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IISc develops world’s first painless, needle-less vaccine system!

May 9, 2013

Yesterday, HRD minister of state Shashi Tharoor told the Rajya Sabha that the Indian Institute of Science has made a remarkable breakthrough in delivering medication by successfully designing and testing a needleless vaccine …

Tags: Drugs,HIV/AIDS,Needle prick,Needle-less,Needle-less vaccine delivery system,Vaccine,Vaccine delivery

Chicken pox: Causes,diagnosis and treatment

May 3, 2013

It's summer time and itches and rashes are common, but if you notice either yourself or your child developing pus filled rashes along the back that progress to the rest of the body, you should be worried. A common disease in …

Tags: Chicken pox,Chicken pox vaccine,Child health,Children's health,Summer diseases,Vaccine,Varicella vaccine,Varicella Zoster

Fear of encephalitis outbreak haunts Bihar

April 30, 2013

With this year's first death suspected to be caused by Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) reported in Bihar, the fear of an outbreak of the deadly mosquito-borne disease has returned to haunt the state, an official said on …

Tags: Acute encephalitis syndrome,Bihar,Encephalitis vaccine,Japanese encephalitis,Japanese encephalitis vaccine,Vaccine

Bihar launches vaccine against Japanese encephalitis

April 23, 2013

Bihar on Tuesday launched a special vaccination drive to cover 1.8 million children against Japanese encephalitis, a minister here said. ‘It is to provide immunity against the deadly Japanese encephalitis to children in the age …

Tags: Acute encephalitis syndrome,Encephalitis vaccine,Japanese encephalitis,Japanese encephalitis vaccine,Vaccine

‘Polio still a threat in India,vigilance is the key’

April 10, 2013

Though India has not reported a single case of polio in the past two years, there is no room for complacency as the virus still exists in some neighbouring countries, officials said . ‘Polio still exists in Afghanistan, …

Tags: Afghanistan,Nigeria,Pakistan,Polio,Poliomyelitis,Pulse Polio,Vaccine

WHO okays India’s vaccine regulatory system

April 10, 2013

The Indian vaccine regulatory system has met the standards set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), health ministry officials said on Tuesday. A WHO-led team of international experts reviewed the National Regulatory …

Tags: CDSCO,Ghulam Nabi Azad,Vaccine,WHO,World Health Organization

Hangover shot to treat alcohol addiction

February 3, 2013

A team from a university in Chile has created the world's first vaccine for alcoholism that could reduce the number of deaths due to the addiction, a media report said. Around 2.5 million people die each year from alcohol-related …

Tags: Addiction,Alcohol Abuse,Alcohol addiction,Hangover,Hangover vaccine,Vaccine

New effective vaccine delivery system found

January 29, 2013

Researchers have designed a new type of vaccine delivery that holds promise for improving the effectiveness of DNA vaccines, besides being painless. About 20 years ago, DNA coding for viral proteins was found to induce strong …

Tags: DNA vaccines,MIT,Skin graft,Vaccine,Vaccine delivery

GSK-Biological E JV to launch novel vaccine to fight six diseases

January 29, 2013

While experts all across the country are asking for the use of the existing pentavalent vaccine to be shelved, it is indeed surprising to see the renowned GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) forming a JV with Biological E Limited (Biological …

Tags: Biological E,GlaxoSmithKline,Pentavalent Vaccine,Vaccine

Engineered bugs to be the next ‘dirty little secret’ of immunology?

January 17, 2013

61 new bug strains have been genetically engineered that are poised to transform vaccine design. The strains of E. coli are part of a new class of biological ‘adjuvants’ which may radically boost the efficacy of vaccines for …

Tags: Adjuvants,Aluminium salts,Biological adjuvants,Endotoxin,genetic engineering,Vaccine

Is the antibiotic against cough actually bad for us?

December 20, 2012

Medical research suggest that the popular antibiotic amoxicillin, regularly prescribed for bacterial infections of the chest, urine, ear or dental abscesses could actually be bad for you. In India, it's usually used to treat …

Tags: Amoxicillin,Amoxil,Antibiotic,Diarrhoea,Drug,Medicine,Novomox,Vaccine

India’s vaccine regulatory body gets WHO team’s stamp of approval

December 18, 2012

A WHO team today gave a green light to India’s vaccine regulatory system for maintaining high international standards. India`s Rs 19,000-crore vaccine industry accounts for exports worth 13 billion US dollars to 150 countries …

Tags: CDSCO,Drugs,Healthcare,Vaccine,Vaccine regulation,WHO

Dog virus could give rise to super potent human vaccine!

November 28, 2012

A canine virus could be the springboard for developing a super potent human vaccine, thanks to a University of Georgia discovery. ’We can use this virus as a vector (delivery vehicle) for all kinds of pathogens that are …

Tags: Bird flu,Canine virus,H5N1,HIV+,HIV/AIDS,Malaria,PIV5,Tuberculosis,Vaccine,Virus

Should a potentially ‘unsafe’ vaccine be used to treat pneumonia?

October 18, 2012

Despite being attributed with the highest child mortality rate from pneumonia by WHO, India has only partially introduced one of two available vaccines in the market for children against pneumonia under a national programme. This …

Tags: Adverse effect following immunisation,AEFI,Child mortality ratte,DPT,Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation,Hepatitis B,Hib,National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation,Pentavalent haemophilus influenza type B vaccine,PIL,Pneumococcal vaccine,Pneumonia,Public Interest Litigation,UNICEF,Vaccine,WHO