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January 16, 2013

Vaccine timetable for children is safe, experts say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The current guideline for immunizing children against polio, whooping cough, measles and other infectious diseases is safe, but should still be monitored, federal health advisers said on Wednesday. In what they called the most comprehensive review to date, scientists at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) said there is no evidence that giving children vaccines according to the recommended timetable causes other problems such as autism or asthma. …

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April 27, 2012

WA researchers inch towards asthma vaccine – Science Network Western Australia

WA researchers inch towards asthma vaccine
Science Network Western Australia
“One of our major challenges has been to convince the pharmaceutical industry to get seriously interested in “prevention” of asthma, especially in children, as opposed to the conventional approach of treating symptoms in established disease.

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April 12, 2012

Asthma vaccine hopes rise in preclinical trials – FierceVaccines

Asthma vaccine hopes rise in preclinical trials
FierceVaccines
Asthma's more than just a childhood wheeze–it's a chronic inflammatory disease often triggered by allergies that affects the breathing and causes around 284000 deaths a year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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April 11, 2012

Asthma vaccine to go to clinical tests – The Voice of Russia

The Voice of Russia

Asthma vaccine to go to clinical tests
The Voice of Russia
French scientists have come up with a vaccine against asthma, reports the French newspaper La Croix. At present moment the vaccine is still being developed but in the coming 3-4 years the scientists are planning to start its clinical trials.

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April 11, 2012

Asthma vaccine to go to clinical trials – The Voice of Russia

The Voice of Russia

Asthma vaccine to go to clinical trials
The Voice of Russia
French scientists have come up with a vaccine against asthma, reports the French newspaper La Croix. At present moment the vaccine is still being developed but in the coming 3-4 years the scientists are planning to start its clinical trials.

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April 4, 2012

Asthma vaccine created in Nantes – The Connexion

The Connexion

Asthma vaccine created in Nantes
The Connexion
Asthma causes recurring bouts of inflammation of the airways, with coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. It is thought to have both genetic and environmental components, but attacks are usually triggered by allergens.

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December 19, 2011

Study Finds Cause of Some Asthma, May Lead to Vaccine – WSAW

Study Finds Cause of Some Asthma, May Lead to Vaccine
WSAW
Scientists have zeroed in on a bacterial toxin that may be responsible for millions of cases of asthma. It's a discovery that could lead to new vaccines and drugs for a host of common health problems. It's a tiny bacterium that causes a diverse range …

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November 18, 2011

Healthy Living: Asthma and the flu vaccine – YNN Hudson Valley

Healthy Living: Asthma and the flu vaccine
YNN Hudson Valley
Nearly one out of ten Americans is an asthmatic and with the flu season upon us, this dangerous chronic disease can become critical. Marcie Fraser reports. Then come back here and refresh the page. According to the CDC, about 12 percent of Americans …

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November 8, 2011