Meningitis

New jab offers better protection

Isabella Allan was left deaf in one ear after developing meningitis The Meningitis Research Foundation says a new vaccination for children will offer greater protection against the pneumococcal form of the disease. Trials have...

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Bare-foot doctors bring gift of life in China's child vaccine chain

Guo Hong is a doctorate student in computer science -- but to his parents, he's just "Doggy." It's a nickname that's given the 26-year-old cause to cringe over the years. "It embarrassed me when my parents called me that in...

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Vaccines getting a boost - roanoke.com

Many more could be on the market in five years or less. MARIETTA, Pa. -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name...

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Lyme disease - the danger that can lie in wait on an innocent country walk

Our weather has been warm and wet, the perfect climate for ticks - those blood-feeding parasites - to multiply. Although vets are aware of the dangers of tick bites to animals, humans are also at risk from Lyme disease - a...

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Augsburg student hospitalized with meningitis

MINNEAPOLIS -- A student at Augsburg College in Minneapolis is hospitalized with a case of bacterial meningitis. The college says the freshman female has been admitted to North Memorial Medical Center. The school is working...

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Cardizem Cd And Prescribing Information

Cardizem Cd And Prescribing Information facts from trusted sources: Cardizem Cd And Prescribing Information information at Drugs.com Food and drug administration (fda) will rigorously consider retinal to scientific its of the...

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Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Starting next year an extra 6.3 million children worldwide will have the chance to feel that pinch and get vaccinated against some of the world's deadliest illnesses, according to the GAVI Alliance, a...

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A shot in the arm for drugmakers

Vaccines now are viewed as a crucial path to growth, as drugmakers look for ways to bolster slowing prescription medicine sales amid intensifying generic competition and government pressure to cut down prices under the federal...

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HIB Booster Vaccine Available Again

A shortage on the H-I-B vaccine last fall had a lot of parents worried about their toddler's health. The meningitis booster is available again. But some of those kids who missed it the first time, may never get it.

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Schoolmates release balloons to keep memory of Ruby alive

By Evelyn Ring Thursday, November 19, 2009 RUBY AYOUB’s schoolmates released balloons in memory of the little girl who should have been celebrating her sixth birthday yesterday. Ruby died last Friday after being wrongly...

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