono, Foreign Aid And Skeptics
2007-08-16 06:08:00 Getting foreign aid right is harder than it looks. So how do we make aid smarter? More: continued here More About: Vaccines , Bono , Foreign , Skeptics , Foreign Aid
Most Flu Shot Plans Do Not Address How To Vaccinate Hard-to-reach Populatio
2007-08-16 01:08:00 Most flu immunization plans in the United States do not address how to vaccinate hard-to-reach populations — undocumented immigrants, substance users, the homeless, homebound elderly, and minorities — and this potentially dangerous omission can lead masses of people to become ill during an outbreak of pandemic flu or other contagious disease, according to a new ... More About: Vaccines , Hard , Plans , Shot , Reach
HPV Vaccine Does Not Appear To Be Effective For Treating Pre-existing HPV I
2007-08-15 00:08:00 For women with human papillomavirus infection, use of the HPV-16/18 vaccine will not accelerate reduction of the virus and should not be used to treat the infection, according to a new study. More: continued here More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Effective , Eating , Exist
VITAL SIGNS; Immunization: Tracking the Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine
2007-08-14 10:08:00 A series of hepatitis B vaccinations is a routine part of a child’s vaccination schedule, but no one knows how long immunity lasts among children born to healthy mothers…. More: continued here More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Signs , Vital , Tracking
Traditional Chinese Exercises May Increase Efficacy Of Flu Vaccine
2007-08-14 05:08:00 Preliminary research suggests that older adults who adopt an exercise regimen combining Taiji and Qigong may get an extra boost from their annual flu shot. Although the study had certain limitations ? including its small subject sample and the fact that it was not a purely randomized controlled trial ? the researcher is confident that ... More About: Vaccine , Chinese , Vaccines , Exercises , Ease
DNA Vaccine Against Multiple Sclerosis Appears Safe, Potentially Beneficial
2007-08-14 04:08:00 A newly developed DNA vaccine appears safe and may produce beneficial changes in the brains and immune systems of individuals with multiple sclerosis, according to a new article. More: continued here More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Safe , Multiple Sclerosis , Pears
Link Is Seen Between British Labs and Livestock Virus
2007-08-13 07:08:00 The strain of foot-and-mouth disease at a farm in southern England was the same as used in the production of vaccine at two veterinary laboratories four miles away, health inspectors said. More: continued here More About: Virus , British , Vaccines , Link , Labs
Parents? Guide To Understanding HPV Vaccine
2007-08-12 19:08:00 Many parents are still divided over a new vaccine that can provide protection against human papillomavirus, or HPV, a very common sexually transmitted disease that is linked to cervical cancer and genital warts. Some parents caution that the vaccine, called Gardasil, will encourage sexual activity. Others wonder how effective the new vaccine is, and if ... More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Guide , Parents , Standing
Polio Hits More Angolan Children, Vaccinations Set
2007-08-10 16:08:00 GENEVA (Reuters) - Four infants aged five months to 21 months have been infected with polio in Angol a, a southern African country which was once clear of the crippling disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday…. More: continued here More About: Children , Vaccines , Hits , Poli
Scientists Target Future Pandemic Strains Of H5N1 Avian Influenza
2007-08-10 02:08:00 Preparing vaccines and therapeutics that target a future mutant strain of H5N1 influenza virus sounds like science fiction, but it may be possible, according to a team of scientists. Success hinges on anticipating and predicting the crucial mutations that would help the virus spread easily from person-to-person. More: continued here More About: Avian Influenza , Influenza , Future , Vaccines , Pandemic
[TS] Bono, Foreign Aid and Skeptics
2007-08-09 09:08:00 Getting foreign aid right is harder than it looks. So how do we make aid smarter?… More: continued here More About: Vaccines , Bono , Foreign , Skeptics , Foreign Aid
Some Children Shut Out From Vaccines
2007-08-08 05:08:00 CHICAGO (AP) — For children whose health insurance doesn't cover newly recommended shots, it's better to have no insurance at all, a new study suggests…. More: continued here More About: Children , Vaccines , Shut , Some
Underinsured Children Receive Fewer Vaccines
2007-08-08 04:08:00 Underinsured children, that is, those whose health insurance plans do not cover the cost of vaccines, often do not have access to all recommended vaccines. More: continued here More About: Children , Vaccines , Under , Erin
Illinois Flu Vaccine Donation Destroyed
2007-08-06 17:08:00 CHICAGO (AP) — Millions of dollars worth of flu vaccine that Illinois donated to Pakistan after federal regulators refused to allow it into the U.S. never helped anyone, according to a published report…. More: continued here More About: Vaccine , Vaccines , Donation
Immune Mechanism Could Help Explain Transient Immune Suppression Often Seen
More articles from this author:2007-08-03 03:08:00 Scientists have discovered that at the same time the immune system is vigorously attacking invading viruses or bacteria, it is unexpectedly reducing its production of a particular type of factor that directs the movement of immune cells. The new finding, which could help explain the transient immune suppression often seen during acute infections, shows that ... More About: Vaccines , Mechanism , Mecha , Mech , Chan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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