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Researchers Enhance Safety And Effectiveness Of Therapeutic Virus That Fights Cancer
August 19, 2006 — Mayo Clinic researchers working with colleagues in Germany have devised a much-needed multilevel safety feature for viruses used to treat cancer. In the process of making cancer-killing viruses more ... > full story -
Innovative Method For Creating A Human Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Outlined
August 3, 2006 — Each year, about 40,000 children are born infected with human cytomegalovirus, or CMV, and about 8,000 of these children suffer permanent disabilities due to the virus. Because of the dangers of the ... > full story -
Measles Mumps Rubella And Mercury-Based Immunizations Cleared As Causes Of Autism
July 5, 2006 — Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) like autism and Asperger Syndrome have been on the rise for years. Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccines and thimerosal--containing vaccines (which are ... > full story -
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Mumps, Measles, Rubella
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Epilepsy Research
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Vulnerability To Measles Among Nursery School Children Risen Sharply
April 30, 2006 — Vulnerability to measles infection has risen sharply among nursery school children in Scotland since 1998, despite recent increases in MMR uptake, reveals research published ahead of print in the ... > full story -
Congenital Rubella Syndrome Nearly Eradicated In United States
April 8, 2006 — Congenital rubella syndrome, a birth defect caused by the rubella virus (also known as German measles), has practically been eliminated in the US, according to a statement published in the April 2006 ... > full story -
Anthroposophic Lifestyle Reduces Risk Of Allergic Disease In Children
January 11, 2006 — Certain features of the anthroposophic lifestyle, such as restrictive use of antibiotics and fever antipyretics, reduce the risk of allergic disease in children, according to a new study in the ... > full story -
Structure Of Viral Harpoon Protein Reveals How Viruses Enter Cells
January 5, 2006 — A team of researchers has solved the structure of a molecule that controls the ability of viruses of the paramyxovirus family, including the viruses that cause measles, mumps, and many human ... > full story -
New Study Shows Measles Immunization May Prevent Fatal Brain Infection
October 29, 2005 — A new study has found wild-type measles virus in tissues from patients who died of a fatal brain infection, providing evidence against the notion that the strain of virus in the measles vaccine ... > full story -
Mayo Clinic Collaboration Invents 'Virus In Stealth' To Help Kill Cancer Cells
August 11, 2005 — Mayo Clinic researchers working with colleagues in Germany have discovered a way to fight cancer by using parts of a virus found in tree shrews, small Southeast Asian mammals. The researchers used ... > full story -
Vaccines
Mumps, Measles, Rubella
Infectious Diseases
Diseases and Conditions
Children's Health
Health Policy
Fragile US Vaccine System Needs Improvement Despite Dramatic Gains In Health Over Past Century
May 10, 2005 — A comprehensive system of vaccine development in the U.S. resulted in a reduction of 87 to more than 99 percent in illness from ten vaccine-preventable diseases during the twentieth century. These ... > full story
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