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WATCH: Conjoined Twins Separated Successfully
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Trishna and Krishna were disjoined after a 25-hour marathon surgery.
conjoined twin - Home - Family - Multiple Births - Surgery
Source: ABC News: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Thoratec heart pump beats older model in studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Advanced heart failure patients who received Thoratec Corp's new pump awaiting U.S. approval as an alternative to heart transplants lived longer and fared far better than those getting the company's older HeartMate XVE device, researchers said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Skip Annual Mammograms Under 50? New Guidelines Raise Questions, Beg AnswersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Recommendations set off a debate over the costs and benefits of mammography.
Mammography - Government - Medicine - Health - Women
Source: ABC News: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Americans fret over health overhaul costs: pollEmail this article to a colleague.
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Americans are worried about hidden costs in the fine print of health care overhaul legislation, an Associated Press poll says.
Source: CTV Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
H1N1's true toll may take months to become clearEmail this article to a colleague.
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Are you confused by the H1N1 numbers? Wondering why public health officials are making such a fuss about a virus that has so far killed so few people? You aren't alone.
Source: CTV Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Parental Monitoring to Reduce Marijuana UseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug by adolescents, with almost 42% of high school seniors admitting to having experimented with it. Continued marijuana use may result in many serious consequences including depression, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease, and certain forms of cancer. As such, it is critical to prevent marijuana use by adolescents and numerous behavioral and medical researchers have been trying to establish the best means of prevention........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Structural brain changes in Alzheimer's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a study that promises to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a fast and accurate method for quantifying subtle, sub-regional brain volume loss using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The study will be published the week of November 16 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Nanoparticles causes DNA damage in miceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, as per a comprehensive study conducted by scientists at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The TiO2 nanoparticles induced single- and double-strand DNA breaks and also caused chromosomal damage as well as inflammation, all of which increase the risk for cancer. The UCLA study is the first to show that the nanoparticles had such an effect, said Robert Schiestl, a professor of pathology, radiation oncology and environmental health sciences, a Jonsson Cancer Center scie...
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
What makes pandemic H1N1 tick?Email this article to a colleague.
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As the number of deaths correlation to the pandemic H1N1 virus, usually known as "swine flu," continues to rise, scientists have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected in elderly adults. In a study available online and appearing in a future issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher and his collaborators in California show that the molecular makeup of the current H1N1 flu strain is strikingly different from prior H1N1 strains as well as the normal seasonal flu, particularly in structural parts of the viru...
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
US gets D on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report CardEmail this article to a colleague.
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For the second consecutive year, the United States earned only a "D" on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, demonstrating that more than half a million of our nation's newborns didn't get the healthy start they deserved. In the 2009 Premature Birth Report card, seven states improved their performance by one letter grade and two fared worse. Criteria that affect preterm birth improved in a number of states:.......
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Those in coed college housing engage in more binge drinkingEmail this article to a colleague.
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A newly released study in the Journal of American College Health finds that students placed by their universities in coed housing are 2.5 times more likely to binge drink each week than students placed in all-male or all-female housing. More than 500 students from five college campuses around the country took part in the study:.......
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
A powerful combination punch against breast cancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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A powerful new breast cancer therapy could result from packaging one of the newer drugs that inhibits cancer's hallmark wild growth with another that blocks a primordial survival technique in which the cancer cell eats part of itself, scientists say. While they are powerful killers of some breast cancer cells, new drugs called histone deacetylase inhibitors, or HDAC inhibitors, also increase self-digestion, or autophagy, in surviving, mega-stressed cells, Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center scientists reported during the Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics International Conference this week in Boston. The confer...
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Green Card Seekers Won't Need HPV VaccineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Immigrant girls and women will no longer have to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus to get their green cards.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
'Fearless' 3-Year-Olds Might Be Tomorrow's CriminalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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20-year study finds adults with records were more likely as tots to not be afraid
Source: Forbes.com Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. Scores a 'D' on Preterm Birth Report CardEmail this article to a colleague.
