Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu season off to latest start in decades
(AP) -- Health officials say the flu season is finally here - the slowest start in nearly 25 years.
Feb 17, 2012
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Public interest in pandemic flu vaccine faded over time
(Medical Xpress) -- When a new strain of influenza began to sicken even healthy younger adults three years ago, public interest in getting the newly developed H1N1 vaccine started strong but declined over time even as more ...
Feb 17, 2012
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Medical research
New candidate vaccine neutralizes all tested strains of malaria parasite
A new candidate malaria vaccine with the potential to neutralise all strains of the most deadly species of malaria parasite has been developed by a team led by scientists at the University of Oxford. The results of this new ...
Dec 20, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Promising results in mice on needle-free candidate universal vaccine against various flu viruses
Scientists from the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have discovered that an antigen common to most influenza viruses, and commonly referred to as matrix protein 2 (M2), when administered under the tongue could protect ...
Dec 8, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers determine how antibody recognizes key sugars on HIV surface
HIV is coated in sugars that usually hide the virus from the immune system. Newly published research reveals how one broadly neutralizing HIV antibody actually uses part of the sugary cloak to help bind to the virus. The ...
Nov 23, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Polio still a threat to public health
Health professionals and researchers across the globe believe they are on the verge of eradicating polio, a devastating virus which can lead to paralysis and death. Despite successful eradication in most countries, there ...
Nov 7, 2011
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Medical research
Priming with DNA vaccine makes avian flu vaccine work better
The immune response to an H5N1 avian influenza vaccine was greatly enhanced in healthy adults if they were first primed with a DNA vaccine expressing a gene for a key H5N1 protein, researchers say. Their report describes ...
Oct 3, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers discuss challenges to developing broadly protective HIV vaccines
The human body can produce powerful antibodies that shield cells in the laboratory against infection by an array of HIV strains. In people, however, recent research shows that these broadly neutralizing antibodies are not ...
Sep 7, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Time for flu shots, and some may get a tiny needle
(AP) -- It's flu vaccine time again - and some lucky shot-seekers will find that the needle has shrunk.
Sep 5, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers announce a discovery in how FluMist elicits protection
New research from the Trudeau Institute may help to explain why live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), commonly known as FluMist, elicits protection. The research is published in this month's issue of Vaccine. The journal ...
Aug 23, 2011
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