Vaccine Makers Receive Immunity,Developers Can't be Sued for Side Effects

Harsh Saini 3 months ago Region: India

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has signed documents that give vaccination developers immunity for any future lawsuits that could pertain to the vaccine for H1N1 swine flu. In 1976, during the ... more

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Extremists Deprived Children from Polio Vaccine

Abdur Raziq a year ago Region: Pakistan

‘Five militants were killed in ongoing security forces operations in the Bajure tribal agency of Pakistan on Friday. In Kurram, agency in sectarian clashes killed sixteen people and injured many others,’ offici... more

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Vaccine to help quit Smoking

Rama Kant Mishra a year ago Region: India

Despite the known health risks, people continue to smoke and use tobacco primarily as a result of their addiction to nicotine. There is a well known fact that use of tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death and di... more

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Questions Surround HPV Vaccine Gardasil

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: United States

Posted by Kara McDonough to FindingDulcinea Gardasil,  a vaccine approved by the FDA in 2006, is between 90 and 100 percent effective at protecting against some strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause cervic... more

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HIB Vaccine Removed From Last Year Is To Return This March

Emanthi Marambe 8 months ago Region: Sri Lanka

By Emanthi Marambe-- HIB Pentavalant Vaccine which was withdrawn from the National Immunaization Campaign  of Sri Lanka on Last May due to the Deaths of four Infants will  Re Introduced to the Cam... more

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New Vaccine May Be Most Promising Yet Against Bird Flu

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: United States

Posted to findingDulcinea by Cara McDonough The vaccine uses a mock version of the virus, the biotech company said, and is safe enough to continuing testing on humans. “These results are strong and very competit... more

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Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade

Suranjana Ghosh a year ago Region: United States

Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half of those involving children whose parents rejected vaccination, health officials reported Thursday. Worried doctors are troubled... more

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Biotechnology booming in India

Sudeep Joseph 2 years ago Region: India

  Biotechnology, the multidisciplinary science which utilizes the living organisms or the parts of living organisms for improving the living status of mankind. It encompasses many fields from the animal world to the ... more

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