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March of Dimes' annual state-by-state stats show need for improvement
Source: Forbes.com Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uninsured Trauma Patients More Likely to Die: StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Causes for the disparity need to be further explored, researchers say
Source: Forbes.com Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Tip: When Baby Is TeethingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ways to offer some relief
Source: Forbes.com Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Tip: Make Your Home Fall-ProofEmail this article to a colleague.
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Keep clutter out of the way
Source: Forbes.com Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cell-Phone Use -- But Not Music -- Reduces Pedestrian SafetyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two new studies of pedestrian safety found that using a cell phone while hoofing it can endanger one's health. Older pedestrians, in particular, are impaired when crossing a busy (simulated) street while speaking on a mobile phone, the researchers found.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Finding A Protective Mechanism For Retinal Cells Could Save SightEmail this article to a colleague.
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Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the November journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Several blinding disorders are known to cause the breakdown of photoreceptors.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Patients At UCSD Hospital Three Times More Likely To Survive Cardiac Arrest With New Advanced Resuscitation Training ProgramEmail this article to a colleague.
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ZOLL Medical Corporation (NasdaqGS: ZOLL) announced that in a "Best of the Best" presentation at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium in Orlando Florida, Daniel P. Davis, M.D., presented research from the University of California Resuscitation Research Center that shows a major improvement in patient outcome after cardiac arrest. Dr.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
New Government Oversight Of Food Supported By Majority Of Wyoming Voters, Pew-Commissioned Poll FindsEmail this article to a colleague.
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An overwhelming majority of Wyoming voters - 88 percent - support food safety legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authority to ensure the food Americans eat does not make them sick, according to a new poll commissioned by the Pew Health Group and conducted by Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Genentech Submits Supplemental Applications To FDA For Avastin Combined With Commonly Used Chemotherapies For Women With Advanced Breast CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Genentech, Inc., a wholly-owned member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the company submitted two supplemental Biologics License Applications (sBLAs) to the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Nurses Prevented From Assuming New Roles By Medical EstablishmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Physicians still retain the bulk of decision-making power over nurses in Quebec - a situation that's detrimental to evolving nursing roles.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Cerus Corporation Receives FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee Guidance For Proposed INTERCEPT Blood System Phase III Trial DesignEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ:CERS) announced that the FDA's Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) rendered a positive opinion on the proposed hemostatic efficacy and safety endpoints for a potential U.S. Phase III clinical trial of the INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Blood / Hematology Source Type: news
Compound Created That Boosts Anti-Inflammatory Fat LevelsEmail this article to a colleague.
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UC Irvine pharmacology researchers have discovered a way to boost levels of a natural body fat that helps decrease inflammation, pointing to possible new treatments for allergies, illnesses and injuries related to the immune system.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / Vaccines Source Type: news
Split-Second Decision Making Negatively Affected By Sleep DeprivationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, a finding of particular concern among firefighters, police officers, soldiers and others who work in a sleep-deprived state, University of Texas at Austin researchers say.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Source Type: news
10 Technologies That Made News In 2009 And Warrant Watching In 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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A first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A "nanogenerator" that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices with a shake. And for Fido and Fluffy, a long-awaited once-a-month pill for both ticks and fleas. It's list season, the time to prepare inventories of what stood out in 2009 and holds promise for the year ahead.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Healthy Older Adults Not At Risk From Exercise-Linked Ventricular TachycardiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack, according to a report by heart experts at Johns Hopkins and the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Boys, Twins And Firstborn Babies More Likely To Have Flat SpotsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Since the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended in 1992 that all infants sleep on their back to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, pediatricians have seen an increased number of infants who develop flat spots on the back of their head - a condition called deformational plagiocephaly (DP).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
'Fearless' 3-Year-Olds Might Be Tomorrow's CriminalsEmail this article to a colleague.
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20-year study finds adults with records were more likely as tots to not be afraid Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topic: Infant and Toddler Development
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Health Tip: Make Your Home Fall-ProofEmail this article to a colleague.
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Keep clutter out of the way
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Related MedlinePlus Topic: Falls
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Health Tip: When Baby Is TeethingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ways to offer some relief
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Related MedlinePlus Topic: Infant and Newborn Care
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
U.S. Scores A 'D' on Preterm Birth Report CardEmail this article to a colleague.
