By: Dr. Mercola 16 October 2010 The Food and Drug Administration said preliminary results from a study in Mexico involving GlaxoSmithKline’s Rotarix vaccine suggest an increased risk of a serious bowel problem that could be fatal. A statement posted to the FDA’s website said the study showed an increased risk of intussusception in the 31-day […]
NIH Experts Describe Influenza Vaccines of the Future
By: AS Fauchi and L Lambert 17 November 2010 In a review article appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, examine research under way to address the limitations of currently available influenza vaccines and develop more […]
New Study Re-examines Bacterial Vaccine Studies Conducted During 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Press Release from NIH (National Institutes of Health) 02 November 2010 WHAT: Secondary infections with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, were a major cause of death during the 1918 flu pandemic and may be important in modern pandemics as well, according to a new article in the Journal of Infectious Diseases co-authored […]
Do Flu Vaccinations for Pregnant Women Protect Infants?
By: Nancy Solomon 18 October 2010 NIH-Funded Vaccine Research at SLU Also Examines Mom’s Immune Response ST. LOUIS – In the wake of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, the National Institutes of Health has launched a clinical trial that studies the seasonal flu vaccine in pregnant women. Saint Louis University, one of the Vaccine and […]
Twin Research Registry at SRI International Seeks Bay Area Twin Pairs for Seasonal Flu Vaccine Study at Stanford University
Published by SRI International 12 October 2010 SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development institute, is seeking healthy fraternal and identical twin pairs for the second year of a flu vaccine study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. This year’s vaccine covers both the seasonal and the H1N1 flu. The goal of the […]
