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THURSDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Reactions to the vaccine designed to protect against cervical cancer are rare, and young women can tolerate subsequent doses.
Only three girls and young women who were given the cervical cancer vaccine showed 'probable hypersensitivity' in a study of 380,000 shots, researchers in Australia say. A large study of girls and young women who received the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil has found only three confirmed cases of allergic reaction out of 380,000 shots.
Roche today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided further guidance on the requirements for the Biologics License Application for ACTEMRA® , the first interleukin-6 receptor-inhibiting monoclonal antibody studied for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis .
Tasigna front-line data demonstrating potential in newly diagnosed patients with a life-threatening type of leukemia to be featured in two oral sessions at ASH
A large study of girls and young women who received the HPV vaccine Gardasil, designed to guard against cervical cancer, found three confirmed cases of allergic reaction out of 380,000 shots.
Norwich is at the centre of an EU-wide research project aimed at finding a cure for the millions of people across the globe who live in daily fear of a potentially fatal anaphylactic shock just from eating the wrong food.
A team of scientists from across Europe are embarking on new research to develop a treatment for food allergy. "Food allergy affects around 10 million EU citizens and there is no cure," says Dr Clare Mills of the Institute of Food Research, a lead partner in the Food Allergy Specific Therapy (FAST) research project.
A recorded increase in the frequency of food allergies in children has doctors looking for the reason and researchers working to find a treatment.
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) today named Julia E. Bradsher, Ph.D., as its new CEO, replacing Founder Anne Munoz-Furlong, who is retiring.
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