36 days ago by edhayes

A new vaccine against the chronic liver disease hepatitis C has shown promising results in a first clinical trial in humans, Oxford University researchers report. The vaccine generated immune responses similar to those seen in the minority of people who are naturally able to clear any infection with ...

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36 days ago by edhayes

An investigational vaccine protected some women against infection from one of the two types of herpes simplex viruses that cause genital herpes, according to findings in the New England Journal of Medicine. The vaccine was partially effective at preventing herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), but di ...

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36 days ago by LGBT Weekly

A new experimental vaccine shows promise in helping to protect some mammals against contracting the HIV virus, an auto-immune deficiency disease that often leads to AIDS. Scientists have used the vaccine on monkeys with a level of success, and hope to eventually develop the vaccine for human use, AB ...

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36 days ago by Jef.Akst

Human adenoviruses have been proposed as vectors for antigens in vaccines because of their ability to induce strong immune responses in animal models. But there is one major problem—patients that have already been exposed to such adenoviruses naturally develop antibodies against them, which then neu ...

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37 days ago by prof77

. Apparently Vacciboy and Immugirl aren’t old enough to read the following: Vaccine effectiveness studies: Nations requiring the most vaccines tend to have the worst infant mortality rates. (See also: Published peer-reviewed study.) Study: Unvaccinated Children Far Less Prone to Allergies and Diseas ...

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37 days ago by talesfromthelou

New Study Exposes the “60% Effective” Flu Shot as 98.5% Useless by Joseph Mercola. Bear with me, as this is a long article. But it is necessary reading if you are you are attempting to understand all the contradictive information coming our way on the flu vaccine. If Dr. Mercola is right then the pr ...

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38 days ago by Alex Crees

While it’s important for young women to get vaccinated against HPV, it’s equally important that they not be lulled into a false sense of security: Women who receive the HPV vaccination will still need to get screened for cervical cancer in the future. British researchers found an alarming lack of cl ...

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38 days ago by emiliahdelia

Status Of Viral Influenza Activity This Season. Although winter hasn't even arrived, the principal signs of flu period have, US fettle officials said Friday. In fact, Georgia is conjunctio in view of a fierce enhancement in influenza cases, mostly surrounded by school-aged children, with the state p ...

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40 days ago by gasstationwithoutpumps

The FDA recently approved the Prevnar 13 vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae for adults. Previously, only the Pneumovax 23 vaccine was approved for adult use. I’m asplenic, since I had my spleen removed after a bike crash in 2000, and so am in a high-risk class for pneumonia caused by S. pneumo ...

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40 days ago by AntonioCaperna

Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for people ages 50 years and older to prevent pneumonia and invasive disease caused by the bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pneumococcal pneumonia, caused when the bacterium Streptococcu ...

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