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Calif. girl overcomes rabies without vaccination

Tue, 06/14/2011 - 16:41 by NeelamGoswami

In what is being termed as a scientific miracle, an 8-year-old California girl has survived rabies without a vaccine, becoming the third person in the United States to overcome the disease.

FDA okays Gardasil for anal cancer prevention

Sun, 12/26/2010 - 11:50 by Jaspreet Virk

In what can be termed as significant step in the prevention of anal cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given regulatory approval to Gardasil, a human papillomavirus vaccine.

Researchers hopeful on pneumonia vaccine

Sun, 11/14/2010 - 11:53 by Rakhi

Leicester, England -- British and Irish scientists say they are close to developing a vaccine that would protect against 92 strains of the bacterium that causes pneumonia.

Dr. Aras Kadioglu of the University of Leicester and Dr. Ed Lavelle of Trinity College said the prospect is the result of their discovery that pneumolysin, a toxin produced by Streptococcus pneumoniae, triggers the human body to produce proteins that then protect against disease, The Daily Telegraph reported.

"This is a very exciting discovery and offers a whole new approach to protecting against the bacteria," Kadioglu said. "The holy grail would be to find a vaccine against all the strains."

Cancer vaccine moves a step closer

Sat, 11/06/2010 - 09:42 by Prince damin

Cambridge, England -- A cancer-fighting vaccine that may help the body's immune system attack tumors could be developed in the future, U.K. researchers say.

Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered the mechanism tumor cells use to protect themselves from the body's immune system, and they say by turning off the mechanism the body might cure itself of the disease, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.

The team found a protein known as fibroblast activation protein alpha stops the body's immune system from attacking cancer cells.

FAP is found in stromal cells, a kind of cells in the immune system that normally rush to the scene of a wound to aid healing.

Few likely to get vaccinated for swine flu this year--survey

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 17:10 by Neha Gupta

Despite the recent swine flu outbreak that occurred last year, the number of Americans likely to get vaccinated for swine flu this year is considerable low, claim two independent studies.

Whooping cough claims 9 lives in California

Sat, 09/18/2010 - 19:14 by Anter Prakash Singh
Whooping Cough cases have taken the shape of an epidemic in california

Whooping cough infections may break the 55-year-old record in California, with nine infants already having succumbed to the disease.

AIDS vaccine possible now with newly discovered antibodies

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 14:39 by Neha Gupta

The National Institute of Health announced Thursday that U.S. scientists have successfully discovered 2 potent human antibodies that can stop more than 90 percent of known global HIV strains from infecting human cells.

Whooping cough epidemic infects more than 900 in California

Thu, 06/24/2010 - 15:39 by Jaspreet Virk

Whooping cough has inundated the state of California. Engulfing the region at an alarming rate, the disease has been declared epidemic by the state health officials.

Another malaria infection pathway found

Tue, 06/22/2010 - 11:09 by Pankaj Damin

Hershey, Pa. -- U.S. scientists say their discovery of another red cell molecule used by the malaria parasite moves science closer to an effective malaria vaccine.

"How the parasite invades red blood cells is not completely understood," said Dr. Jose Stoute, who led the researchers at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. "For many years it has been known that proteins called glycophorins are used by the parasite to gain entry into the red cell."

Efficacious breast cancer vaccine on the anvil

Mon, 05/31/2010 - 18:01 by Jamie Anderson

A new vaccine, developed by the scientists in the United States, has the potency to cut the dreaded breast cancer by as much as 70 percent.

Reliable swine flu vaccine to be made available by US government

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 14:21 by Neha Gupta

The urgent need for more reliable and faster vaccines was clearly highlighted by the swine flu epidemic, which had hit the nation a year ago, leading the U.S. government to take swift action.

H1N1 still active; CDC urges vaccination

Mon, 04/05/2010 - 12:30 by Jaspreet Virk

If you are one of those who have not immunized themselves against H1N1 thinking that the flu season is over in the nation, and the virus no longer poses serious threat, you are wrong.