Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Seasonal flu vaccine may cut stroke risk
(Medical Xpress)—Having the seasonal flu jab could reduce the risk of suffering a stroke by almost a quarter, researchers have found.
Feb 20, 2014
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Vaccine
Medications
Revolutionary meningitis vaccine breaks cold chain barrier, extends reach to remotest Africa
The first mass vaccination campaign conducted in Africa with a vaccine that does not require constant refrigeration succeeded in providing complete coverage while ensuring the vaccine stayed viable even in ambient temperatures ...
Feb 18, 2014
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Immunology
Moderate consumption of alcohol can improve immune response to vaccination
It's the time of year when many of us celebrate the holidays with festive foods and drinks, including alcohol. No better time then to ask if it is true, as is widely held, that moderate consumption of alcohol is beneficial ...
Dec 16, 2013
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Health
HPV vaccination rates alarmingly low among young adult women in South
Initiation and completion rates for the human papillomavirus vaccine series are significantly lower in the South than any other geographic region, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Texas Medical ...
Oct 30, 2013
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Medications
'Reassuring' findings released in national study of influenza vaccine safety in pregnancy
Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center and UC San Diego, in collaboration with the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), have found 'reassuring' evidence of the H1N1 influenza ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Medications
Mosquito bites deliver potential new malaria vaccine
This study suggests that genetically engineered malaria parasites that are stunted through precise gene deletions (genetically attenuated parasites, or "GAP") could be used as a vaccine that protects against malaria infection. ...
Sep 11, 2013
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Health
Strong public support for school-based immunisation
South Australians believe that a school-based immunisation program is the best way to vaccinate teenagers, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.
Jun 20, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu vaccines aimed at younger populations could break annual transmission cycle
The huge value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is being seriously underestimated, experts say in a new report, while conventional wisdom and historic vaccine programs have concentrated on the elderly ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
School-located vaccination programs could reduce flu cases and deaths among children
Offering flu vaccines at elementary schools could expand vaccination rates and reduce costs, according to a new study reported in the scientific journal Vaccine by researchers from UC Davis Health System; the Monroe County, ...
Jun 5, 2013
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Medications
Scientists pave the way for vaccine to combat devastating avian disease
Recent reduction in the use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feeds has resulted in a dramatic increase in the severe poultry disease - necrotic enteritis. New research suggests that the disease, which is costing the ...
May 28, 2013
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