Health / Tags / Vaccine

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Apr 16, 2007 @ 8:27pm neoform

Science Daily -- A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain has shown promise in preliminary data from a clinical trial at the University of California, San Francisco. Known as a glioma, this cancerous tum.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Sun Mar 18, 2007 @ 1:19pm neoform

BBC News -- Older versions of the BCG vaccine may be better at preventing cases of tuberculosis than more commonly used modern vaccines, say French scientists. Genetic changes in strains over the years have rendered newer vaccines less effective, the Proceedings o.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Feb 27, 2007 @ 1:59pm mrmdc

CNN -- U.S. health advisers recommended Tuesday that the government approve the first bird flu vaccine as a stopgap measure, despite evidence it wouldn't protect most people. In separate votes, the outside panel said the vaccine was both safe and effective. A.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Feb 15, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

BBC News -- Scientists are no further forward in developing a vaccine against HIV after more than 20 years of research, a Nobel Prize-winning biologist has said. Professor David Baltimore, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Jan 29, 2008 @ 8:11am neoform

MSNBC -- Relief may be on the way for all those youngsters trembling at the thought of another needle jab. One day, the flu vaccine may simply be placed under the tongue. Korean researchers say the new vaccine worked in mice, avoiding not only the painful prick.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue May 22, 2007 @ 10:30pm neoform

BBC News -- The World Health Organisation says it has reached a framework agreement to ensure all countries share samples of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. Indonesia and China have been reluctant to provide samples, fearing the vaccines produced may be too ex.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Thu May 10, 2007 @ 9:42am neoform

USA Today -- A vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer significantly cut the risk of precancerous changes in women who had not already been infected with the cancer-causing virus types targeted by the vaccine, a study reports today. The Gardasil vaccine, which.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed May 9, 2007 @ 9:40pm neoform

CNN -- Merck's Gardasil vaccine protects against cervical cancer caused by a sexually transmitted wart virus for at least three years and also prevents lesions that can grow into vaginal and vulvar cancer, according to two studies published on Wednesday. And.. Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 12:30am neoform

Denver Post -- There's nothing wrong with drug makers publicizing their products and their benefits, but the lure of lucrative government contracts can prompt them to play fast and loose. In lobbying state lawmakers to make its latest vaccine mandatory, Merck has greatl.. Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Wed Mar 21, 2007 @ 11:23am neoform

FOX News -- Millions of doses of flu vaccine will expire at midnight June 30, unsold during this year's mild flu season and written off as trash. Still perfectly good, and possibly useful for a few more years, it will wind up being destroyed. This annual ritual is.. Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Fri Mar 9, 2007 @ 11:08pm neoform

Time -- When I told my 13-year-old daughter Alice I was taking her to get a vaccine that could help prevent cancer, she was mildly intrigued. "Cool," she allowed, "but I hate shots." Luckily, she didn't put up much resistance, and so we plunged into the heart of.. Read More