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Study finds new pneumococcal vaccine appears to be as safe as previously used vaccine

The new 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) appears to be as safe as the previous version used prior to 2010, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7), according to a Kaiser Permanente study published ...

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Genome sequencing provides unprecedented insight into causes of pneumococcal disease

A new study led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK has, for the first time, used genome sequencing technology to track the changes in a bacterial population ...

Genetics created May 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers use Web 2.0 apps to share vaccine study

In a manuscript published today in Immunity, scientists at the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) and the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research (BIIR) report the results of a comparative study of the mo ...

Immunology created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study suggests potential shift in burden of pneumococcal disease

New studies revealed today by Latin American researchers and global health leaders suggest that the highest burden of deadly pneumococcal disease in Latin America may be shifting to adults as countries successfully immunize ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bridging the gap: Hope that all Meningitis strains will be vaccinated for

Scientists at the University of Southampton have taken a significant and important step in keeping people safe from the most common form of meningitis in the UK.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Too few adults get recommended vaccines, CDC says

(HealthDay)—Vaccines aren't just for kids, and most American adults aren't getting their recommended vaccinations, federal health officials said Tuesday.

Health created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simple intervention ups pneumococcal vaccination rate

(HealthDay)—Use of a simple point-of-care paper reminder form is associated with an increase in the percentage of immunosuppressed rheumatology patients who remain up-to-date with their pneumococcal vaccinations, ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First European randomized trial confirms new pneumococcal vaccine highly effective in infants

A new conjugate vaccine is highly effective (93%) at preventing invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD; meningitis, sepsis, bacteremic pneumonia, and other blood-borne infections) in infants younger than 2 years who are the most ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study to test pneumococcal vaccine in older adults

Researchers plan to see if a higher dose of a pneumococcal vaccine will create a stronger immune response in older adults who received an earlier generation vaccine against pneumonia and other pneumococcal diseases.

Medications created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pneumococcal disease: More cases but fewer deaths

The vaccine given to children to immunise against serious pneumococcal disease does not offer full protection, reveals research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, finding that the number ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Influenza vaccination of pregnant women helps their babies

Vaccinating pregnant women against the influenza virus appears to have a significant positive effect on birth weight in babies, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Health created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetics study reveals how pneumococcus bacteria evolve to evade vaccines

Genetics has provided surprising insights into why vaccines used in both the UK and US to combat serious childhood infections can eventually fail. The study, published today in Nature Genetics, which investigates how bacter ...

Genetics created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New studies show progress, value in vaccination against deadly pneumonia

Vaccines against the primary cause of deaths from pneumonia in developing countries could save millions of lives and are highly cost-effective, according to a comprehensive new analysis to be released on Thursday, Nov. 10.

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Newly identified antibodies may improve pneumonia vaccine design

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how a novel type of antibody works against pneumococcal bacteria. The findings, which could improve vaccines against pneumonia, appear ...

Medical research created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study challenges concerns on effectiveness of administering pneumococcal, shingles vaccines together

Administering both the pneumococcal and the herpes zoster vaccines to patients during the same visit is beneficial and does not appear to compromise the protective effect of the zoster vaccine, according to a Kaiser Permanente ...

Medications created May 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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