Immunology
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Genes explain why we are sick in winter AAP - 14-05-2015
Our genes are less active in winter, researchers say, so our immune system could be one of the many mechanisms that are subtly affected by "seasonality".
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Vaccination alternatives needed: professor AAP - 17-04-2015
A US professor who led global efforts to eradicate smallpox, says new methods such as oral vaccine or skin patches are needed to overcome debates over the use of syringes
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Government flags immunisation crackdown AAP - 09-04-2015
The government says it is not good enough that parents expect taxpayer funding yet don't vaccinate their kids. The federal government has flagged a possible
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New Ebola trial vaccine 'safe': researcher AAP - 27-03-2015
The latest in a string of candidate vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus has proven safe in an early trial in healthy adults in China. But while it triggered
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Qld plans opt-in child vaccination laws AAP - 13-03-2015
Queensland's government wants to give childcare centres the power to ban children from their premises, but is not planning a blanket ban.
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Origins of AIDS virus strains traced AAP - 04-03-2015
American researchers have finally traced the origins of two AIDS virus strains to gorillas from southwest Cameroon. Two of four strains of
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New drug shields monkeys from AIDS: study AAP - 19-02-2015
A prototype drug has provided protection for monkeys carrying the simian version of the AIDS virus, giving hope of a vaccine for HIV in humans.
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Potential peanut allergy cure: researchers AAP - 29-01-2015
Australian researchers say a particular strain of probiotics could provide an effective treatment for peanut allergies. Australian researchers
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Free vaccines for Vic babies: govt AAP - 21-04-2015
Babies will be protected with free access to the whooping cough vaccine, the Victorian government has announced. Whooping cough vaccines will
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More venues cancel anti-vax seminars AAP - 09-01-2015
At least five venues have cancelled events featuring a controversial US anti-vaccination campaigner, amid a growing internet protest against her visit.
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Soaring pollen levels to boost hay fever AAP - 06-11-2014
Researchers are predicting higher levels of carbon dioxide will boost pollen production to the detriment of hay fever sufferers in coming decades.
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Mechanism for spontaneous HIV cure found AAP - 05-11-2014
Scientists say they have found the genetic mechanism for spontaneous curing infected patients of HIV, holding out new hope for AIDS sufferers.
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Antibiotics at early age ups obesity risk AAP - 30-09-2014
The risk of obesity in children rises if they are given antibiotics before the age of two, a US study says. Kids treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics before
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Peanut allergy trigger 'identified': study AAP - 23-09-2014
Researchers believe dry roasted peanuts, which undergo chemical changes at high temperatures, may be more likely to lead to allergy than raw nuts.
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Baby dies from of meningococcal in SA AAP - 05-06-2015
An Adelaide baby has died from meningococcal disease, one of five cases in SA in September. A six-month old girl has died in Adelaide from
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Women who get HPV vaccine still need tests AAP - 01-09-2014
Research shows women who have received the HPV vaccine are less likely to get tested for cervical cancer. MELBOURNE, AAP - Women who have had the human papillomavirus
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Rarer forms of flu could help with vaccine AAP - 26-08-2014
Research suggests immunisation against bird flu strains that don't usually threaten humans may provide the nearest thing yet to a "universal" flu vaccine.
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Bacteria may help food allergies AAP - 26-08-2014
A bacterium, called Clostridia, appears to minimise the likelihood that rodents will become allergic to peanuts, and researchers want to test it on people.
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Doctors urged to spot rheumatic fever AAP - 12-08-2014
Indigenous people are at increased risk of contracting acute rheumatic fever, which is preventable but leads to deadly heart disease if undetected.
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