ATLANTA, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Before attending the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. health officials recommend travelers ensure their vaccinations are up to date. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta ...
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The effect that AIDS is having on American kids has improved greatly in recent years, thanks to effective drugs and prevention methods. The same cannot be said, however, for children worldwide. "Maternal-to-child transmission is down ...
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One day after a journal said the polio outbreak in Syria could spread, health officials said 20 million children will be Vaccined in Syria and other nations. In a joint statement, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said Friday the ...
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It's been confirmed Syria has 10 cases of polio, and two German researchers warn the infectious disease could silently spread to Europe as refugees move about. Dr. Martin Eichner of the University of Tubinge in Germany and Dr. Stefan ...
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The Indian government has announced the development of new low-cost vaccine referred to as Rotavac against rotavirus, a diarrhea causative agent leading to a number of childhood deaths in the developing world. The new rotavirus vaccine is ...
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