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Is man's best friend the key to battling cancer? New study aims to find out

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Oncology & Cancer

Is man's best friend the key to battling cancer? New study aims to find out

A new joint study by UC Davis, the University of Wisconsin and Colorado State University is looking for healthy canines to participate in a study that may benefit man and man's best friend alike.

14 hours ago

Cardiology

Flu shot may aid heart bypass recovery

Getting a flu shot before heart bypass surgery can head off inflammation throughout the body and possibly lead to a healthier recovery, a new study suggests.

14 hours ago

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Vaccine reduces likelihood of severe pneumonia

A new study has found severe pneumonia decreases by 35 per cent in children who receive a vaccine against a pneumonia-causing bacteria.

20 hours ago

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Europe gives go ahead to market Ebola vaccine

The European Union authorised the marketing of a vaccine against Ebola on Monday, permitting the first wider commercial use of a protection that has helped stem an outbreak in DR Congo.

Nov 11, 2019

Cardiology

Flu shots help prevent illness, death in heart disease patients

An annual flu vaccination is inexpensive, easy and proven to prevent illness and death in people with heart disease, however, almost 1 in 3 patients skip the flu shot, according to preliminary research to be presented at ...

Nov 11, 2019

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Infectious diseases: Why moms-to-be need vaccines during pregnancy

Vaccines are a part of many well-child visits. But they also should be part of the care moms-to-be receive to protect their unborn children. "When we take care of pregnant patients, we're really taking care of two patients: ...

Nov 07, 2019

HIV & AIDS

Flu shot can provide effective immunity for people living with HIV

People who are being treated for HIV can gain effective protection against seasonal flu with the influenza (flu) vaccine, new findings confirm.

Nov 07, 2019

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Initial reports suggest new dengue vaccine safer than prior vaccines

A team of researchers at Takeda Vaccines has announced the results of the first phase of trial testing a new vaccine to prevent dengue infections. In their paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine, they outline ...

Nov 07, 2019 report

Vaccination

From the 'valley of death' to supply and demand sustainability—the unfinished agenda for immunisation

The best of science, entrepreneurship and politics is required to avoid "turning the clock back on immunization," argue a group of global health experts in a new Nature Review.

Nov 07, 2019

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Vaccine candidate for gonorrhea shows preclinical effectiveness

A report in the journal mBio, published by the American Society for Microbiology, describes a prototype vaccine candidate for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that ...

Nov 06, 2019

Vaccination

Changes in California vaccine exemption laws projected to have limited effect on increasing childhood vaccination rates

A study found that laws developed in California to decrease the number of children who are exempt from receiving vaccines may have little effect. This is because parents motivated by a hesitancy to vaccinate continue to find ...

Nov 05, 2019

Pediatrics

Anti-vaxxers find ways around 'personal exemption' bans

When parents can no longer get "personal-belief" exemptions from childhood vaccinations, they may get around it by asking for religious exemptions for their kids, a new study finds.

Nov 04, 2019

Vaccination

Pain experts say fear of needles partly to blame for Canada's relatively low immunization rates

Helping both adults and children overcome their fear of needles could have a significant personal and public health benefit, according to a University of Alberta pain expert.

Nov 01, 2019

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

The missing link: A safe vaccine for an infection that hospitalizes more than 50,000 infants every year

Professor Sang-Moo Kang may have found a way to make a safe vaccine for RSV, an infection that hospitalizes more than 50,000 infants every year.

Oct 31, 2019

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers move closer to new vaccine for killer TB

Scientists said Tuesday they are closing in on a new game-changing vaccine for tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease that claimed some 1.5 million lives last year.

Oct 29, 2019

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Get a flu shot, doctors say, warning that this could be a severe season

As flu cases begin to pop up, medical experts say that though it's hard to predict the severity of the upcoming season, there are indicators it could be harsh, reminiscent of the deadly influenza that spread two years ago.

Oct 25, 2019

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Flu shots benefit patients hospitalized with pneumonia

Routine, in-hospital influenza vaccinations for all adults hospitalized with pneumonia may save lives and reduce hospitalizations, according to a study presented at CHEST 2019, the annual meeting of the American College of ...

Oct 24, 2019

Immunology

Q&A: Should you get vaccinations with a suppressed immune system?

Dear Mayo Clinic: I am 72 and take a drug for rheumatoid arthritis that suppresses my immune system. I'm scheduled to receive a vaccine later this year. Is it safe for me to receive this vaccine?

Oct 23, 2019

Oncology & Cancer

HPV immunization program cuts pre-cancer rates by more than half

A school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in British Columbia, Canada, is dramatically reducing rates of cervical pre-cancer in B.C. women, according to a new study.

Oct 21, 2019