Mouth bugs may double pancreatic cancer risks: Study
September 19th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) Oral bugs may double risks of pancreatic cancer, an extremely lethal and difficult condition to detect, one which last year snuffed out Apple icon Steve Jobs ... Read more...
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Anti-hepatitis A shot effective for 10 years
August 10th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) Anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) shots give infants immunity for least 10 years, according to latest research.The study found that any transfer of the mother's HAV ... Read more...
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Poor sleep hits potency of vaccines
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) A good night's sleep is vital not only for sound health but also for vaccines to work effectively, says a new study."With the emergence of our ... Read more...
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PFCs weaken immune response to vaccine shots in childhood
January 25th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), widely used in non-stick cookware, waterproof clothing and fast-food packaging, seem to lower immune response to vaccination in children.A new Harvard study is ... Read more...
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Now, blood tests can detect Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms occur
February 12th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new technology to diagnose Alzheimer's disease from blood samples long before symptoms appear.The new method uses synthetic molecules to seek out and identify disease-specific ... Read more...
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Why HIV-uninfected babies of mums with HIV are more prone to infections
February 9th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Scientists have found that babies whose mothers have HIV, but are not HIV-infected themselves, are born with lower levels of specific proteins in their blood called antibodies, which ... Read more...
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Why PSA levels reflect prostate cancer progression
January 14th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Researchers studying prostate cancer cells for decades have now found why PSA (prostate-specific antigen) levels reflect cancer progression."This is the first demonstration of a mechanism that explains why ... Read more...
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Double doses of chicken pox vaccine most effective: Study
January 5th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that two doses are better than one, when it comes to vaccinating children against varicella (chicken pox).In fact, the odds ... Read more...
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Double dose of chicken pox vaccine more effective
January 5th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) Two doses of the chicken pox vaccine are more effective than one, researchers have found. The odds of developing the infection were lower in children who had received ... Read more...
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Smoking accounts for more than a third of severe rheumatoid arthritis cases
December 14th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): A new research has found that smoking accounts for more than a third of cases of the most severe and common form of rheumatoid arthritis.The study has also ... Read more...
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Being to clean could make you prone to more allergies
November 29th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 29 (ANI): A new study has indicated that young people may suffer more allergies if they are overexposed to antibacterial soaps containing triclosan.Researchers from the University of Michigan School ... Read more...
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Food allergies linked to higher risk of asthma attacks
October 4th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed that individuals with food allergies are more likely to have asthma attacks.Food allergies are more common among people with asthma and may contribute ... Read more...
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Children, males and blacks at high risk of food allergies
October 4th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed that children, non-Hispanic blacks and males have higher risk for food allergies than other populations.The study estimates that 2.5 percent of the United ... Read more...
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New research could ‘protect newborn babies from HIV infection’
October 4th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): A new research at Oregon Health &Science University may have uncovered a new weapon for combating HIV as it is passed from mother to newborn child."Mother-to-infant transmission of ... Read more...
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New bacterial foe in cystic fibrosis identified
October 2nd, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Measuring the health status of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients would now get easier as researchers have found that exacerbations in CF are linked to chronic infection with a ... Read more...
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New rabies treatment advances after successful phase 1 trial in India
September 15th, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): A new cost-effective rabies therapy developed by MassBiologics at the University of Massachusetts and the Serum Institute of India has taken an important step forward with positive ... Read more...
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Kids respond better to recommended swine flu vaccine
May 28th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 28 (ANI): In the first head to head study of the two H1N1 vaccines used in the UK during the recent pandemic has found that the adjuvanted split virus vaccine ... Read more...
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Infants ‘at risk for measles in first year’
May 19th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): A new research has found that young infants have a gap in their protection against measles, from around two to three months old until they are vaccinated at ... Read more...
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Till 12 months, infants aren’t protected against measles
May 19th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) Infants are virtually unprotected against measles from two months onwards, until they are vaccinated at 12 months, says new research.
This is because the level of antibodies infants get ... Read more...
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Smoking may up multiple sclerosis risk in some
April 8th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Smoking may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who also have specific established risk factors for MS, a new study has shown.The research is published ... Read more...
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Low natural antibody levels linked to stroke risk
February 13th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): The presence of a certain type of antibody in the immune system is associated with the chances of suffering a stroke, a new study from Karolinska Institutet shows. ... Read more...
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New malaria vaccine found safe for children
February 6th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) A new vaccine has shown promise in protecting the most vulnerable patients -- young children -- against malaria, says a study.
Researchers found the vaccine stimulated strong and long-lasting ... Read more...
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New anti-malaria vaccine found effective in children
February 4th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): An international team of researchers has concluded that a new malaria vaccine shows promise in protecting young children.The study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine's ... Read more...
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Novel cocaine vaccine could help reduce drug use
October 6th, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): A new vaccine to treat cocaine dependence apparently has the potential to reduce drug use in people who attain high anticocaine antibody levels in response, according to a ... Read more...
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Boffins find link between common sexual infection, prostate cancer risk
September 10th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): A strong association between the common sexually transmitted infection, Trichomonas vaginalis, and risk of advanced and lethal prostate cancer in men has been found by researchers from Harvard ... Read more...
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Painless ‘microneedle’ patch may end jab fear
August 20th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a painless patch that may someday make hypodermic needles as well as annual flu shots a thing of the ... Read more...
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Childhood obesity linked to allergy risk
May 5th, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 05 (ANI): A new study has shown that obese kids and adolescents are at increased risk of having some kind of allergy, especially to a food."We found a positive ... Read more...
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Cancer drug effectively treats kidney transplant rejections
December 27th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that a cancer drug can effectively treat organ rejection.Steve Woodle of University of Cincinnati (U-C) and colleagues found that the drug bortezomib, used to treat ... Read more...
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No link between newborn thyroid function, cognitive development
October 5th, 2008 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Scientists have claimed that theres no link between newborn thyroid function within the normal range and cognitive developmentThe researchers have also said that they have not found ... Read more...
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Now, novel vaccine to protect against all four strains of dengue virus
July 23rd, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , July 23 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, scientists at Maryland and South Carolina have come up with a novel four-component vaccine that has shown success against all four strains ... Read more...
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Tattoos could be good for your health - tattooed vaccines, that is
March 24th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by admin
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Hamburg, March 24 (DPA) We may all be getting tattoos in the future - tattooed vaccinations against disease, that is. German researchers have shown that tattooing is a more effective way of ... Read more...
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Having a tattoo may be good for your health
February 7th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): Tattooing might be more than just a fashion statement - it might be good for your health, says the new study.German scientists have shown that tattooing is a ... Read more...
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Study disproves MMR jab and autism link
February 5th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by admin
Washington, February 5 (ANI): A study has disproved that the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination may lead to the development of autism.The findings are based on a community sample of almost ... Read more...
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Much-sought-after cancer vaccine on the anvil
November 14th, 2007 - 3:03 am ICT by admin
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