Tetanus vaccine may help treat eczema, study finds
A new study suggests that a commonly available tetanus vaccine may help prevent or treat Parkinson’s disease. How the tetanus bacteria invade the cells of the disease is not known,…
Dog bite vaccine is not available in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for many years
File photo Karachi’s third largest government hospital lacks vaccines to treat dog bites. According to sources, dog bite treatment vaccine is not available in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for many years.…
WHO approves second dengue vaccine
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the second dengue vaccine. This initiative taken by the organization will provide protection to millions of people around the world against mosquito-borne…
World News in Brief: Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise, lowering catheter infection risk, Guantanamo detainee facing revictimisation
But now, there could be an easier alternative in the form of patches that can be simply applied to the skin, much like a sticking plaster. Early data from a…
Trial of new vaccine against corona virus
Cambridge: Scientists have developed a new vaccine technology that can protect against a wide variety of coronaviruses. The vaccine (which has so far only been tested on mice), developed in…
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine can cause serious illness, company admits
London: The multinational pharmaceutical company Astrazeneca has recently admitted that the covid vaccine it has developed can cause a serious blood clotting disorder in the body. According to media reports,…
Covid vaccine AstraZeneca can cause rare form of deadly blood clot, European company admits
British Swedish pharma company AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare type of blood clot, which can be fatal. AstraZeneca’s covid vaccine…
World News in Brief: Green light for new cholera vaccine, Ukraine attacks condemned, action against racism call, Brazil rights defenders alert
The World Health Organization (WHO) decision means that Euvichol-S vaccine can be added to other cholera-busting drugs which are not being produced in sufficient quantities to help countries battling outbreaks…
Nigeria first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine
The Men5CV vaccine offers a powerful shield against the five major strains of the meningococcal bacteria – A, C, W, Y and X – which cause the disease. Known by…
Major advances in pancreatic cancer vaccine trials
San Diego: A pancreatic cancer vaccine administered to patients three years ago continues to protect patients from cancer recurrence, a new study suggests. At a meeting of the American Association…