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First days after HIV infection may hold vaccine key
Published December 1, 2008, 6:45 pm, China Daily
GENEVA -- The body's initial response to contracting HIV could provide the answers scientists need to develop a vaccine for the AIDS-causing virus, a Nobel-winning expert said on Monday.
Partial vaccine dose may work as well as full shot
Published December 1, 2008, 5:38 pm, Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Giving just one fifth the dose of a commonly used meningitis vaccine may be as effective as using the full dose, researchers said on Tuesday.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-02 01:15 Partial vaccine dose may work as well as full shot
Published December 1, 2008, 5:34 pm, Interactive Investor
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Giving just one fifth the dose of a commonly used meningitis vaccine may be as effective as using the full dose, researchers said on Tuesday. The finding should allow medics to stretch scarce vaccine resources, especially during epidemics in Africa. A clinical study conducted in Uganda by Epicentre -- the research arm of medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres -- found ...
Fractional dose of scarce meningitis vaccine may be effective in outbreak control
Published December 1, 2008, 5:28 pm, EurekAlert!
( Public Library of Science ) A partial dose of a commonly used vaccine against meningitis may be as effective as a full dose, according to new research published Dec. 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Fractional dosing would enable large-scale vaccination campaigns during epidemics, especially at a time of global vaccine shortages.
Some doctors may give up vaccines because of cost
Published December 1, 2008, 4:34 pm, The MetroWest Daily News
About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey.
Findings could benefit Aids fight
Published December 1, 2008, 4:23 pm, Channel 4
Some species of primate have been infected with HIV-like viruses for millions of years longer than previously thought, new research has suggested. The findings could help reveal why non-human primates do not develop Aids and lead to new treatments for the disease, scientists claim.
Research into ancient primate viruses may give fresh clues to HIV treatment
Published December 1, 2008, 4:15 pm, The Herald
Some species of primate have been infected with HIV-like viruses for millions of years longer than previously thought, research suggests. The new findings could help reveal why non-human primates do not develop Aids and lead to new treatments for the disease, scientists claim.
Hu extends hand to AIDS patients
Published December 1, 2008, 3:37 pm, China Daily
President Hu Jintao Monday visited a hospital treating AIDS patients, calling for more efforts to raise awareness on the prevention of the fatal disease and help those afflicted with it.
President Hu visits patients on World AIDS Day
Published December 1, 2008, 3:23 pm, China Economic Net
President Hu Jintao called on Monday for spreading AIDS prevention knowledge to the public and helping each AIDS patient, during his visit to a hospital on World AIDS Day.
Tampa Pair Charged With Cruelty To Animals
Published December 1, 2008, 2:53 pm, Northwest Tampa News & Tribune
Two Tampa residents treated dogs so poorly that the animals looked skeletal, investigators say.
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