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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Pakistani daily lauds India for no polio cases in 2011
January 14th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) India must receive "due appreciation" as it has been a year since its last case of polio was reported, said a leading Pakistani daily.An editorial in ... Read more...
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Small pox in Jharkhand?
March 23rd, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 23 (IANS) Jharkhand has rushed doctors to Gumla district to verify local media reports that small pox - a contagious disease believed to have been eradicated from the ... Read more...
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Oral vaccine could prevent up to 60pc of cholera cases
March 16th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 16 (ANI): A new study has found that oral vaccines could prevent up to 60 percent of cholera cases in the first two years after vaccination.The vaccines have been shown ... Read more...
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FIR lodged against unnamed people in vaccination deaths
August 22nd, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 22 (IANS) No one has been named in a first information report (FIR) lodged in the deaths of four infants during a routine immunisation drive in Lucknow, police said Sunday.
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Experimental malaria vaccine shows promising results
December 9th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): An experimental malaria vaccine has shown promise in preventing the mosquito-borne disease itself in infants and children.RTS, S/AS02 malaria vaccine invented, developed and manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals ... Read more...
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Additional early vaccination may help reduce measles outbreaks
July 25th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): A new study has found that measles outbreaks in developing countries could be reduced by vaccinating infants at 4.5 months of age as well as at the ... 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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