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Vaccine Defined
A substance or group of substances meant to cause the immune system to respond to a tumor or to microorganisms, such as bacteria or viruses. A vaccine can help the body recognize and destroy cancer cells or microorganisms.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT: HPV shots available through end of year
Published August 27, 2008, 11:25 pm, Jefferson County Journal
A program funded through the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) to fight human papillomavirus (HPV) has been extended until Dec. 31.
Cancer jab linked to pancreas disease
Published August 27, 2008, 3:32 am, Central Midlands & Costal Advocate
THE cervical cancer vaccine is under fresh scrutiny after three women were struck down with pancreatitis soon after receiving the injection.
Poway Student Diagnosed With Whooping Cough
Published August 26, 2008, 11:54 am, KGTV San Diego
A 14-year-old Poway High School student has been diagnosed with whooping cough, a highly contagious disease that causes severe coughing, county health officials announced.
Moffitt Cancer Center Awarded $2 Million Grant For HPV Vaccination Study
Published August 26, 2008, 6:16 am, Medical News Today
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2 million grant to Moffitt Cancer Center to study the influences of physician, patient and policy factors on recommendations of HPV vaccination in the years following licensure of the vaccine. Principal investigator Susan Vadaparampil , Ph.D., M.P.H.
From cancer to heart disease - why getting hitched can save your life
Published August 25, 2008, 5:42 pm, Daily Mail
So-called 'smug marrieds' may actually have a scientific basis for extolling the benefits of stepping down the aisle, according to new research.
Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines
Published August 25, 2008, 11:25 am, The Hendersonville Times-News
Studies suggest that two vaccines against cervical cancer are being used without sufficient evidence that they are effective and worth their high cost.
Drug Makers’ Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines’ Fast Rise
Published August 25, 2008, 11:25 am, The Hendersonville Times-News
Drug makers call the rapid deployment of a vaccine against cervical cancer education, but their critics call it marketing.
Moffitt wins federal financing for HPV study
Published August 25, 2008, 11:23 am, BizJournals
The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute has earned financing needed to study the influences of physician, patient and policy factors on recommendations of HPV vaccination in the years following licensure of the vaccine. (MRK) (CELG)
HPV vaccine by age 21 is a sound investment
Published August 25, 2008, 12:58 am, The Lafayette Daily Advertiser
A new economic analysis shows that the HPV vaccine, which protects against the viruses that cause most cervical cancers and genital warts, could be a good financial investment in public health if given to those who have the most to gain: preadolescent girls and women up to age 21.
Researchers Question Long-Term Effect of Cervical Cancer Vaccines
Published August 24, 2008, 10:43 pm, The Tech
By Elisabeth Rosenthal THE NEW YORK TIMES Two vaccines against cervical cancer are being widely used without sufficient evidence about whether they are worth their high cost or even whether they will effectively stop women from getting the disease, two articles in last week’s New England Journal of Medicine conclude.
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- Vaccines: IIS/Stds/CPT Codes Mapped to CVX Codes
- Israeli Scientists Develop Vaccine for Melanoma - News Briefs - Arutz Sheva: research teams in oncology and dermatology headed by Prof. Tamar Peretz and Dr. Michal Lotem at the Oncology Institute of t
- ThinkTwice Global Vaccine Institute: hepatitis B Vaccine Powerpoint Presentation
- ThinkTwice Global Vaccine Institute: Avoid Vaccine Reactions
- Fresh boost to hunt for AIDS vaccine - Express India
- New Oral Vaccine May Protect Against Bubonic Plague: Researchers from the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France used a less virulent ancestor to the highly infectious bubonic plague to develop a potentially safe, efficient and inexpensive live oral vaccine.
- Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Prevnar - Significant Reduction In Antibiotic-Res istant Pneumococcal Disease Found
- Prevnar (Pneumococcal 7-valent Conjugate) drug warnings and precautions - prescription drugs and medications at RxList
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