Meningitis B: New vaccine can prevents 80 pc of cases in teenagers
NI Wire, Mon, 7 May 2012
Scientists of Australia have developed a vaccine to protect against lethal meningitis B, and early trials have shown that the new vaccine could prevent the illness in more than 80 per cent of teenagers.
Brain diseases: Single drug for a range of diseases may become reality
NI Wire, Mon, 7 May 2012
Researchers of UK have raised hope of treating a wide spectrum of brain diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's with the common drug.
Pneumonia vaccine: Clinical trials to start in Cuba
NI Wire, Fri, 4 May 2012
Cuba will start this year clinical trials of a new pneumonia vaccine developed by country’s biotech industry, the official daily Granma reports.
Tasers voltage may trigger deadly heart problems
NI Wire, Thu, 3 May 2012
Electronic control devices (ECDs) – commonly called as Tasers – may aggravate heart problems in the people it strikes, says a new study.
Alzheimer's disease risk can be reduced with eating fish, chicken and nuts
NI Wire, Thu, 3 May 2012
Eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, that includes fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts, may result in lowering blood levels of a protein linked to Alzheimer's disease and memory problems, says a new study.
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