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Polio vaccines safe and effective assures Centre
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday refuted rumors being spread about virus being found in polio drops meant to be given to children up to five years and reassured that polio vaccines being used in India are safe and effective.
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T cell behavior has major implications for cancer immunotherapy
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 08 (ANI): Turns out, disease-fighting T cells, elicited from vaccines, do not require glucose for their rapid reproduction, which may help the development of immunotherapy for cancer patients, a new study has revealed.
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Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region resolve to make essential medicine
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 4 (ANI): Member countries of WHO (World Health Organisation) South-East Asia Region on Tuesday committed to make essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and medical devices affordable and accessible to all, both within the Region and beyond.
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Viruses can alter human body's response to vaccines, pathogens
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Aug 05 (ANI): Turns out, viruses with slower impact tend to alter the human body's response to vaccines and pathogens alike.
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Gonorrhea-curing vaccine on its way!
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 07 (ANI): The day is not far when people suffering from Gonorrhea will have vaccines to treat them.
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HPV vaccines could prevent cervical cancer
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines protect against cervical cancer in young women, finds a study.
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A new potential weapon against flu
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Apr. 8 (ANI): Just in time for flu season, there may be a brand-new way to deal with the disease.
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Naidu meets several business tycoons in Davos
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], Jan 26 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday met several business tycoons and also participated in development corporation sessions on the fourth day of his Davos tour.
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B’desh provides free diptheria vaccines to Rohingya children
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], December 12 (ANI): The Government of Bangladesh, in support of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) launched a vaccination campaign against diphtheria and other preve
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Slow progress in efforts to prevent child deaths from pneumonia, diarrhea:
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): In 2016, pneumonia and diarrhea were responsible for one of every four deaths in children under five years of age.
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New strategy could yield more effective flu shots
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 20 (ANI): A boosting skin vaccination with a biodegradable microneedle patch and protein constructed from sequences of influenza virus subtypes could improve the effectiveness of conventional influenza vaccines, according to a recent study.
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More effective vaccines come closer to reality
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 8 (ANI): A team of researchers have discovered a protein they believe would help make vaccinations more effective and provide protection from other diseases such as cancer.
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