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Immunity (Immune System) Defined

The body's ability to fight infection and disease.

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TCHD announces vaccine availability

Published November 19, 2008, 12:38 pm, Vernal Express

The TriCounty Health Department has supplies of two vaccines available for qualifying individuals. The health department has received a special shipment of hepatitis A vaccine. It is available to individuals 19 and older who are under-insured or have no health insurance.

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Survival In Breast Cancer Patients Boosted By Intervention Program

Published November 19, 2008, 4:09 am, Medical News Today

A new study provides the best evidence to date that a psychological intervention program designed for breast cancer patients not only improves their health - it actually increases their chance of survival.

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Therapy Aids Survival in Breast Cancer Patients

Published November 18, 2008, 7:34 am, Psych Central

A new study suggests a psychological intervention program designed for breast cancer patients not only improves their health — it actually increases their chance of survival. Researchers at Ohio State University’s Comprehensive Cancer Center found that patients participating in an intervention program reduced their risk of dying of breast cancer by 56 percent after [...]

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Could We Reprogram Immune System To Beat HIV Without Bone Marrow Transplant From A Donor With An Anti-HIV Gene ...

Published November 18, 2008, 7:10 am, Medical News Today

According to media reports this week, an American patient living in Germany and suffering with both leukemia and HIV was apparently cured of both conditions following a bone marrow transplant from a unique donor. The donor possessed a very rare genetic variation that makes it difficult for HIV to enter into his healthy cells.

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Intervention Program Boosts Survival in Breast Cancer Patients

Published November 16, 2008, 10:25 pm, Newswise

A new study provides the best evidence to date that a psychological intervention program designed for breast cancer patients not only improves their health - it actually increases their chance of survival. Researchers found that patients participating in an intervention program reduced their risk of dying of breast cancer by 56 percent after an average of 11 years.

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Frazer presents skin cancer vaccine research

Published November 16, 2008, 9:51 pm, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Queensland scientist Professor Ian Frazer has detailed his research into a skin cancer vaccine at a medical research conference in Brisbane.

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HPV Vaccine for Men: It's About Time

Published November 15, 2008, 4:08 pm, US News & World Report

The cancer-causing papillomavirus affects men, not just women.

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  • Newswise_An ancient herb, combined with cows' milk, can boost the body's immunity: Oriental medicine practitioners have long known that Ashwagandha, an herb used in the 5,000-year old practice of Ayurvedic medicine, helps fight disease when used with anupana. Anupana may be derived from many different substances, from olive oil, to beer, to ghee. Researchers examined whether consuming whole cows? milk with the herb can increase the body?s white blood cells, which help boost immunity. They have found that it does.

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