FRIDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — A vaccine that could help fight heroin addiction shows promise in early tests in rats, researchers report.
The vaccine targets heroin and its psychoactive breakdown products in the bloodstream, preventing them from reaching the brain, explained the scientists from The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif.
“Heroin-addicted rats deprived of [...]
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Vaccine to Fight Heroin Addiction Shows Promise in Rats
May 10, 2013
Immune Cell Discovery May One Day Lead to Herpes Vaccine: Study
May 8, 2013
By Brenda GoodmanHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) — A specialized kind of immune cell that patrols the skin of people infected with the herpes virus appears to prevent the outbreak of painful sores, a new study suggests.
Researchers think the cells may be key to developing a potential vaccine against genital herpes, which afflicts more [...]
Flu Vaccine Safe for Kids With Crohn’s, Colitis: Study
May 6, 2013
MONDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) — Yearly flu vaccinations are safe for children with inflammatory bowel disease, but too few of these youngsters get a flu shot because their parents worry about possible side effects, researchers report.
Not only does vaccination help protect against the flu, it may even reduce inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms, according [...]
Girls May Need Fewer Gardasil Shots, Study Suggests
April 30, 2013
By Brenda GoodmanHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — Preteen girls may get the same immune response against human papillomavirus (HPV) with two doses of vaccine as young women get with the full three-shot series, a new study suggests.
HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that causes cervical cancer, the second biggest cancer killer in women [...]
Deadly Meningitis Cases Worry Gay Community
April 23, 2013
By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — A series of bacterial meningitis cases in Southern California and New York City, resulting in the deaths of several gay men, have set the gay community on edge. However, preliminary tests suggest the cases on each coast aren’t connected.
Health activists became concerned in Los Angeles [...]
HPV Vaccination Sends Genital Wart Cases Plummeting: Study
April 19, 2013
In the five years since launching a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program among girls between the ages of 12 and 26, Australia has seen a huge drop in the number of cases of genital warts, new research reveals. Among Australian girls in the targeted age range for vaccination, the country saw genital wart cases plummet by 59 percent within just the first two years of the program’s launch in 2007.
Parents Who Veto Vaccinations Often Seek Like-Minded Opinions
April 15, 2013
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) — Friends and family may be key in parents’ decisions on whether to vaccinate their young children, a small study suggests.
The study, of about 200 parents, found that those who had opted not to follow the standard vaccine schedule often sought advice from anti-vaccine friends and family.
Experts [...]
Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report
April 11, 2013
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to cancer prevention, the latest report from the American Cancer Society offers mostly good news but some bad news as well.
Cigarette smoking rates continue to drop, with significant declines seen in high school-aged smoking. But, in response to the now ubiquitous [...]
Teen’s Death From Chickenpox Highlights Need for Vaccination, CDC Reports
April 11, 2013
THURSDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — The death from chickenpox of an otherwise healthy 15-year-old Ohio girl should remind parents of the importance of vaccination against the disease, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
The teenager was admitted to the hospital with severe chickenpox, also known as varicella, and died three weeks later because of serious complications, [...]
Few U.S. Seniors Take Advantage of Shingles Vaccine
April 9, 2013
TUESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) — The shingles vaccine is effective but few American seniors get it, according to a new study.
Shingles is a painful skin and nerve infection that occurs when the chickenpox virus is reactivated in older adults who had chickenpox as children. The vaccine helps prevent reactivation of the virus.
Researchers led by [...]
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