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  • October 2008

    • Experts Close In on Breast Cancer Vaccine

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 6, 08 5:43 AM CDT

      Experts Close In on Breast Cancer Vaccine

      (Newser) - The prevention of breast cancer has been strongly linked to hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy and breastfeeding, prompting a top cancer expert to predict that a vaccine could mimic such safeguards, reports the Guardian. The researcher called for increased efforts to prevent breast cancer in addition to treating it, noting that the number of new diagnoses continues to climb even as death rates drop. More »

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      pregnancy  • breast cancer  • cancer research  • vaccine  • hormones  • cervical cancer  • cancer prevention

  • September 2008

    • Feds Target Kids for Flu Shots

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 29, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      Feds Target Kids for Flu Shots

      (Newser) - Kids are the focus of flu vaccination efforts this year in an unprecedented push to lower the overall number of US infections, the Los Angeles Times reports. Children get the flu more often than adults, and research suggests they are biologically more effective at spreading it; for the first time, federal guidelines recommend individuals between 6 months and 18 years old get the vaccine. More »

    • Record 145M Targeted for Flu Shots

      Washington Post  |  Sep 25, 08 2:31 AM CDT

      Record 145M Targeted for Flu Shots

      (Newser) - Enough flu vaccine is now being manufactured to give shots to a record 145 million people, reports the Washington Post . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans an unprecedented campaign to ensure as many children, seniors and pregnant women as possible get shots, up to 86% of the population. The vaccine, expected to be among the most effective in years, is being recommended for children up to 18 years old. More »

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      children  • vaccine  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  • CDC  • flu  • influenza

    • New Study Finds No Vaccine Link to Autism

      Washington Post  |  Sep 4, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      New Study Finds No Vaccine Link to Autism

      (Newser) - A new study concludes that a childhood vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella is not linked to autism, reports the Washington Post . Researchers studied bowel biopsies from 38 autistic children and found no link between the vaccine and the digestive problems often associated with autism. The results, which contradict the findings of an earlier study, come amid a federal investigation on the controversial topic. More »

    • UK Begins Massive HPV Vaccine Campaign

      Times (UK)  |  Sep 3, 08 4:13 PM CDT

      UK Begins Massive HPV Vaccine Campaign

      (Newser) - The UK kicked off a campaign to give 12- and 13-year-old girls the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, the Times of London reports. Schools will begin offering the shot, which is not mandatory, this week. The government estimates that it will vaccinate over 2 million girls by 2011. Beside official programs, the campaign also includes youth-oriented advertising. More »

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      Great Britain  • teenagers  • high school  • vaccine  • Britain  • cervical cancer  • HPV  • underage sex

    • US Scratches Out Scourge of Chickenpox

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 2, 08 7:20 PM CDT

      US Scratches Out Scourge of Chickenpox

      (Newser) - Thirteen years after the introduction of a vaccine, chickenpox has virtually disappeared among American children. The virus that causes the itchy disease is now so rare that parents and physicians alike have difficulty recognizing it, the Chicago Tribune reports. New research reveals a 75% drop in pox-related hospitalizations over the last decade and as few as 15 estimated deaths per year. More »

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      public health  • vaccine  • children's health care  • immunization  • chickenpox

  • August 2008

    • Thomas Weller, Who Won Nobel for Polio Work, Dead at 93

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 25, 08 3:12 PM CDT

      Thomas Weller, Who Won Nobel for Polio Work, Dead at 93

      (Newser) - Thomas Weller, whose research on polio won him a share of a Nobel Prize in 1954, died this weekend at 93, the Boston Globe reports. Weller, along with colleagues John Enders and Frederick Robbins, discovered that the polio virus preyed on muscles, not nerve tissue as had been previously thought. Their cultures paved the way for the Salk and Sabin vaccines. More »

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      obituary  • medicine  • vaccine  • virus  • Nobel Prize  • polio  • pathology

    • Anthrax Expert Could Have Cashed In on Panic

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 2, 08 8:38 AM CDT

      Anthrax Expert Could Have Cashed In on Panic

      (Newser) - Bruce Ivins, the government scientist linked to the deadly 2001 anthrax mailings who committed suicide this week, stood to profit from a panic set off by the killings, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ivins, who was close to being charged by the FBI when he killed himself, was listed as a co-inventor on two patents for a vaccine that could have earned him tens of thousands in royalties as the government stockpiled vaccines. More »

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      vaccine  • anthrax  • Bruce Ivins  • biological weapons  • motive

  • July 2008

    • Tobacco May Help Cure Cancer

      Newsweek  |  Jul 22, 08 5:39 PM CDT

      Tobacco May Help Cure Cancer

      (Newser) - Scientists are trying to use the tobacco plant to produce a cancer vaccine, Newsweek reports. Ironic though it may be, the plant could someday offer fast and cheap production of antibodies personalized for individual’s tumor cells. In the first study of its kind, scientists found that the plant-based vaccine triggered the immune systems of patients with a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma without dangerous side effects. A larger study will now determine how effective the vaccine is at fighting the cancer. More »

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      cancer  • cancer research  • vaccine  • tobacco  • immune system  • tumor

    • For Top Vaccine Doc, Autism Battle Hits Home

      Washington Post  |  Jul 1, 08 7:33 PM CDT

      For Top Vaccine Doc, Autism Battle Hits Home

      (Newser) - For one of the country's highest-profile vaccine researchers, the accusation that the medical establishment is covering up a link between autism and vaccinations hits a nerve. Peter Hotez's 15-year-old daughter, Rachel, has autism, a fact that colors every aspect of her family's life. Her parents, Peter and Ann, declined to let a reporter meet Rachel but opened up to the Washington Post. More »

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      vaccine  • autism  • vaccination

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