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World's First Dengue Fever Vaccine Developed, Public Sale Still a Decade Off

Researchers in Thailand have announced that they have developed the world's first live attenuated vaccine for dengue fever.READ»

Vaccines Go Nanotech, Could Help Battle HIV

MIT scientists have worked out how to encase vaccines in nanoparticle shells--creating nanovaccine delivery systems, a trick that could have serious implications in fighting difficult-to-kill viruses like HIV.READ»

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Fighting Tumors With Tumors

A new cancer vaccine, developed from the patient's own tumors, shows promise in a Dartmouth study.READ»

Why Vaccine Makers Can't Keep Up with the H1N1 Virus

There isn't enough H1N1 vaccine to go around, which is why President Barack Obama declared the outbreak a national emergency over the weekend. Why can't we produce H1N1 vaccines fast enough? Because of chicken eggs.READ»

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China's Sinovac Is Exporting H1N1 Vaccine, but Who Will Vaccinate the Chinese?

Chinese vaccine manufacturer, Sinovac has the first government-approved H1N1 vaccine in its possession, and now stands to make a killing in exports. Mexico has already ordered 10 million doses, according to a recent report in China ...READ»

Can Protein Sciences Produce a Swine Flu Vaccine in Time? Update: Likely No

As the start of a new school year begins, concerns over H1N1--aka swine flu--are growing. Everyone's waiting to hear when a vaccine will be available, and earlier this summer, the CDC predicted that 120 million doses ... READ»

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GlaxoSmithKline Fights Malaria in Africa with Satellites

Malaria kills one million people a year, most of them children in Africa's so-called Malaria Belt (the sub-Saharan region). In partnership with the Gates Foundation, pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline is preparing an ambitious ...READ»

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Bill Gates Sends Mosquitoes Into Crowd

Whether or not you think Bill Gates is a sadist probably has a lot to do with whether or not you're a Vista user, but we can all agree that freeing a swarm of mosquitoes into an auditorium is downright cruel. Yet that's just what ...READ»