Synthetic DNA Vaccine Against Ebola Virus Shows Potent and Long-term Efficacy in Preclinical Studies
Newswise3 days agoA novel synthetic DNA vaccine developed based on technology pioneered by Wistar scientists offers complete protection from Zaire Ebolavirus (EBOV) infection in promising preclinical research.
Myths and Facts About Vaccines for Children
MSN News6 days agoFewer very young children are getting critical vaccines that protect them from infectious diseases, according to the CDC.
Long Beach Health Provides Free Flu Shots, Adds Drive-Thru Clinic
Gazettes.com1 day agoAfter a particularly hard flu season last year, the city's Health and Human Services Department is pushing to get more people vaccinated this year. Health Department staff and volunteers will ...
Substantiating freedom from parasitic infection by combining transmission model predictions with disease surveys
Nature6 days agoThe decision when to stop an intervention is a critical component of parasite elimination programmes, but reliance on surveillance data alone can be inaccurate. Here, Michael et al. combine ...
Is Lyme Disease a Virus?
redOrbit5 days agoLime is caused by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted to human beings and other host animals through a bite of an infected tick.
Five Distinguished Individuals to be Honored with Highest American Cancer Society Award
PR Newswire via Yahoo News7 days agoATLANTA, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Cancer Society will bestow its highest honor – the Medal of Honor – to five individuals during a celebration ceremony at the Ronald Reagan ...
Your Facebook feed is wrong, the shot won't make kids sick: 5 things to know about flu vaccine for children
Chicago Tribune7 days agoThe more people within a group who are vaccinated, the higher the level of community protection, also called herd immunity. When many in a group are vaccinated, the spread of disease ...
No, parents. The HPV vaccine won't encourage your daughter to have risky sex.
Mother Jones6 days agoA new study examining the sexual behavior of adolescent girls before and after the introduction of a human papillomavirus vaccination program has shown what health professionals have long thought ...
3 kittens killed in virus outbreak
The Michigan City News-Dispatch5 days agoThe Michiana Humane Society has temporarily closed its cat adoption room due to an outbreak of panleukopenia virus at the shelter. Three kittens have already died since Wednesday. According ...
Szymanski: Avoid my mistake and do all you can to avoid shingles
Carroll County Times4 days ago“That looks like shingles to me,” she said. “Shingles cause all kinds of nerve and organ pain,” she explained. At home, I researched shingles. Shingles is an infection of an individual nerve and the skin surface that is supplied by the nerve.