Neurons controlling hunger also drive drug addiction: Study
June 25th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 25 (IANS) Researchers have zeroed in on a set of nerve cells (neurons) in the brain's hypothalamus that is not only linked with hunger and overeating, but also ... Read more...
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Cuba to start clinical trials of pneumonia vaccine
May 4th, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, May 4 (IANS) Cuba will begin this year clinical trials of a new pneumonia vaccine developed by the island nation's biotech industry, the official daily Granma said.The vaccine was ... 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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Kerala kids to get new pentavalent vaccine shots
December 6th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 6 (IANS) As part of the Universal Immunisation Programme of the Indian government, Kerala will Dec 14 introduce the pentavalent vaccine which provides protection to a child from ... Read more...
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Government hospitals may run short of DPT vaccine
August 21st, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 20 (IANS) Government hospitals in India are likely to face shortage of the DPT (diphtheria pertussis tetanus) vaccine as the state-run Central Research Institute (CRI) here ... Read more...
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Now, a tracking system for immunisation in India: Azad
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In a major stride towards ensuring that children and pregnant women get basic immunisation, the government has a tracking system for vaccination in place, Health ... Read more...
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India to scale up its immunisation programmes: Azad
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) India will soon begin scaling up its immunisation programmes to reach out to remote regions of the country, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told the ... Read more...
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Pune firm slashes pentavalent vaccine prices 60 percent
June 13th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, June 13 (IANS) India's vaccine major, the Serum Institute, has pledged support to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) programme by announcing a 60 percent cut in ... Read more...
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Baby dies after DPT vaccine shot in Uttar Pradesh
December 30th, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) A five-month baby died allegedly after being administered a shot of vaccine by government medical staff in Uttar Pradesh's Mahamaya Nagar district, officials said Thursday.Health authorities have suspended ... Read more...
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Vaccination deaths: Cause still untraced
August 25th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) Four days after four infants died within minutes of receiving routine immunisation in three Uttar Pradesh villages near here, the authorities are still not clear about what caused ... Read more...
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Cuba achieves one-shot vaccine for five diseases (Lead)
July 20th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 20 (IANS) Cuban scientists have come out with a single-dose vaccine to prevent five diseases---diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus flu Type B, the state-owned Prensa Latina news ... Read more...
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Cuba achieves single shot vaccine for five diseases
July 20th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 20 (IANS) Cuba has achieved a single-dose vaccine to prevent five diseases -- diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus flu Type B, reports Prensa Latina.
Registered by the Centre ... Read more...
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Childhood exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls lowers immune response to vaccination
June 21st, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 21 (ANI): Children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls ((PCBs) early in life demonstrate a diminished immune response to vaccinations, suggests a new study.PCBs are long-lived environmental contaminants that are suspected to ... Read more...
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Over 15 lakh malaria cases in 2009
May 4th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A total of 1,533,169 malaria cases were reported in India in 2009, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad informed the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
Azad said the highest number of ... Read more...
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Bharat Biotech vaccine doses touch one-billion mark
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Leading vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech Wednesday delivered its billionth vaccine dose and announced to invest Rs.250 crore in two years to carry forward clinical trials in different ... Read more...
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170,000 bodies of quake victims recovered in Haiti
January 29th, 2010 - 10:50 am ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Jan 29 (IANS/EFE) Nearly 170,000 bodies have been recovered from the rubble as the rescue works continued since the devastating earthquake hit this Haitian capital city Jan 12.
A 16-year-old girl, who ... Read more...
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Low immunization levels in Uttar Pradesh causing concern: Unicef
December 26th, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 26 (IANS) Low levels of immunization in Uttar Pradesh are resulting in the resurgence of diseases like diphtheria and whooping cough in children, a Unicef sponsered study says.
This was disclosed ... Read more...
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HLL Lifecare denies controversy over vaccine complex
March 9th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) HLL Lifecare Ltd, which is setting up an integrated vaccine complex (IVC) in Tamil Nadu's Chengalpattu, has denied allegations that the central government closed down three state-run vaccine ... Read more...
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Feather colour may reveal survival strategy in birds
January 30th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 30 (ANI): Researchers in France have shown that the colour of a bird''s feathers indicates the strategy its immune system uses to beat pathogens.Previously, pigments in feathers have been ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh CRI to resume vaccine production
January 19th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 19 (IANS) The central government has finally allowed the Central Research Institute (CRI) at Kasauli town in Himachal Pradesh to restart the production of vaccines for the national immunisation programme."A ... Read more...
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Pakistan to introduce vaccination for five deadly childhood diseases
November 1st, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 1 (ANI): Pakistan will be introducing a new combination vaccine, which will provide protection against the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and four other common childhood diseases.Hib, ... Read more...
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Kasauli’s Central Research Institute to be restructured
June 4th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 4 (IANS) The central government has finally agreed to restructure the 102-year-old Central Research Institute at Kasauli town in Himachal Pradesh that was manufacturing vaccines against several diseases. An assurance ... Read more...
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India plans to re-work immunisation programme
May 13th, 2008 - 11:30 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India plans to "re-engineer" its immunisation programme by introducing additional vaccines for children up to the age of five years, a norm followed in 114 countries, including ... Read more...
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