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Vaccines protect against serious and potentially fatal infections. There are currently 12 vaccines recommended for children between birth and 18 years of age. However, vaccines aren’t just for children. There are a wide variety of vaccines that can help you stay healthy in your 20s, 30, 40s, and beyond. Vaccines can help your immune system to stay primed to fight off germs as you age, and can even prevent some types of cancer.
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Fewer Stillbirths Among Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against Flu
FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women who received a flu shot to protect them against the H1N1 swine flu virus had a significantly reduced risk of stillbirth, preterm birth and of having a baby small for gestational age, according to a new study. The researchers examined data from nearly 56,000 single-child births that took [...]
Study: More Pre-Teens Get Vaccines When Middle Schools Require Them
By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) — Pre-teens living in states that require vaccinations for incoming middle school students are more likely to be immunized than those in states without such requirements, a new study finds. Current vaccine guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that boys and girls aged [...]
Measles Deaths Falling Worldwide
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from measles fell 74 percent worldwide between 2000 and 2010, but progress is still short of the World Health Organization’s target, health officials reported Monday. “This is one of the most remarkable victories in the history of public health,” said Anthony Lake, executive director of the [...]
Shingles Vaccine Safe, Underutilized, Study Says
MONDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The shingles vaccine is generally safe and well tolerated by patients, according to a new study. Shingles, which affects more than 1 million people each year in the United States, is a painful contagious rash caused by the dormant chickenpox virus, which can reactivate and replicate, damaging the nervous system. Elderly [...]
Early Study Finds Some Promise for Lung Cancer Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) — A new therapeutic vaccine appears to lengthen the lives of patients with a certain type of lung cancer, according to results of a small phase 2 trial. The drug, belagenpumatucel-L (Lucanix), extended the lives of patients with nonprogressive non-small cell lung cancer and increased the five-year survival rate among some [...]
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