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Brainstorm Health: Drug Company Profits, Vaccine Skeptics, Pharma Price Fixing
Hello and happy Monday, readers. I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Another week, another dire report from the Centers for…
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Will the 2018 flu vaccine be effective against the deadly virus?
It is a high-stakes gamble with thousands of lives on the line. Yet twice a year, every year, the UN’s…
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Plan not to give HPV vaccine to boys causes concern
A decision not to vaccinate boys against a cancer-causing sexually transmitted infection has attracted fierce criticism. Reported cases of human…
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Every childhood vaccine may go into a single jab
A technology that could eventually see every childhood vaccine delivered in a single injection has been developed by US researchers.…
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Cow antibodies bring hope for effective AIDS vaccine soon
In a significant find, a team of researchers has reported for the first time elicitation of powerful, HIV-blocking antibodies in…
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Dear moms-to-be, don’t fear Zika virus. A new vaccine can protect your unborn child
The Zika virus has got a lot of people worried. Many efforts are being made by researchers tominimise the transmission and…
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Malaria Kenya Ghana and Malawi get first vaccine
The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries – Ghana, Kenya and Malawi – starting in…
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These Three African Countries Are Chosen to Pilot the First Ever Malaria Vaccine
The global fight against malaria has finally seen a momentous turn. In its first, three African countries will pilot the…
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GM vaccine for malaria without side effects soon
A potent malaria vaccine with virtually no side-effects has cleared clinical trials. The new “highly protective” malaria vaccine was successful…
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Vaccine shows promise in fight against breast cancer
An experimental vaccine is safe and effectively stimulates the immune system leading to regression of early-stage breast cancer, show results…
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