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Immunity Immunity articles16. Health :: Chinese stars, sportspersons have health problemsOne-third of Chinese recreation and sports stars have health problems, including poorer immunity than ordinary people, a survey has revealed. 17. Influenza :: PepTcell's vaccine can provide immunity against all strains of influenza virus Previously undisclosed pre-clinical data showing how a new flu vaccine has the potential to protect against all strains of influenza, including pandemic and annual, was presented by PepTcell, at the 2007 Options for the Control of Influenza VI (Options) Conference, in Toronto, Canada. 18. Immunity :: Newly found sensing system enables certain bacteria to resist human immune defenses Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health, have discovered a survival mechanism in a common type of bacteria that can cause illness. The mechanism lets the bacteria protect itself by warding off attacks from antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are defense molecules sent by the body to kill bacteria. 19. Polio :: India to eradicate Polio Speaking at the meeting of Indian Health Ministers of polio affected States organized to review the status of polio eradication efforts, the Indian Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss said that it is critical to sustain the high level of immunity in all polio-affected States by vaccinating all children under the age of five both through routine immunization and Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs), so that the polio virus does not get a chance to re-establish its circulation. 20. Measles :: Vaxfectin-formulated measles DNA vaccine elicits long-term protection in nonhuman primates Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq:VICL) today announced that a measles DNA vaccine formulated with the company's Vaxfectin? adjuvant elicited protective levels of neutralizing antibodies in juvenile (1 ? 2 year old) nonhuman primates confirmed by complete protection following challenge more than one year after vaccination, and sterilizing immunity as evidenced by no clinical signs of disease and no detectable virus after challenge. |
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