News tagged with pneumococcal infections
Vaccines have not curbed rate of ear infection complications
The introduction of pneumococcal vaccines for treating otitis media in children has not prevented complications from occurring, according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Wyeth seeking approval for advanced infant vaccine
(AP) -- Drugmaker Wyeth on Tuesday sought U.S. approval to sell a new version of its blockbuster infant vaccine Prevnar that protects against more strains of a bacteria that causes pneumonia and other diseases.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Pediatric vaccine effectively prevents pneumococcal meningitis
A standard pediatric vaccine used to prevent several common types of life-threatening infections also effectively reduced the rates of another disease, pneumococcal meningitis, in children and adults, according to a multi-center ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 14, 2009 |
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