By Julie Cabatit-Alegre MANILA, Philippines – Don’t be surprised if one of these days, you’ll find more and more women wearing a purple streak in their hair. The unique hairpiece, which is a lock of purple-colored hair, is clipped on or fastened with a barrette. It is not only a fashion statement but an open […]
A new family planning tool to slow population growth
Newton, P. Abstract PIP: The National Institute of Immunology in New Delhi, India, is conducting clinical trials of a prototype birth control vaccine. 88 20-36 year old women receive a series of 3 injections of 300 mcg human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) vaccine to theoretically protect them from pregnancy for 1 year. After 1 year, they […]
Bangladesh to hold massive cholera vaccine trial
AFP Press Release DHAKA — Bangladesh will on Thursday launch the world’s largest trial of a cheap oral cholera vaccine, which could save tens of thousands of lives every year it if proves successful, health officials said. The World Health Organization estimates that up to five million people worldwide contract cholera each year, with 120,000 […]
Vaccines get a booster shot
By Rupali Mukherjee MUMBAI: Vaccines are back in favour. After being junked by pharma biggies some years back, now almost every drug major is investing in vaccines by acquiring or building on fresh capacities (organic or inorganic route). The evidence lies in pharma biggie Pfizer acquiring Wyeth and domestic major Shantha Biotech being snapped up […]
Victims of Vaccination
By Ankur Paliwal Vaccine trials in a Madhya Pradesh government hospital are making children sick. Culprit: harmful chemicals in high amounts. Ajay and Pooja Naik lament the day they took their child for a special vaccination programme. Soon after Yathartha’s birth last year, Ajay learned that a government hospital in Indore in Madhya Pradesh was […]
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