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March of Dimes' annual state-by-state stats show need for improvement Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Health Disparities, Health Statistics, Premature Babies
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Uninsured Trauma Patients More Likely to DieEmail this article to a colleague.
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Causes for the disparity need to be further explored, researchers say Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Emergency Medical Services, Health Insurance
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Shocking story reveals hospitals often fail to check that stand-in surgeons are up to the jobEmail this article to a colleague.
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Carla Bradbrook gently strokes a much-thumbed photograph of her newborn son, Joshua. The couple treasure the image as it's the only picture of their baby.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WATCH: Experts Weigh In on the Mammogram ControversyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two cancer experts discuss the need for mammograms.
Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Organizations - Gastrointestinal
Source: ABC News: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Had flu? You may have H1N1 protectionEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Mass vaccinations to fight yellow fever in AfricaEmail this article to a colleague.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly 12 million Africans deemed at highest risk from yellow fever will be vaccinated next week against the virus, which can cause explosive epidemics in cities, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Video: Healthy Juice MythsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Jennifer Ashton debunked myths about the health benefits of juice. In some cases, juices have more calories than soda.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
School Helps Young Adults Combat ObesityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Go inside a California school that teachers obese high school and college students how to regain their health and turn their lives around.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Twins Joined at Head Successfully SeparatedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Twin girls joined at top of heads successfully separated after 25-hour surgery.
Surgery - Home - Family - Multiple Births - Research
Source: ABC News: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WATCH: No Mammograms for Women Under 50Email this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force redefines mammogram needs.
Mammography - Breast cancer - Health - Cancer - United States
Source: ABC News: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antismoking vaccine could soon be availableEmail this article to a colleague.
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Smokers could soon have access to an injectable vaccine to help them break the habit after a deal between GlaxoSmithKline and Nabi Pharmaceuticals which developed the drug.
Source: Telegraph Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: smoking vaccine GlaxoSmithKline Nabi Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
N.L. prison inmates, staff got H1N1 vaccine 2 weeks agoEmail this article to a colleague.
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Prisoners and staff at Newfoundland's largest prison have been given the H1N1 vaccine. The Eastern Health district says the inmate population at Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's was identified as an at-risk group by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Source: CTV Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
For Sale: Human Eggs Become a Research CommodityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Paying a woman for her eggs to use in stem cell research has been a bioethical no-no for years. But this past June, New York State decided to allow just that, becoming the first state to permit public money to be used in this way. The decision, which allows payment of up to $10,000, will likely jump-start donations--and thereby research. Many bioethicists, however, worry that the financial incentive could exploit women and compromise their health.Ethical issues surround egg donation because the process is not without risk. It requires a series of hormonal stimulation injections as well as an invasive procedure to retrieve ...
Source: Scientific American Topic - Medical Technology - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Biology,Health & Medicine,Health Medicine,Mind Brain,Technology,Society Policy,Evolutionary Biology,Biotechnology,Biotechnology,Ethics,Medical Technology Source Type: info
Aterovax's SPLA2 Activity Test Significantly Improves Prediction Of Cardiovascular Events In Large Prospective StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aterovax SA, a company developing innovative products for atherosclerosis, today announced data demonstrating that its blood test for secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) activity significantly improves cardiovascular risk prediction in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) over a 5 year period, independent of established risk markers, including C-reactive protein.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Need To Address Hemophilia In Developing World Highlighted By ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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When modern medicine finds a way to treat a medical condition, people often think that the problem is solved. But we also have to find ways to get that treatment into the hands of those who need it.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Blood / Hematology Source Type: news
Publication Of First Ever Large-Scale Study Of Ketamine UsersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The first ever large-scale, longitudinal study of ketamine users has been published online in the journal Addiction. With Ketamine (K, Special K) use increasing faster than any other drug in the UK (British Crime Survey, 2008) this research showing the consequences of repeated ketamine use provides valuable information for users and addiction professionals alike.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Probable Cause Of HIV Vaccine FailureEmail this article to a colleague.
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The recent failure of an HIV vaccine was probably caused by the immune system reacting to the virus 'shell' used to transmit the therapy around the body, according to research published 16 November 2009 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
