World-first screening by scientists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research has identified new potential treatments for blocking malaria transmission. The QIMR team, in conjunction with Griffith University...
Archive - June 2012
adminDecade of vaccines
In 1736, Benjamin Franklin stressed the importance of fire prevention when he said that “an ounce of prevention is better than cure.” Franklin would have not realized that his advice would go beyond fire...
The WHO dealmakers: Sending vaccine technology to the third world
Empowering countries to make their own vaccines may sound like a herculean task, but it is all in a day’s work for the Technology Transfer Initiative team at the World Health Organization. Many of us may recall our...
Swine flu's shocking real toll: 265,000 more than anyone realised
The swine flu pandemic of 2009 was responsible for the deaths of thousands more people than originally thought, according to a new report published yesterday. A study conducted for The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal...
Vaccinations cleared in babies' celiac "epidemic"
A surge in celiac disease cases among babies and toddlers in Sweden was not related to childhood vaccinations, a new study finds. Celiac disease is a digestive disorder caused by an abnormal immune response to gluten, a...
China Plans To Launch Hepatitis E Vaccine ‘This Year’
After more than a year of scrutiny and inspection by China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), a hepatitis E vaccine developed by Chinese scientists should be available by the end of the year. Scientists...
Cuba says hepatitis B eliminated among minors under 15
Cuba has eliminated viral hepatitis B among the population aged under 15 thanks to a locally developed vaccine in the Caribbean country’s massive immunization campaign, state media reported Saturday. The vaccine...
FDA approves Meningitis vaccine for infants
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new combination vaccine for infants, Menhibrix, aimed at preventing the two infections that cause meningitis, meningococcal disease, and Hib disease, all of which can be fatal...
GAVI to provide additional fund of US$ 162 mn to control measles outbreaks
To control and prevent measles outbreaks in developing countries, the GAVI Alliance will provide up to an additional US$ 162 million. This funding will help countries to bridge critical gaps in their efforts to build...
UGA researcher developing new vaccine to fight resurging mumps virus
Mumps may seem like a disease of a bygone era to many people in the U.S. who, thanks to immunization programs, have been spared the fever, aches and characteristic swollen jawline of the once common viral infection...