Vaccines
Malaria vaccine fails to work after four years: study
Mar 20, 2013 17:21 EDT
A new vaccine that has raised hopes of becoming a potent new tool in the battle against malaria seems to stop working in children after four years, according to research published Wednesday.
Parental concerns rise over HPV vaccine: study
Mar 18, 2013 08:22 EDT
A growing number of US parents oppose doctors' recommendations to vaccinate teenage girls against human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer, a study said Monday.
H1N1 flu jab linked to small risk of nervous disorder
Mar 12, 2013 20:55 EDT
Vaccination in the United States against H1N1 "swine" flu, which swept the world in 2009-10, carried a small but tolerable risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder that can cause muscle weakness or temporary paralysis, a study published, on Wednesday, said.
Breakthrough in Australian hunt for devil vaccine
Mar 11, 2013 22:56 EDT
Australian scientists on Tuesday hailed a breakthrough discovery in the hunt for a vaccine against a savage facial tumour disease threatening the endangered Tasmanian devil with extinction.
Study boosts link between flu vaccine, sleep disorder
Feb 26, 2013 18:37 EST
A study in England has strengthened evidence from Scandinavia that a vaccine used to prevent pandemic flu boosted the risk of sleep disorder among teens and children, doctors said on Tuesday.
Nigeria polio attacks revive conspiracy theory worries
Feb 26, 2013 11:07 EST
Walking with wooden crutches because polio robbed him of the use of his legs, Aminu Ahmed Tudun-Wada is determined to prevent superstition and misinformation crippling efforts to vaccinate against the disease.
Nigeria pulls radio's license after polio attacks
Feb 23, 2013 07:10 EST
Nigeria has suspended the broadcasting license of a radio station that repeated conspiracy theories about polio vaccines days before deadly attacks on polio clinics, a statement said Saturday.
Attacks will not deter anti-polio effort: Nigerian officials
Feb 14, 2013 12:40 EST
Nigerian officials vowed to push ahead with polio vaccination campaigns on Thursday after last week's deadly attacks on two polio clinics, while the brother of a victim also urged action.
Nigeria charges journalists, cleric after polio attacks
Feb 12, 2013 12:26 EST
Nigeria charged two journalists and a controversial Muslim cleric Tuesday over a radio programme that allegedly repeated conspiracy theories about polio vaccinations days before deadly attacks on polio clinics.
Genetically engineered virus kills cancer: study
Feb 10, 2013 13:07 EST
A genetically-engineered virus tested in 30 terminally-ill liver cancer patients significantly prolonged their lives, killing tumours and inhibiting the growth of new ones, scientists reported on Sunday.
Three N. Korean doctors slain in northeastern Nigeria
Feb 10, 2013 12:19 EST
Men armed with knives slit the throats of three North Korean doctors in a pre-dawn attack Sunday in a volatile town in northeastern Nigeria in the latest in a spate of such killings in recent months, police said.
Three Korean doctors slain in north Nigeria: police
Feb 10, 2013 08:12 EST
Men armed with knives slit the throats of three South Korean doctors in a pre-dawn attack Sunday in a volatile town in northeastern Nigeria in the latest in a spate of killings of foreigners in recent months, police said.
Gunmen kill 10 in attacks on Nigeria polio clinics
Feb 08, 2013 21:54 EST
Gunmen killed at least 10 people in horrifying attacks on two Nigerian polio clinics, dealing a new blow to the campaign to wipe out the disease.
Gunmen kill 9 in attacks on Nigeria polio clinics
Feb 08, 2013 10:51 EST
Gunmen killed at least nine people at two Nigerian polio clinics on Friday, with one of the wounded health workers describing a horrifying attack that saw them trapped by fire.
Gunmen kill 9 in attacks on Nigerian polio clinics
Feb 08, 2013 06:59 EST
Gunmen attacked two polio clinics in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday, killing nine people before fleeing, police and residents said.
Prototype tuberculosis vaccine draws a blank
Feb 04, 2013 14:42 EST
The most promising vaccine to replace the world's 91-year-old tuberculosis jab does not protect against the disease, according to results released Monday of large-scale trials conducted among infants in South Africa.
S. Leone suspends 10 health officials in donor funds probe
Jan 30, 2013 12:58 EST
Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma has ordered the suspension of 10 health ministry officials implicated in the alleged misuse of more than a million dollars in donor funds, the government said Wednesday.
Bill Gates urges polio eradication by 2018
Jan 30, 2013 12:35 EST
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the battle to eradicate polio was one of the toughest the world has faced, but said it could be conquered by 2018.
Bills Gates urges polio eradication by 2018
Jan 30, 2013 01:53 EST
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the battle to eradicate polio was one of the toughest the world has faced, but said it could be conquered by 2018.
Pakistan records 103 child measles deaths in 19 days
Jan 23, 2013 12:00 EST
More than 100 children have died of measles in Pakistan this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, calling it "an alarming outbreak."
