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Therapeutic Melanoma Vaccine Improves Response Rate, Progression-Free Survival, Study Finds
June 2, 2011 A vaccine for one of the most lethal cancers, advanced melanoma, has improved response rate and progression-free survival for patients when combined with the immunotherapy drug Interleukin-2, ... > full story -
Cholera in Haiti: Universal Vaccination Campaign Is Essential to Ending Crisis, Experts Say
May 31, 2011 Debate about the public health response to Haiti's cholera epidemic continues as the crisis enters its ninth month, with some experts arguing that a vaccination campaign in Haiti would be neither ... > full story -
Link Between Influenza Vaccination in Pregnancy and Reduced Risk of Premature Birth
May 31, 2011 A new study suggests that there might be an association between maternal immunization with inactivated influenza vaccine during pregnancy and reduced likelihood of prematurity and the baby being ... > full story -
Vaccine Increases Disease-Free Survival for Follicular Lymphoma Patients: Study on Personalized Therapy May Lead to a 'Flood of New Agents'
May 31, 2011 A lymphoma vaccine uniquely tailored for each patient extends disease-free survival by 14 months, with signs of an even better response for patients with a specific biological marker, scientists have ... > full story -
Sweet Defence Against Lethal Bacteria: Synthesizing a Potential Vaccine Candidate for an Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogen
May 30, 2011 There is now a promising vaccine candidate for combating the pathogen which causes one of the most common and dangerous hospital infections. An international team of scientists has developed a ... > full story -
HPV Vaccine Gardasil Does Not Increase Disease Activity in SLE Patients, Study Shows
May 26, 2011 The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, does not increase the incidence of flares (unpredictable worsening of symptoms signaling increased disease activity) in patients with systemic lupus ... > full story -
Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receive Less Protection from Pandemic Influenza With H1N1 Vaccine, Study Shows
May 26, 2011 Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis taking disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, showed significantly less protection from pandemic influenza after receiving the H1N1 vaccine compared to healthy ... > full story -
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2020 Vision of Vaccines for Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS
May 25, 2011 In a new article, experts discuss recent advances in vaccine development. New tools including systems biology and structure-based antigen design could lead to a deeper understanding of mechanisms of ... > full story -
Developing a Preventive Vaccine Against HIV/AIDS: Study Opens New Possibilities
May 23, 2011 The best hope for reducing the incidence of AIDS is a preventive vaccine. The most effective preventive vaccines act by inducing a response based on neutralizing antibodies. Previous studies have ... > full story -
African-Americans With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus More Responsive to Flu Vaccine Than Patients of European Descent
May 19, 2011 New research shows that African-Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had a higher antibody response to influenza vaccination than European American patients. Treatment with prednisone, a ... > full story
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