Malaria vaccine may be available in 2012

Nearly One million people are  killed  every year by malaria.Although half of the world's population lives in areas where malaria is rampent, and these are worlds poorest countries.The launch of  the vaccine of...

Baby died ten days after being given MMR jab

Third leading cause of death is seeking medical treatment." A baby died 10 days after being injected with the MMR vaccine because doctors failed to warn his parents about possible complications, an inquest heard yesterday. Eighteen-month-old George Fisher had suffered a...

Bowel cancer breakthrough

Bowel cancer scientists have announced a major breakthrough that could lead to better treatment of bowel cancer perhaps eventually even drugs that might be used to develop vaccines against it.Bowel cancer kills many...

Merck approves use of its HPV vaccine Gardasil in males

Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is an oncogenic virus implicated in causing nearly 100% of all cervical cancer cases, but it does not just target females. It also infects males, and can cause anal, penile, neck and...

Bluetongue vaccination programme compulsary in Scotland

Scottish farmers will now be forced to vaccinate their sheep and cattle against the deadly bluetongue disease; the first compulsory vaccination programme in the UK. England and Whales have already done this...

Tasmanian devils could be extinct in 10 years

Tasmanian devils were breeding early to beat cancer, but now they could be extinct in 10 years if a vaccine against the cancer is not found. The public has even been asked to help fund a breeding program for 500...

CareToLive Writ to Supreme Court Fighting FDA for Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy

"CareToLive Sends Writ to Supreme Court of the United States October 24th, 2008 | Posted by CTL Share This While the FDA continues to tow the untenable line they have chosen and while they continue to...

Female Immigrants Required to get HPV Cancer Vaccine in US

The cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, which blocks strains of the human papillomavirus (or HPV), is now required for all new female immigrants between the ages of 11 and 26.  The vaccine has been recommended for...

New Vaccine mopv1 'could end Nigeria polio'

This latest developement in the field of polio research can win one of the last frontirs of polio eradication.Nigeria is one of the four country where polio has yet to be eradicated, 82%of reported case so far this...

Breast cancer vaccine is possible, says expert

The success of the HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer could be followed by a vaccine against breast cancer. Professor Valerie Beral's research has shown that childbirth and breastfeeding helps prevent...

Gates Foundation Gives $168.7 million for Malaria

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation contributed $168.7 million to the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, which aims to eradicate malaria by developing potential vaccines, raising awareness and reducing death and...

UPDATE: What's the Latest News on GARDASIL?

Update:   Effective July 1, 2008, in a press release dated July 24, 2008, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, adding human papillomavirus to the required list of vaccinations required when...

Breast cancer vaccine hope raised

As the UK launches it nationwide free vaccination programme against HPV the virus associated with cervical cancer we get news of a possible vaccine against breast cancer. Early days yet but if the results in mice can...

Immunization Killed My Infant Son

Seven years ago, Clodagh Foelster lost her baby boy Toby. One week later, his twin brother Zac showed similar symptoms. Was it due to immunization shots? This is her story."I belong to a very exclusive club. We have...

The New England Journal of Medicine Questions Distributing HPV Vaccines

This article states that the New England Journal of Medicine has posted articles questioning the distribution of GARDASIL, manufactured by Merck & Co. Inc and Cervarix, manufactured by...

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