News tagged with smallpox vaccine
Scientists unlock mystery of potentially fatal reaction to smallpox vaccine
May 25, 2009 |
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Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have pinpointed the cellular defect that increases the likelihood, among eczema sufferers, of developing eczema vaccinatum, a severe and potentially fatal reaction ...
New study indicates smallpox vaccination effective for decades
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Although naturally occurring smallpox was eradicated in 1977, there is concern that bioterrorists might obtain smallpox from a laboratory and release it into the population. Under such circumstances, the supply of smallpox ...
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Smallpox outbreak: How long would it take for vaccines to protect people? Would it work?
Apr 30, 2007 |
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In the event of a smallpox outbreak in the United States, how long would it take for a vaccinSLU scientist leads national studye to start protecting Americans by stimulating an immune response?
Smallpox vaccine alternative identified
Jan 07, 2008 |
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University of California, Irvine infectious disease researchers have shown the effectiveness of a potential alternative to the existing smallpox vaccine that can replace the current biodefense stockpile for this lethal virus.
Tissue-cultured smallpox vaccine appears promising
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Administration of a tissue-cultured smallpox vaccine showed signs of an effective vaccine response with no serious adverse events, according to a study in the March 11 issue of JAMA.
Effective health messages may yield vaccine compliance among ER workers
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Emergency room workers will be the first line of defense in the event of a disease pandemic and will be forced to deal with the chaos that inevitably comes with treating thousands of sick and dying. In order to protect themselves ...
Nanoemulsion vaccines show increasing promise
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 26, 2008 |
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A novel technique for vaccinating against a variety of infectious diseases – using an oil-based emulsion placed in the nose, rather than needles – has proved able to produce a strong immune response against ...
CDC concedes vaccine production behind schedule
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A top-ranking official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says production of a vaccine for swine flu virus is behind schedule and people should take precautionary steps to prevent its spread.
Voluntary vaccination programs shown effective for some diseases
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Feb 06, 2009 |
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"Conventional wisdom - and conventional theory - tells us that when infection can potentially be spread to almost everyone in a community, such as for measles, a disease outbreak can never be contained using voluntary vaccination," ...
Outfoxing pox: Developing a new class of vaccine candidates
Oct 15, 2009 |
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In the annals of medicine, Edward Jenner's 1796 vaccination of a young boy against smallpox, using fluid from cowpox blisters, remains a landmark case. In a new study, Kathryn Sykes, a researcher at Arizona ...
Genetic factors are linked to fever following smallpox vaccination
Jun 13, 2007 |
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New evidence supports the link between genetic factors and certain adverse events related to smallpox vaccination. The study, published in the July 15th issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online, may ha ...
Fever after smallpox vaccination tied to individual genetic variations
Jun 18, 2007 |
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St. Louis researchers have identified common DNA variations that underlie susceptibility to fever after smallpox vaccination. Their finding is the first to link individual differences written into the genetic code with a ...
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