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Bangladesh introduces new vaccine to prevent severe forms of child pneumonia and meningitis

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Today, Bangladesh introduces a new combination vaccine that will protect its children against five killer diseases in one injection, including, for the first time, the deadly bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) ...





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Preventing heart attacks by targeting the immune system

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 300 people die of a heart attack each day and research has shown there is a peak in heart attacks on Christmas Day and New Year's Day due perhaps to rich meals, alcohol and stress.


Research ensures 50 million vaccinated against deadly brain infection

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research at the University of Liverpool has supported the vaccination of more than 50 million people against a zoonotic brain infection that affects thousands of children across Asia every year.


Majority won't have access to antivirals in pandemic but generic drugs could help prevent deaths

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created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Almost 90 per cent of the world's population will not have timely access to affordable supplies of vaccines and antiviral agents in the current influenza pandemic, but it is possible that inexpensive generic drugs that are ...


Natural seed treatment could drastically cut pesticide use

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The technology - which makes plants significantly more resistant to pests - has now been licensed for use by US agricultural company Becker Underwood in collaboration with Plant Bioscience Limited.


Antibody key to treating variant CJD, scientists find

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created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have determined the atomic structure of the 'binding' between a brain protein and an antibody that could be key to treating patients with diseases such as variant CJD.


Sticky antibodies block prion disease

Sticky antibodies block prion disease

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created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Antibodies that stick to a brain prion protein called PrP could be the key to treating prion diseases like variant CJD and preventing people accidentally exposed to prions from going on to ...


Unmasked and vulnerable

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created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Donning a face mask is an easy way to boost protection from severe respiratory illnesses such as influenza and SARS, new research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found, but convincing a reluctant public ...


Hypersensitivity reactions to the quadrivalent HPV vaccine are rare

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created Dec 03, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hypersensitivity reactions to the quadrivalent HPV vaccine (4vHPV, Gardasil) are uncommon and most schoolgirls can tolerate subsequent doses, finds the first evaluation of the quadrivalent HPV vaccine published on bmj.com ...


Parents of new babies should be considered for a whooping cough booster, say experts

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created Nov 28, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members may be the most effective way of preventing the fatal form of whooping cough in young infants, say a group of paediatric intensive care doctors on ...


Pakistan introduces vaccine to prevent top child killer

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created Nov 01, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

This month, Pakistan is introducing a new combination vaccine that will protect its children against the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and four other common childhood diseases.



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