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- A New Vaccine for a New Year
The 2001 childhood vaccine recommendations are out. One new and exciting vaccine has been released and should save lives. Click above to find out more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/57458
- Adults Need Vaccines Too
Just because your older doesn't mean you don't need vaccinations. Click above to see what vaccines adults should get.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/39363
- AIDS Vaccine Trials
Two AIDS vaccine trials will begin soon.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/15701
- Diabetics Need Vaccines
People with diabetes need to get their pneumonia and flu vaccines soon.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/25396
- DNA Based Vaccine Blows Away Rat Cancer
Successful results with mice mean that tests on humans are planned. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19980817015040data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Flu Vaccine Delayed for 2001-2002
Again this year the flu vaccine will be in short supply. This year one manufacturer of the vaccine has decided not to produce the vaccine anymore. Click to find out who should get the vaccine.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/74653
- H5N1 Vaccine Proves 100 Percent Successful In Animal Tests
A bird flu vaccine created by genetically engineering a common cold virus has so far proven to be completely successful in tests on mice and chickens. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20060026231144data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Meningitis Vaccine for College Students
Meningitis is an infection of two of the three membranes surrounding the brain. Symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, stiff neck and rash. This is a lethal infection that can cause death in a little as four hours.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/5253
- New Pneumococcal Vaccine Approved
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes a number of life threatening diseases in children under 2 years of age. This new vaccine could save a lot of lives.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/50314
- New Rotavirus Vaccine
A new rotavirus vaccine may soon protect children from a very common cause of diarrhea and dehydration. By Neal Rolfe Chamberlain.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/113773
- New Type of Vaccine May Help People Infected With HIV
Recent work by researchers at Emory University has resulted in a new type of vaccine. This vaccine does not prevent HIV infection but could keep people already infected by this virus from becoming ill.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/64022
- New Vaccine Could Prevent Cervical Cancer
A vaccine to prevent cancer! How does that work? If you are thinking microbiologically it makes a lot of sense. Click on the article title to learn more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/251/96537
- New Vaccine Protects Children from Typhoid Fever
Typhoid fever killed Alexander the Great. Millions of people get this disease each year. This new vaccine could save a large number of children's lives.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/68878
- Oral Vaccine May Prevent Traveler's Diarrhea
Traveler's diarrhea can ruins many people's vacation plans. Now there may be a vaccine to prevent this nasty vacation-ruining bacteria from destroying your vacation memories.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/45794
- Prevnar Vaccine Further Reducing Childhood Infections
The Prevnar vaccine is expected to prevent 88% of cases of bacteremia, 82% of cases of meningitis, and 71% of cases of otitis media episodes in the United States in children under six years of age. By the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002368.html
- Sand Fly Spit Vaccine
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that infects 2 million people per year in Asia, Africa, Europe, Central America and South America. The sand fly takes transmits this parasite from animals to humans. Click above to find out how sand fly spit might rid the world of this nasty microbe.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/78180
- Study Follow-Up Shows Big Increase in Preschooler Vaccinations
A 1996 study showed that nearly half the children who visited two Milwaukee health clinics were not given timely immunizations. Intervention by a Medical College research team cut the rate of “missed vaccination opportunities” at one clinic from 49% down to 13%.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002284.html
- Take A Chance With DNA Vaccine For Bird Flu, Say Chemists
Chemists in Britain say we should be tooling up now to produce a DNA vaccine for the H5N1 virus, even though DNA vaccines have not yet been proved effective or safe for human use. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050919235909data_trunc_sys.shtml
- The vaccine debate
In the past few decades a significant number of parents have become concerned about the safety of vaccines. This trepidation stems from the realization that a small number of vaccine recipients will have complications from vaccination, sometimes with serious, long lasting consequences.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu:81/ScienceEd/stories/storyReader$73
- Vaccinations: Safe or Deadly?
Vaccines are injections that contain all or part of a pathogen that raise an immune response, but do not cause disease.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=201&page=1
- Vaccines a Great Medical Discovery
Vaccines have saved millions of peoples lives. A truly great discovery of this millennium.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/22459
- Vaccines Save Lives and Money
Vaccines can be a pain but they do save lives. Here is some of the proof.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/18153
- Vaccines: Part 1
Over the next few weeks I hope to answer some questions concerning vaccines. For example: Why do we vaccinate children? What is in those vaccines? By Dr. Neal Rolfe Chamberlain.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/33840
- What is in Those Vaccines: Part II?
What is in the hepatitis vaccine and how come that vaccine can be given so early after a child is born?
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/36633
- What is in Those Vaccines: Part III?
The DTaP vaccine has saved literally millions of lives over the years. Click above to see what is in that vaccine and why we must vaccinate every generation with DTaP.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/37064
- What is in Those Vaccines: Part IV?
Has anyone under 25 years of age gotten the measles, mumps, or the German measles? The MMR vaccine has reduced the number of childhood diseases significantly. Even though these disease can be mild they can cause severe complications. Click above to see why we give the MMR vaccine.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/37632
- What is in Those Vaccines: Part V?
The Hib vaccine saves about 10,000 lives each year in the United States alone. Click above to find out what is in it.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/37898
- What is in Those Vaccines: Part VI?
My name is virus poliomyelitis. I cause a disease which you call infantile paralysis. I consider myself quite an artist -- sort of a sculptor. I specialize in the grotesques, twisting and deforming human bodies. That's why I'm called 'The Crippler.' from the PBS film, A PARALYZING FEAR.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/38378
- What is in Those Vaccines?
Abbreviations can make the world of vaccines seem like nonsense. Over the next few weeks I will be defining what those silly abbreviations mean.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/36029
- Why Give Booster Shot?
Isn't one shot enough. Why do I have to give my kids these booster shots.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/35684
- Why Vaccinate Our Children?
Because immunizations save lives. Click on the title to read more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/34244
- Why Wait To Give Vaccines?
When you give a vaccination is important. Too soon and you get poor protection.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/35234
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