Recently added articles from Vaccine Weekly:
Pandemic flu vaccine campaigns may be undermined by coincidental medical events.
Nov 18, 2009 ... The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns - like that now underway for H1N1 - could be undermined by the public incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with the vaccines (see also Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center). This is the ...
Flu shots not to be sneezed at.
Nov 18, 2009 ... Two in five at-risk American adults who would benefit from vaccination against seasonal flu are missing out on the protective shots because they believe they do not need them and are not inclined to be vaccinated. And among those who say they do intend to take up the vaccine, nearly half ...
New model may help scientists better predict and prevent influenza outbreaks.
Nov 18, 2009 ... Each year, the influenza virus evolves. And each year, public health officials try to predict what the new strain will be and how it will affect the population in order to best combat it (see also University of Georgia). A new study by an international team of researchers, led ...
Research from McMaster University in the area of herpes simplex described.(Report)
Nov 18, 2009 ... According to a study from Hamilton, Canada, "Genital herpes, caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases worldwide and a risk factor for acquiring human immunodeficiency virus. Although many vaccine candidates have shown ...
Investigators at INSERM publish new data on immunization.
Nov 18, 2009 ... According to recent research from Angers, France, "Immunotherapy, particularly active vaccination, may be developed as an effective and safe treatment modality for malignant gliomas, which continue to have a poor prognosis, despite advances in surgical techniques and adjuvant chemotherapy ...