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Genetics and Health

Archive for the ‘Vaccines’ Category

March 3rd, 2008

Flu virus has ‘coat’ which melts in the summer and makes it less virulent

(Photo credit: Flu viruses among cilia - National Geographic magazine http://www.nationalgeographic.com/)
US scientists have discovered a possible reason why the flu virus is seasonal and tends to infect people mostly in the winter. It has a jacket that melts in the summer causing the virus to die off, and stays hard in the winter, until it […]

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February 4th, 2008

Should men be vaccinated against HPV?

 Human Papilloma Virus 
Further to my article on UK school girls being vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), there is mounting evidence that the HPV immunization program should be extended to males.
HPV is known to cause cervical cancer in women, and there are vaccination programs in many countries to immunize girls and young women against the […]

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January 20th, 2008

Virus linked to deadly skin cancer

(Merkel Skin Cancer - courtesy of DermIS, www.dermis.net)
US researchers have recently discovered a new virus they believe may be linked to a rare but extremely lethal type of skin cancer. Merkel cell carcinoma mostly afflicts the elderly and people with weaker immune systems, including AIDS and transplant patients. The newly discovered virus belongs to the […]

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January 9th, 2008

New meningitis vaccine appears safe for babies

 
As a Mom who nearly lost her precious ten day old son to meningitis, I am delighted to report that a new experimental meningitis vaccine that protects against four strains of the bacterial disease has been successfully tested on babies in the UK and Canada. The study, which was sponsored by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, and carried […]

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