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4 February 2011, 01:02:23

First Human Trial of Blood Cancer Vaccine

The first human trials of a revolutionary cancer vaccine that could save thousands of lives a year is set to begin, according to scientists in Britain. The immune-boosting leukemia jab will be tried out on volunteers who have either chronic or acute myeloid leukemia – two forms of bone...
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3 February 2011, 05:02:23

Nasal Measles Vaccine Shows Promise

22 January 2011, 07:01:47

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3 February 2011, 05:02:23

Nasal Measles Vaccine Shows Promise

A research team has developed and successfully tested a dry powder, live-attenuated measles vaccine that can be inhaled. The team was led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Colorado, and the...
15 January 2011, 07:01:30

Cocaine addicts vaccine that makes immune system see drug as ‘intruder’

Cocaine is a Class A drug. Users can quickly become psychologically dependent on it but scientists believe they have found a way to break the habit (posed by model) Researchers have developed a vaccine that could help drug addicts to both break...
19 December 2010, 12:12:09

Vaccine can be Created by the Human Body as a Way to Strengthen the Immune System

Scientists have found that the human body can actually make its own vaccine, which empowers the immune system to protect against chronic inflammatory diseases. Researchers at the Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC) at the University of...
3 December 2010, 06:12:37

Swine Flu Vaccine -What Went Wrong?

August 10, 2010, was a red letter day in world history as itwas on this day that the WHO declared that the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic had come to an end. It so turned out that the virus which struck fear globallywas a lot less potent than what...
21 November 2010, 01:11:37

FDA Panel Supports Gardasil as Anal Cancer Vaccine

An FDA advisory committee today endorsed drugmaker Merck & Co.’s application to expand the use of its vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of anal cancer in young men and women. The drug, reviewed by the Vaccines and Related Biological...
13 November 2010, 01:11:42

Gardasil HPV Vaccine Preventing Genital Warts

Preventing Genital Warts Australia’s campaign to vaccinate women and youthful women from the human papillomavirus (HPV) has cut genital warts cases by about 60% in youthful women — by almost 30% in heterosexual males. The HPV vaccine...
10 November 2010, 02:11:42

Cervical Cancer and the HPV Vaccine: A Shot of Prevention

January is Cervical Cancer Health Awareness Month — wouldn’t now be a great time to make that appointment for a Pap test? Oh, don’t be that way! Think of a Pap test (also called a Pap smear) as freedom from worry. It’s...
6 November 2010, 07:11:42

HPV Vaccine: Less Expensive Way to Steer Clear of Anal Cancer

HPV Vaccine Steer Clear of Anal Cancer A persons papillomarvirus (HPV) shot is really a cost-efficient way to avoid genital warts and anal cancer in males who have sexual intercourse with males. This is actually the finding of new research that...
29 October 2010, 10:10:42

Whooping Cough Vaccine: Booster Shots Advised

Prompted by a recent surge in whooping cough deaths, particularly in infants, the nation’s chief vaccine advisory panel says more Americans of all ages should get Tdap booster shots. In California, 10 infant deaths from whooping cough led to...