October 27, 2015 Vaccine combination may help eradicate polio Combining two types of polio vaccine, including one that is injected rather than given orally, appears to give better immunity and could speed efforts to eradicate the crippling disease, scientists said on Friday.
October 27, 2015 US measles count rises to 121; most linked to Disneyland Health officials say the number of measles cases in the nation is up to 121 so far this year.
October 27, 2015 Flu shots may not be good match for 2014-15 virus, CDC says A sampling of flu cases so far this season suggests the current flu vaccine may not be a good match for the most common seasonal flu strain currently circulating in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
October 27, 2015 Sufficient vaccine coming to block polio outbreak, Ukraine says One day after the World Health Organization confirmed two cases of polio in Ukrainian children, the country's health minister says efforts are underway to import enough vaccine to prevent an outbreak.
October 27, 2015 Idaho reports alarming rise in whooping cough cases Idaho health officials on Tuesday urged vaccination to combat what they said was an alarming rise this year in the number of cases of whooping cough, which has killed an infant and afflicted 240 other state residents since January.
October 27, 2015 5-year-old Las Vegas girl dies from flu despite receiving vaccination A five-year-old Las Vegas girl died Tuesday after coming down with a strain of the flu that she had been vaccinated against earlier this year, FOX5 Vegas reported.
October 27, 2015 Tekmira suspends work on Ebola drug, will change name One of the companies that had been studying a potential treatment for the Ebola virus said Monday it will suspend its research on Ebola drugs and change its name.
October 27, 2015 12 myths and facts about vaccines Will we ever agree on the risk and benefits of vaccines? Probably not. But to sort out fact from fiction, Health.com took a look at the scientific research to date on vaccines.
October 27, 2015 Gates Foundation awards $50 million to Stanford vaccine discovery The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Friday it had awarded Stanford University a $50 million grant to accelerate vaccine development efforts for the world's most deadly diseases, including AIDS and malaria.
October 27, 2015 Flu shot may give you a boost against bird flu Getting a seasonal flu shot may give you a bit of protection against a deadly strain of the bird flu virus, a new study suggests
