msnbc A universal flu vaccine has been successfully tested on humans with the disease for the first time, it was reported Monday.The U.K.’s Guardian newspaper said that unlike existing vaccines, this one, which was tested by scientists at Britain’s Oxford University, does not need to be changed every year to match the latest strain of […]
Flu breakthrough promises a vaccine to kill all strains
By Alok Jha, Science Correspondent Scientists at Oxford University have successfully tested a universal flu vaccine that could work against all known strains of the illness, taking a significant step in the fight against a disease that affects billions of people each year. The treatment – using a new technique and tested for the first […]
Expert says boys must be offered cancer jab
The Sydney Morning Herald Amy Corderoy HEALTH February 8, 2011 THE immunisation program that protects girls against the virus linked to cervical cancer should immediately be extended to boys to prevent other cancers, a leading epidemiologist says. Vaccinating boys against the human papillomavirus (HPV) would help stem a drastic rise in some cancers, particularly among […]
Italian Vaccine Awareness Group Confronts WHO Pandemic Vaccination Policy
By Norma Erickson February 7, 2011 For Georgio Tremante, there is no vaccine controversy, only facts. Georgio and his family lost a son in 1971, another in 1980, and have a third child who was left a quadriplegic with respiratory insufficiency after administration of the Sabin polio vaccine. His son, Alberto, has had to endure years […]
A new family planning tool to slow population growth.
PubMed.gov IDRC Rep. 1993 Jan;20(4):16-8. 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 […]
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